Few people are comfortable with society being just a big masquerade ball where everyone conceals their identities… and their intentions. This story of a baseball player going incognito at a hotel, sums it up pretty well: Ted Williams was an American outfielder with a temper. He wasn’t by any means, the sweetest person. One rainy night, he was checking in at a nondescript hotel. The lobby was empty and silent. The clerk recognized him straight away as he approached the front desk. Williams noticed the manager's body language and knew he had recognized him. We are talking about the 1940s, so ... [keep reading...]

Detecting lies is, without a doubt, one of the most attractive topics in body language. Although it may seem a very difficult feat, the most important thing is to get used to observing the attitudes of the people you interact with on a daily basis. The more you study the body language of others, the more sensitive you will become to the changes in attitude that inevitably accompany a falsehood. The problem arises when you think there's only one method for spotting deception, when in fact it's a skill set that also includes asking questions. Here are seven key clues to ... [keep reading...]

Since we're in a constant bath of loud stimuli, body language goes unnoticed most of the time. But there's a secret switch deep inside your limbic system that you can consciously turn open, this way: Think of body language as if it were a communication channel. Let's imagine that words are a bright blue channel that originates in the mouth of people. Body language is a bright red that originates from the chest. Every time someone speaks, you can 'see' the blue channel oscillating like a frequency analyzer. Of course, if the person goes silent, the blue line goes dormant too. ... [keep reading...]

No doubt about it: Lie detection is the topic that has generated the most interest in my website since its origins. The process of uncovering falsehoods at a glance has connected me with many people who want to know how to tell fact from fiction. Unfortunately, this popularity has also generated enough "Lie Detection Gurus", who claim to have almost psychic powers over human behavior; they claim to detect when someone is lying from mere gestures. Just by making such a claim, they raise suspicions. Lie detection 'sells', there is no doubt about it. I remember a live broadcast in Mexico; ... [keep reading...]

Maybe you've never tried to 'fake it till you make it' with your body language. But if you wonder why it sometimes your body does the exact opposite of what you are truly feeling, here's the reason: Yes, your body language sparks from your limbic system, but its final expression is also filtered through your reasoning. You're aware of your own feelings and maybe you either want desperately to communicate them, or on the contrary hide them so nobody notices. In either scenario, your rational mind garbles your body expression. That's why innocent people can send guilt signals during an interrogation. ... [keep reading...]