Anderson Investigative AssociatesScience-Based Interview & Investigation Training
Every lesson, taught by the person who lived it.
Every video and podcast appearance on this page is delivered by Mark Anderson — a retired federal Special Agent who spent decades conducting the interviews he now teaches. No actors, no scripts. Just science-based technique, explained the way it's used in the room.
- Retired Special Agent, U.S. DOJ Office of the Inspector General
- Former FBI investigative experience
- Program Manager & Instructor, Inspector General Criminal Investigator Academy (FLETC)
- 40+ years of combined federal investigative & training experience
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These two open the Effective Interviewing Series. Watch here, or open the full series on YouTube.
Every lesson, organized the way AIA teaches it
Real YouTube previews, grouped into AIA's own training categories. Click any thumbnail to watch the clip on YouTube.
Effective Interviewing Series
4 Lessons
Common Interviewing Mistakes
8 Lessons
Interviewing Faux Paux: Active Listening
Watch on YouTube
Interview Planning
Watch on YouTube
Rapport
Watch on YouTube
Are We Asking Questions Right?
Watch on YouTube
Responses vs. Answers
Watch on YouTube
Room Setup
Watch on YouTube
Minimizing Denials
Watch on YouTubeWatch on the AIA Channel
Are We Keeping Fear Paramount in Our Minds?
Find it on YouTubeTraining Video Examples
Coming SoonSample clips from live training sessions are being prepared for this category. In the meantime, the full catalog of lessons is available on AIA's YouTube channel.
Visit the YouTube ChannelInterviews with Other Experts in Field
Coming SoonConversations with other investigators, auditors, and IG professionals are being added to this category. For expert conversations available now, see the Podcast section below.
Jump to the PodcastNew lessons are added regularly on AIA's YouTube channel.
Visit the Full YouTube ChannelMark's appearances, queued up like a playlist
Mark Anderson has sat down with interviewing, fraud, and leadership podcasts across the country. Press play on the featured conversation, or scroll the queue for the rest.
Forget What You've Been Taught: Building Trust Beats Chasing Confessions
Mark and host Dave Thompson trace the shift from confession-driven tactics to truth-seeking interviewing — covering recording practices, bias, strategic empathy, and why building trust outperforms pressure.
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Feedback from investigators, auditors and IG professionals who've trained with AIA.
Mark's training classes are a refreshing and engaging approach to gathering pertinent evidence during the interviewing process. He presents the material in a way that draws the audience in.
Mark's training is engaging, approachable, and genuinely enjoyable, yet firmly grounded in the latest science.
Mark has a myriad of law enforcement and public corruption investigation experience that makes him one of the highest rated instructors at the AIG Institutes.
Uniquely qualified to develop and deliver interviewing and interrogation training to new and experienced criminal and administrative investigators alike.
Mark's expertise in investigative interviewing sets him apart — an outstanding and enthusiastic instructor who received consistently favorable comments from students and colleagues.
By far, one of the best trainings I have received. Mark was engaging and knowledgeable — I'd highly recommend contacting him immediately.
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