Non-Verbal Cues and Body Language

It can be daunting meeting somebody for the first time. This section looks at non-verbal cues people share subconsciously about themselves and how to interpret some of these cues while dating, or meeting somebody for the first time.

How much space to people need to be comfortable and what does it mean if they create barriers? This section discusses the importance of space and being aware of the distance created by people to share information about themselves.  Personal space and barriers are important clues in interpreting what people are truly thinking.

Approaching somebody physically is approaching them emotionally. Your body speaks volumes. This section discusses the best way to approach people and how to get the best results when first encountering a person.

Barrier signs are a wonderful way of accessing interest or disinterest. We look at ways people create barriers and being observant to blocking, non-verbal cues people share and how to analyze this information intelligently.

This section looks at the importance of touch and how this can be interpreted, and how people give subtle and brief cues to convey interest or disinterest. We also look at particular tests you can use to assess interest.

Unfortunately, humans lie. We all do. You lie every day and somebody will lie to you every day. It can be simple lies or more complex ones. This section gives an in-depth study on lie detection and analysing important tactics people share when telling a lie.

In what ways do people lie. This section discusses non-verbal cues and behavioural patterns that people reveal when telling a lie. This in-depth section discusses important aspects of what cues you can look at when suspecting untruth.

Could closed body posture lead to possible deception and what tactics do people use to manipulate? This section looks at what posture could mean and how important it is to be observant.

Involuntary actions occur for numerous reasons and do not necessarily indicate deception. Let's look at twitching, often habitual and an involuntary act, why certain people are not conscious of it and what causes involuntary actions to occur.

This important section looks at ways people camouflage their truthful intentions by using movement signature analysis. Through analysing these movements you can formulate an idea if you are possibly being manipulated. Great speakers have used these techniques to influence their listeners and we look at what tactics they used.

If we look at the head we look at anything from the hair, eyes, nose, lips ears, chins etc and every part of the head which constantly gives off non-verbal communications. This section looks at parts of the head in more detail and what it can reveal about a person.

A great deal of effort has been put in analysing micro-expressions. Let's look at some micro-expressions that can assist you in analysing deception.

Eyes are really important in detecting non-verbal cues. Eyes often reveal what we think and our windows to the world. We give a lot of information about ourselves through our eyes – much more sometimes than we would like to think.  Even pupils are a great way of telling you what people are trying to hide and what they are feeling. This section does an in-depth study on what the eyes could reveal.

We look at possible ways that the nose and ears reveal information about what people could be thinking.

Our hands are constantly communicating important information about ourselves - often without us realising. Hands also give away clues about truthfulness, passions, desires and abilities. This section analyses the importance of hands and what cues they give about a person.

Body language in leadership positions is used to convey authenticity and power. What techniques do politicians use to assert influence and power? Certain gestures and movements and especially hand gestures are learnt tools used by politicians to convince the public of their 'truthfulness'.  Perhaps you can use some of these tricks.

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