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Strategy #3 - Face. Out of all the other physical parts of the
human body, nothing gives away how a person’s is feeling more
than their facial expressions. The emotions which are etched
across our faces are more powerful than anything we could say.

The deep frown that creases the forehead. The pursed, thin lips.
The crinkles around the eyes that often accompany a genuine
smile. A clenched jaw. These are all indicators that signal the
emotions which could be coursing through a person’s body at the

time you observe them, and if there ever was a place where you
looked for mismatched cues and signals, the facial expressions
would be it. A verbal “yes” which is accompanied by pursed
lips, a clenched jaw and a subtle frown between the brows sends

a clear signal about how reluctant and unhappy this person is
about having to say “yes”. A smile that doesn’t quite reach the
eyes and make it “crinkle” in the way that only a real smile could
let you know that this person is plastering on a fake smile on

their face for good measure when in reality, they wouldn’t be
smiling at all if they could get away with it.

Strategy #4 - Eyes. How often have you heard the phrase “look
me in the eye and tell me the truth”? We operate based on the
assumption that when a person is lying, it becomes harder for

them to maintain eye contact. There is some truth to that, to a
certain extent, but skillful liars who want to purposely cover up
the lies that they tell will deliberately maintain eye contact, but

this is also where they tend to slip up and the most. By
overcompensating for the fact that they’re lying by holding onto
eye contact for longer than they need to until it becomes
uncomfortable. On average, a person will maintain eye contact
for anywhere from 7 to 10 seconds, slightly longer if they were

listening intently to the speaker. When a person is staring at you
with a gaze that makes you uncomfortable, especially if it is
accompanied by barely any blinking and perfectly still body