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Meet Your Guide

Evy is a former special agent and criminal investigator for the U.S. Secret Service. She was a polygraph examiner and highly skilled interviewer in assessing human behavior and detecting lies. She applied her advanced skillset to conduct complex investigations, work undercover, interview criminal offenders, and gather intelligence. 

Evy holds a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University. She’s trained with the New York City Police Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Defense’s National Center for Credibility Assessment, and the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group.

Today, Evy is a multi-media journalist, host, and producer using her skills and talents both in front of the camera as well as behind it interviewing people and investigating stories.  Evy brings her wealth of knowledge, training, education, and experience to each of her speaking events.  Below are some of her most popular speaking topics… 

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Reading People

Whether assessing potential clients in a business meeting or trying to understand the true motives of a relationship, reading people is the key to any successful interaction. Learn how to decipher body language - movements, postures, and facial expressions. Become a wordsmith by breaking down verbal language to understand what people are really saying. And if lie detection is what you’re really after, discover how to spot the red flags of deceptive communication.

Women’s Leadership Mastery

Evy shows women how to transcend from a fear-based mindset to one of strength and resilience by sharing methods for harnessing solution-based thinking at work and every day. Filter out the signals from the noise to effectively problem solve. Thrive in male-dominated industries. Understand how to master your emotional intelligence, enhance your mental fortitude, and break through diminishing thought patterns and self-doubt. By learning to adopt long-game strategies, you become better equipped to conquer short-term challenges.


How Others Read You

What do people see when you enter a room? What do they hear when you speak? Often, we don’t portray to others the person we want to be. Learn to command respect and authority by mastering your body language. Develop verbal skills to convey your ideas with conviction. Employ paralinguistics to present yourself with confidence. Evy shares how to create your existence by presenting to others the person you want them to see.

Communication Strategies

The ability to get what you want comes down to one thing and one thing only – your ability to communicate effectively. Learn top tier skills for enhanced communication techniques. Adopt bulletproof strategies used by the most elite interviewers in the world. Master influence strategies from the boardroom to your personal relationships. Implore branding identities and motivational interviewing into your toolbox.


Managing Conflict

Move from confrontation to cooperation by learning how to navigate difficult situations and people. Evy shows you how to take the fear stigma out of confrontation so you can effectively deal with whatever or whoever life throws your way. Learn how to deescalate, empathize, and even collaborate with some of the most challenging of personalities. Discover ways to both skillfully stand up for yourself and hold your ground in any setting.

The Psychology Behind Interviewing

Eliciting information is both an art form and a science. Although people are inherently complex creatures, there are fundamental ways to understand the mindset and intentions of the person sitting across from you. In this professional training course, Evy teaches you how to actively listen, evaluate personal motivations, and identify underlying patterns of behavior.

Have Evy speak at your next event.