First impression hack - Scientific HUMINT cheats! (Udemy.com)
12 essential Human Intelligence (HUMINT) tips to make a lasting first impression!
Created by: Soerin Bipat
Last updated August 2023
What you will learn
- Really connect with the people during a conversation
- Leave an excellent first impression by building rapport with anyone
- Use FBI tactics to your advantage!
- Improve and polish their existing social, communication and interview skills
- Leave anyone wanting to stay in touch with you!
- Use a new toolbox full with practical tricks to make a lasting first impression
- Learn the tactics explained in 'Never Split the Difference'
How it compares
Against the other 392 rated Udemy courses in Communication Skills on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 11% of them
- Reviews69#380 of 393 by number of reviews
- Length0.7 hoursshorter than 95% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2023earlier than 74% of them
Course Description
+ Easy to understand how-to videos!
+ Access to instructor if you ever get stuck!
You’ll never get a second chance to leave a great first impression.
Summary of the course
In other words, when you meet someone for the first time, you need to be on top of your game from the very beginning. The key is to build rapport. Rapport is the lubricant for social communication. When rapport is established, communication barriers go down and you will have the opportunity to make a lasting connection. This practice is used actively by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to get interviewees to open up and human intelligence (HUMINT) can be collected! Don't fall for those tricks! Throughout this course you will understand their tactics, so that you can use them to YOUR advantage!
Who should enrol?
You need to build rapport for any effective negotiation; this crash course teaches you the most important step of any negotiation - BUILDING RAPPORT. This finding is popularised by Chris Voss author of 'Never split the Difference'.
Whether you're meeting new connections, clients, class mates, team members or potential employers, I've put together a framework - based on scientific evidence - to help you put your best foot forward and make a positive and lasting first impression.
Why should you enrol?
This course goes well beyond the frequently heard tips: smile, be on time, put your phone away, look the other person in the eye, give a firm handshake and show genuine interest. In this course you will learn to BUILD RAPPORT , with human intelligence tactics, in the most challenging situation - the dreaded FIRST IMPRESSON.
I’m fully convinced of the benefits, but I don’t see why I should learn all this from you.
True, let me explain by giving you an overview of my experience:
- Parttime PhD Candidate (7 years - present). I read the science, you'll get the knowledge! What more do you want?
- Chief Information Security Officer (present). Managing Security, Privacy and Quality professionals. Responsible for implementing and maintaining a well balanced organisational risk posture;
- Software quality consultant (6,5 years). I've advised many managers of large / small IT projects on various software related aspects.
- Unlike most other courses, you may actually claim 1 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) after finishing this course completely
Besides experience as a consultant I hold the following certifications:
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle professional (CSSLP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP / Europe)
Certified SCRUM Master
Togaf Foundation
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Leading Scaled Agile Framework
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
PRINCE 2 foundation
Keep learning about Cyber Security, increase HUMINT to prevent Ransomware thought by a CISO!
Go ahead and click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!
Cheers,
Soerin
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
69 Reviews
Soerin Bipat
Soerin holds a PhD and 15+ years experience as information technology consultant. He specialises in teaching university students and clients in a wide range of topics (e.g. information security, research, software engineering, project management and statistics). He loves to read business related books, watch anime, and to work out.
Your success in every way is important to me!
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Reviews
By Omer jlinee on 8/8/2023
I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their social skills. It's packed with practical advice that you can use right away, and it's a lot of fun to learn from Soerin Bipat
By Maisy Sophia on 8/6/2023
His teaching is great you can really do and learn at the same time, which in my opinion is the best way to learn!
By Tcarlett Chloé on 8/6/2023
The course material is well-researched and backed by scientific principles, providing practical techniques to enhance one's ability to read and influence others during crucial first encounters.
By Oanh Phuong PHAM on 11/14/2021
L'alternance entre le contenu d'apprentissage et le quiz est très bien, cela me fait mieux comprendre ce que l'enseignant essaie de transmettre. Cependant je n'apprécie pas le cours. Le contenu est détaillé mais le mode de communication est difficile à comprendre
By Andrés Francisco Garay on 10/1/2021
Muy buen curso, para saber los tips más importantes a tener en cuenta en cualquier tipo de relación personal.
By Alexandre Souza on 9/16/2018
Great course, but the sound of videos is very very bad. Sound is very low.
By Anonymized User on 9/11/2017
Soerin has a pleasant tone of voice throughout the course. Although the lectures are not consistent in volume, he can still be heard. The lecture videos are high quality and help to deliver the content of this course. I like that the instructor has included some additional sources of information to further and broaden one's understanding of several of the topics being spoken about.
By Pamela Call Johnson on 8/27/2017
Nice course. The sound varies quite a bit so I had to keep adjusting it, but there are some very good points well organized and well presented.
By Saikat Mandal Tanu on 8/22/2017
His sound is not good quality
By Paweł Plichta on 8/19/2017
Cons: Sound, too quiet... You could add more practical examples. Pros: Short consice videos. I like it. Thank you.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100











