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Body Language Worth Knowing.
Posted on October 13th, 2009 12 comments
Body Language – Did They Lie?
Body language has gained so much attention over the last few years and with the popular TV shows The Mentalist and Lie to Me body language is growing more week by week.
I’ve studied body language and personal behavior for years now. I’ve always been amazed at the way we communicate without trying too.
Here are 6 clues to catch a liar.
1-Truthful people more likely to face her questioners head on. Liars, on the other hand, are “likely to lack frontal alignment and will often sit with both their arms and legs crossed as if frozen,” says Joseph Buckley, president of John E. Reid & Associates, which has provided interview and interrogation training to more than 500,000 law enforcement agents to date.
2- To psychologically distance themselves from the lie, people often add to their tales with second- and third-person pronouns like “you,” “we,” and “they.”
3-When telling the truth, people most of the time do hand gestures to the rhythm of their speech. Hands emphasize points or phrases–a natural and compelling technique when they actually believe the points they’re making. The less certain will keep gesticulations in check.
The Reid Technique
4-A registered trademark of John E. Reid & Associates, the Reid Technique is a nine-step interrogation process that many U.S. law enforcement agencies employ to ferret out lies. The goal of the process is to lead the liar down a path such that he or she eventually has no choice but to admit guilt. For more on the technique, check out www.reid.com.
5-Liars–amateur ones, anyway–may not have thought through all the details of their stories. If you suspect you’re being lied to, gently probe for details. (You don’t want the person to know you’re on to him.)
6-When a person is lying; the space or dead air between their words often increase, according to the 2002 study led by Robin Lickley, professor of speech and language at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland. While honest folks have the truth locked and loaded, liars tend to take more time between points–no doubt searching for which approach will be the most convincing.
I think we can all tell if we are being lied to naturally if we spend time with many people.
If you have some idea that you are being feed a lie, these 6 clues may help you out.
Resources: Forbes Magazine, Professor Lickley of Scotland and John E. Reid & Associates.
Lane Resources Inc.
R. Lynn Lane
12 responses to “Body Language Worth Knowing.”
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As an addition to this, if the person in question is a politician, especially a liberal, then you can tell that they are lying by the fact that their lips are moving…
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RobSimple Survival Tips For Disasters and Emergencies
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LOL Rob is always funny.
Thanks for the helpful resource. I bookmarked the link.
Jose Escalante
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Hi Lynn,
what excellent clear guidelines for gauging whether someone is telling the truth or not. Indeed, we can sometimes tell at an unconscious level and yet cannot put our fingers on WHY.
Your outline provides a lot of the WHY!
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April Braswell
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Very good explanation on how to catch a liar. Excellent body language advice.
Steve Chambers
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An excellent post. I also bookmarked Reid to check out later.
Nothing worse than a practiced liar who turns reality (and your head) inside out. Anything that can clue you in to what is actually going on is well worth learning.
Keri Eagan
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I get so many tips on body language from this crowd. These are more great tips. Thanks!
Lisa McLellan
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Lynn,
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When telling the truth, people most of the time do hand gestures to the rhythm of their speech.
>My wife consistently compalins that I use too
much hang movements & gesture.Maybe now I’vebeen ocnditioned by her to “supress” my vibrant and movements.
John Ho
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These are great body language tips.
Fantastic stuff Lynn.
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Fascinating list of lying behaviors.
Pam
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R. Lynn Lane October 23rd, 2009 at 04:44
Be my guest. Thanks for stopping by.
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Cool post. There are so many details to body language! I admire guys like you that have taken the time to learn so much about this subject. Thanks for the list of tips on how to catch a liar.
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Rob Northrup October 13th, 2009 at 20:20