Top Principles

• Track the assumptions they reveal
• Answer only the least sensitive part
• Avoid their loaded terminology
• Watch question order for priorities

Questioner's Position

• Know they want something specific
• Exploit their inability to verify
• Let time pressure work against them
• Resist the urge to volunteer

The Legend

• Anchor to real people and places
• Keep checkable parts true
• Make the story flat and boring
• Strip out hooks and drama

Rehearse It

• Rehearse until it runs automatic
• Know the natural limits of memory
• Make mundane details solid
• Never over-explain ordinary activities

Verbal Output

• Measure every response
• Fix phrasing for your testable facts
• Never deviate from set wording
• Avoid synonyms that break the story

Control Breath

• Keep a slow casual breath cycle
• Lower your heart rate
• Stay in steady flow
• Keep your voice level

Control Posture

• Relax within natural boundaries
• Use small moves to stay loose
• Keep blood flowing
• Avoid frozen tension

Stay Anchored

• Anchor to time and objective
• Hold the mission in focus
• Detach from the pressure
• Treat their behavior as data