Thursday 18 September 2008

Body Language 101.

A picture definitely says a thousand words.
Here's a fantastic Snapsot from The Sun, of the 'banker & defender' of Malaysia:


PUTRAJAYA (Sept 17, 2008): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today described Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de-facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as a "threat to the nation's economy and maybe safety".
- http://www.sun2surf.com/

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As a guideline to "body language", one could refer to this
Comment on MT
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http://www.learnbodylanguage.org/body_language_lying.html

Liars are normally under stress.
The first thing to make clear is that body language and facial expressions are good indicators of when a person is lying but the indicators are not foolproof.

Here is what to watch for when a person is lying to you when face-to-face: (Also make sure you don't do these things!)

* Voice is higher pitched.
* Untrue answers to questions are slightly delayed.
* Body and face become stiffer.
* Hand-to-face touching increased, especially nose rubbing and mouth covering.
* Face and hands becomes a bit paler as blood is withheld from extremities. (A sign of high stress.)
* Nostrils may open wider ('flare').
* Breathing deeper and maybe audible.
* Lips become thinner and tighter.
* Shoulders pulled up and elbows pulled in to sides more. Body takes up less space.
* Forehead tightens up a little in area between eye brows.
* Eye contact breaks away from you and eyes may squint or close.
* Heart rate increases.
* Hand palms turned down or closed, and not revealed to you.

My God! This is our PM and DPM!

Thank You SUN - you surely got the right picture, for a picture paints a thousand words.

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