cracking the code: the art & science of human behaviour

Training Details

1-DAY TRAINING, 3 SEPTEMBER @ MEERVAART AMSTERDAM
TICKET PRICE: €900 EX BTW


This in-depth, interactive training equips you with the skills to read, understand, and influence verbal and non-verbal behaviour. Understanding Emotional intelligence and behavioural analysis will enhance your ability to assess credibility, detect deception, and strategically influence interactions. These insights are invaluable across multiple domains, including (cyber)security, leadership, deception detection, red teaming, education, sales, and management.

What Will You Learn?

  • Neural Networks – Understand how the brain learns, adapts, and leverages these insights for behavioural change.
  • Behaviour as Code – Insights in why Social Engineering & SPYOPS works.
  • Strategic Influence – Develop ethical influence techniques to steer behaviour and disrupt negative patterns.
  • Deception & Persuasion – Move beyond common verbal and non-verbal myths to assess credibility and deception accurately.
  • Emotional Intelligence – Learn to recognize, manage, and interpret emotions — both your own and those of others.
  • Critical Thinking as Self-Defense – Strengthen analytical reasoning to counteract manipulation and deceptive tactics.

Training blocks:

  • EmotionIntell – The intersection of emotional intelligence and cognitive science.
  • Soft Skill Interface to Hard Science – Bridging behavioural insights with evidence-based techniques.
  • Advanced Emotional Communication – Mastering verbal and non-verbal expression.
  • Deceptive Non-Verbal Communication – Identifying signals of deception and misinformation.
  • Facial Emotional Expressions – Decoding micro-expressions and emotional cues.
  • Applied Linguistics – Understanding the influence of language on perception and behaviour.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Origin of Behavior – Understanding the foundations of human interaction.
  • Manipulation – How Do They Do It? – Identifying psychological and social engineering tactics.
  • Controlling the Self & Others – Enhancing self-regulation and strategic influence.
  • Deception Detection – Recognizing and responding to misleading behavior.
  • Counterattack Strategies – Developing resilience against manipulation and deceptive techniques.

Tailored for OrangeCon ‘25, this training breaks down human behaviour source code — exploring the mechanisms behind influence, manipulation, and deception. You'll gain the skills to recognize triggers, build resilience, and align analytical reasoning with intuition — particularly useful for blue team professionals facing internal conflicts between logic and gut instinct.

Signing up means enhancing your strategic impact with scientifically backed insights and practical applications!


XAVIER Y. ZEILINGA

Founder of Immens - Behavioural Intelligence Consultancy


Xavier has an academic background in behavioural analysis, specialising in communication, behaviour, credibility analysis, and deception detection. With a strong interest in neuroscience, he is deeply fascinated with verbal and non—verbal human behaviour and its origins.

Over the years, Xavier has applied his expertise in various domains, including private investigations, specialising in determining the reliability of statements and identifying anomalous behaviour in high-stakes contexts. He has also developed and delivered training programs and motivational talks on behavioural intelligence for for-profit and nonprofit organisations.