6 Jun 2024 · 2 h 1 min
Books from Evy Poumpouras
“Secret Agent: Send Your Children To A Village! How To Detect A Lie Instantly! The Eye Contact Trick I Learnt From 12 Years As A Secret Service Agent! - Evy Poumpouras”
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The conversation
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras shares techniques for persuasion, lie detection, and building confidence from her career protecting U.S. presidents. The episode covers her undercover operations, close encounters with death, and lessons on mental health, trauma, and identity.
Talking points
- Secret Service career and undercover operations
- Persuasion and lie detection techniques
- Building confidence through consistent actions
- Close call with a stolen gold cross
- Undercover operation posing as sex trafficking victim
- Labeling theory and stereotype threat
- Navigating gender and race dynamics in the Secret Service