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Interviewing Techniques ON DEMAND

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $98.00

Non-Member Price $113.00

Overview

In this government auditing CPE course, two retired Federal Regional Inspectors General will discuss Audit Interviewing. While the audit CPE course is directed to government auditors, the information should also assist CPAs conducting Single Audits. The government auditing CPE course addresses why we conduct interviews, who we should interview, the types of interviews, conducting the interview and dealing with difficult interviewees. It also covers the difference between interviews and interrogations and some aspects of nonverbal communication, including body language.

Highlights

Why interview and who to interview. Types of interviews. Preparing for and conducting interviews. Differences between interviews and interrogations. Dealing with difficult interviewees.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, governmental auditors, and other auditing professionals.

Objectives

Learn the difference between interviews and interrogations.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Sefton Boyars, Sefton Boyars CPA

Until his retirement in October 1996, Mr. Boyars had functioned as the Department of Education’s Regional Inspector General for Audit in Regions IX and X for sixteen years. During his 35-year career, Mr. Boyars worked for a variety of governmental audit agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service; the Department of Defense; Health, Education and Welfare; the U.S. Department of Education and a California county. Mr. Boyars is active in his profession. He is a member of the California CPA Society and currently serves as the Chair of his chapter’s Government Accounting and Auditing Committee and is a member of the State Government Accounting and Auditing Committee. He also sits on the Qualifications Committee of the California State Board of Accountancy. He is a past Chair of the Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum and often served as chair or co-chair of its subcommittees and roundtables. Mr. Boyars is a past President of the San Francisco chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. He continues his active participation in his local Chapter. Mr. Boyars is an experienced trainer and has taught for many organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education, Management Concepts, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the California State Controller, the California Association of State Auditors, the Los Angeles City Controller and the Association of Government Accountants. He received AGA’s National Education and Training Award for 1998.

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Non-Member Price $113.00

Member Price $98.00