Description
$150 (per person) includes an online webinar for 2 hours of CPE credit
By now, many government auditors have reached a breaking point. We’re bombarded with elastic truth, positively shaded results, and constant attempts to scam us through authentic-looking emails, human-sounding robocalls, and texts appearing to come from trusted business contacts. Pushed toward a state of perpetual disbelief in both our work and personal lives, managers, compliance experts, and government auditors like you are often the last line of defense.
In this webinar, we’ll take a clear, unfiltered look at the roles of belief, skepticism, and even cynicism in government audits and daily transaction-approval moments. We’ll outline a practical action roadmap you and your team can use when reviewing audit samples and everyday business transactions without slowing down processes or projects. Get ready to put aside assumptions about truth and deception and make room for the mindset and practices of deep skepticism at the key trigger moments in your audit work.
Learning Objectives:
- Define professional skepticism and what it means when auditing standards and business policies refer to it
- Identify when and how to act skeptically when reviewing audit samples and business transactions
- Recognize the important differences between believing and doubting
- Determine how to build stronger daily skepticism habits and muscle memory that kicks in automatically upon transaction review
- Describe the power of ‘How do I know?’ or ‘HDIK?’ analysis
Program Level: Basic
Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental)
Who Should Attend: Auditors
Prerequisites: none
Advanced Preparation Required: none
Instructional Method: Webinar (Group Internet Based)
CPE Credit Hours: 2
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central
Webinar Leader:
John J. Hall, CPA
John J. Hall, CPA, has worked as an auditor, professional speaker, consultant, and author for over 45 years. He builds and delivers live and virtual keynote presentations, skills training seminars, webinars, and in-person conference presentations for auditors, including over 3,500 live presentations to date. John is best known for bringing practical, proven, efficient solutions to real-world business challenges (including especially fraud risks!!!) faced by clients and program participants.
John is the founder and President of Hall Consulting, Inc. In addition to 30-plus years as a self-employed speaker, auditor and consultant, John has worked in senior leadership positions in large corporations and international public accounting and consulting firms. He’s a member of the National Speakers Association, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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