More knowledge and understanding is always better than less. Knowing more about how to read a person's body language, voice, and facial expressions will never hurt.
You will be surprised that with a little effort you will be able to tell if your friend, co-worker or spouse isn't being totally honest.
Learn and keep learning more about emotions, nonverbal communication and human behavior because the skills take time to develop.
According to Prof. Ekman not all lies are detectable. Some liars are good at what they do. We can never be certain on a particular case. It is always only likelihood and one should resist the urge to jump to conclusions. See Paul Ekman blog with his comments on the Lie to Me show.
Dr. David Matsumoto appeared on the ABC 7 Evening News on March 1, 2010. Dr. Matsumoto provided insight on how he detects microexpressions and inconsistencies between verbal and nonverbal statements to detect deception. Check it out on youtube.
Was Alex Rodriguez lying? Take a look and see for yourself.
And what about Condoleezza Rice's interview on 1/19/09?
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Also:
Read more on Project Hostile Intent.
Is this the new face of terror that we can expect? - interesting article from HS Today.
Emotions Revealed KQED QUEST - introduction video to microfacial expressions.
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