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The Mel Robbins Podcast

Secret Service Agent Explains Psychological Tricks To Read Anyone & Spot A Liar

The Mel Robbins Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts

Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.810.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Today, a secret service agent is teaching you how to read body language, master your emotions, and spot a liar. In this one of a kind episode, agent Evy Poumpouras is unpacking proven strategies and psychological tricks to get what you want. Evy is a former secret service agent who has protected 5 U.S presidents. She is a “human lie detector” who has been specially trained in the art of lie detection, human behavior, and cognitive influence. And today, she is giving you a masterclass of all of her best secrets from over 3 decades of training and experience. Evy’s extensive and decorated career includes operating undercover, complex criminal investigations, and working as an interrogator for the Secret Service’s elite polygraph unit – and she’s here to arm you with information, tools, and strategies in this special episode. For more resources, including links to Evy’s work, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this impactful and tactical episode, you’ll love listening to this one next, which shares more body language secrets (including those that are specific to helping you get ahead at work): Research From Princeton: 13 Proven Hacks That Boost Your Influence & Make You More Confident Connect with Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTube Go deeper with Mel’s free video course, Make It Happen Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

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0:00.0

Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast.

0:04.0

Hey, it's your buddy Mel and boy, oh boy,

0:10.0

are you in for a fascinating experience today on the Mel Robbins Podcast?

0:15.0

Because you're going to spend time and learn from a woman who is a former secret service agent.

0:21.0

And not just any Secret Service agent,

0:24.4

she has predicted five US presidents.

0:28.0

She was also a member of the Secret Services

0:30.5

Elite Polygraph unit. You want to know what that means? It means she was

0:34.7

trained to be a human lie detector for the US government. Now there's only a

0:40.4

handful of people living today that have that level of training.

0:45.6

And she is here to share everything that she has learned from her training and her remarkable

0:51.1

professional experience. You're about to get a master class and

0:54.8

how to decode body language, how to spot a liar, proven strategies for displaying

0:59.9

confidence, being more influential, the tactics you need to get the truth out of anyone.

1:06.0

She's also going to teach you something called false bravery and why that matters, and the importance

1:11.2

of paralinguistics, which means don't just listen to what people say,

1:16.0

but you're going to learn how to scrutinize how people say it.

1:20.0

You know, it's not every day you get to spend time with and learn from somebody with such a remarkable expertise and by the time you're done listening

1:29.3

You will know how to use these tools to stop being driven by your emotions, cut through the

1:34.7

BS at work and in your relationships, and become a braver you. You're here with me today.

1:52.0

Hey, it's your friend Mel and I'm so glad that you're here with me today so that you and I can spend some time together. It is always an honor to be able to be with you.

1:55.2

And I just want to acknowledge you for choosing to listen to something today that could help you create a more meaningful life.

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