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Behavioral training built around your mission and your people.

The same behavioral science used across the intelligence community, adapted to your mission: threat assessment, interviewing, elicitation, and field observation. Delivered by a Certified Body Language Academy by Joe Navarro Trainer with a DoD-recognized counterintelligence certification. Custom-scoped for clearance levels and operational context.

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AllClearance levels
CustomMission scoping
Chris Michael delivering behavioral intelligence training beside national flags
The Deliverables

What your team
walks away with.

Cue recognition under operational pressure: behavioral reads that hold when time and stakes compress
Screening and protection: baseline, cluster and context reads that tell you who deserves a closer look, with clear limits on what behavior can and cannot tell you
Science-based interviewing: ORBIT rapport, Strategic Use of Evidence, and lawful, Mendez-aligned practice
Elicitation discipline: gathering information conversationally, and recognizing when it is being used against your people
Mission-scoped delivery: interrogation, surveillance, and field deployment variants built for your unit's context

After a single session with U.S. Army personnel, Chris received an Army decoration for exceptional civilian service, a distinction presented for exceptional impact on readiness and effectiveness.

Inside the Training

What we cover,
and why it works.

01
Operational cue recognition
Reading behavior when there is very little time, like at checkpoints, in interviews or on protective details. We practice under realistic pressure rather than in comfortable classroom conditions.
02
Threat awareness and screening
Baseline deviation, concealment indicators, and cluster analysis that flag who deserves a closer look and a well-planned conversation. Behavior raises questions; it never answers them on its own.
03
Science-based interviewing
The modern evidence base: ORBIT rapport, PEACE structure, and the Strategic Use of Evidence, aligned with lawful and ethical standards including the Mendez Principles.
04
Elicitation and counter-elicitation
The conversational techniques taught across the intelligence and counterintelligence world, and how to recognize them when they are aimed at your personnel.
05
Field observation and surveillance
Sustained behavioral observation: what changes when you watch over hours instead of minutes, and how to document what you see.
06
Custom mission scoping
Every engagement is scoped to your operational environment, clearance requirements, and unit composition. Onsite or secure-facility delivery available.
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The best presenter we have had for our troops in 20 years. Chris received an Army decoration for exceptional civilian service after his session. Our senior officers are still talking about him.
Paul J. Kassebaum
Lieutenant Colonel · US Army
★★★★★
20 yrs
Best presenter our troops have had, per U.S. Army leadership
Let's Meet

Let's talk about
what your unit needs.

Send over a few details and Chris will get back to you personally within one business day. It is a real conversation about whether this training is a good fit for your team, and if it isn't, he will tell you.

Chris Michael
You'll be meeting with Chris himself.He reads every request and replies personally.
What you get from the meeting
  • A real conversation about the conversations your team finds hardest, whether that's sales calls, negotiations, interviews or meetings
  • A couple of ideas your team can start using right away, whether or not you ever work with us
  • If it looks like a good fit, a clear plan and price for training within 48 hours
Rather reach out directly?
Email us directlyinfo@decodebehavior.co Call or text(804) 442-6132
Either way, Chris will reply within one business day with a few times to meet.
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