Little Known Ways To Pick Out A Liar

You can try telling a lie, but your body language is probably going to give you away.  While some gestures and facial expressions are easy to read, others are more difficult to interpret.  However, a sudden change in facial expression or normal body movements is usually a sign that a person is lying.  Typically, people tend to feel stressed when they lie.  Since we all have our usual way of talking or moving, changes in this behavior can be a signal that something is out of sync.

Be Careful About What You Don’t Say!

What you don’t say often tells others more than what you want them to know.  People naturally might think you are lying if your nonverbal communication seems to say something different than the words you utter.  The problem is that body language can be subconscious.  It is not easy to lie when someone is looking directly at you.  But you can use unspoken cues to your advantage if you learn to control how your body moves while you speak.

Visual Signs of Deceit

How to spot a liar through body language?

Avoiding eye contact is generally one of the first signs indicating that someone might be lying.  If you look downward or away, that gives the impression that you feel nervous or threatened, either of which may cause others to view you as being untrustworthy.  Then again, you don’t want to maintain eye contact for too long because that can make other people feel uncomfortable.  Still, making eye contact usually tells others that you are open and honest.

While some people believe that the direction in which a person moves his eyes may indicate whether what he is saying is the truth or a lie, even though not a sure proof method for detecting a lie, looking to the left or right can be related to the truth of what we say.

When using visual cues to assess what a person says, a right-handed person will look up and off to the left if you ask him to imagine something.  His eyes will move in this direction as he creates the image in his mind.  On the contrary, when you ask someone to remember something, his eyes will move up and to the right as he thinks about what you have asked him.

Calibrating Your Radar

What does all this mean?  The theory is that there is a difference between remembering things and making them up.  If you ask someone a question for which he should be able recall an answer and that person looks to the left instead of to the right as he answers, this might be a sign that he is making up the answer.  Keep in mind that a left-handed person will show the opposite reactions.

A person who is lying often turns his head away and normally does not make gestures with his hands.  Instead he may do quite the reverse and actually hold his body stiff.  Taking a defensive stance such as arms crossed over the chest is often another sign that someone may not be telling the truth.

People who are telling the truth often make a lot of hand gestures as they talk.  This is because they are emphasizing the points, which they make.  However, individuals who feel less certain about what they say are not going to be as exuberant.  At other times, when a person is not being honest, he might scratch his nose or behind his ear.  Still other people get nervous and fidget or display other signs of anxiety when they lie.

Believe it or not, some people actually blink more when they lie, alerting others to suspicion.  While involuntary body language is often what gives people away, some body language postures give mixed signals, therefore, it’s important not to make mistakes when reading someone else’s body language.  Since body language is not an exact science, you must consider other factors, including the circumstances of the situation.