Terry Gould

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Presentations

Murder Without Borders
For the first time, Gould tells the full life stories of seven murdered journalists, revealing their deeply personal motivations and the social and political forces they were up against in Latin America, the Pacific Rim, South Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

How To Tell If Someone Is Lying To You
Many lies are told for social reasons, but when they are told for financial profit or to conceal incompetence or criminality, employers, investors and co-workers can be seriously hurt. Whether you are in finance or law enforcement, journalism or academia, knowing how to tell when someone is lying to you in an interview is the single most important skill you can have.

Nations Run According to the Principles of Organized Crime
Entire countries are run according to the principle of organized crime. Understanding this principle, and how governments use it to rule billions of people, is crucial knowledge.

The Origins of Ethics
"Do not do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you." - explore the history and meaning of the Hillelian Maxim, and how relevant it is to today as it was 2000 years ago.

Domestic and Overseas Informant Handling
This talk is a "must-hear" for anyone engaged in informant handling, from law enforcement officers to military interrogators to private investigators.

How Overseas Criminals View the Canadian Justice System
Gould relates how Canada sends the wrong message to the international underworld and how that message has been interpreted as an invitation to come to Canada because it is a great place to set up a criminal enterprise. Both general audiences and law enforcement gatherings will be fascinated by Gould’s revelations and the exotic criminal realms he investigated during his research.

Summary Profile

A passionate and gifted speaker, Terry Gould has enthralled audiences on topics as varied as law enforcement, investigative journalism, forensic interviewing skills, and human sexuality.

Terry's work has earned 46 awards and honours from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, National Magazine Awards, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters, Jack Webster Foundation, Western Magazine Awards, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Terry's had the rare honor of being chosen to deliver the keynote talks at the RCMP Officer of the Year Awards Ceremonies and classified conferences of the Criminal Intelligence Service of Alberta and Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario.

He served for 10 years as Contributing Editor at Saturday Night magazine and is the author several books, including his latest book Murder Without Borders: Dying For The Story In The World's Most Dangerous Places, the critically acclaimed Paper Fan: The Hunt for Triad Gangster Steven Wong, and the international bestseller, The Lifestyle.

Gould is a remarkable storyteller who is unafraid to tackle the most dangerous and risky topics and reveal the truth.

Client Testimonials:

"I cannot say enough good things about his compelling speaking ability. For forty minutes Mr. Gould held the audience spellbound as he related the findings of his book, The Lifestyle. He is a speaker filled with confidence, charisma and dynamism. His timing, inflection, and use of anecdote conveyed the most complex anthropological points to the farthest reaches of our luncheon ballroom, every table of which was absolutely riveted throughout his talk."

 Lifestyles International Convention