Body Language - Truth and Lies - Online Course - Adult Learning

About this course

This course will empower you with a better understanding of the signs of deception and honesty. Underpinned by scientific research, this interesting and entertaining course will highlight how our ancient survival instincts may help us to spot a lie.  

 The course will explore how liars may leak their true feelings. Using illustrations and video, we will look at real life examples of the tells of dishonesty. You will discover the difficulties of detecting deception whilst learning how to spot the nonverbal signs of comfort and discomfort.  

By the end of the course, you will be able to: 

• Name five potential signs of deception. 
• Name five indicators of honesty. 
• Explain how stress can affect someone’s voice. 
• Name three interrogation and interview techniques.  
• Verbally analyse video footage. 
• Name three myths relating to deception. 

Suggested Reading for the course: 

• Telling Lies by Paul Ekman 
• Liespotting by Pamela Mayer 

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).  As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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