Body Language Revealed: Part 1

By guest blogger Eric Goulard Eric Goulard is a nonverbal and body language expert as well as Humintell’s France affiliate.  He offers online education and resources in the field of non-verbal communication through his website Non-Verbal.info.  Below he offers some insightful comments accompanied by telling pictures.  Perfect Harmony in Gestures          …

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Emotion Management Skills

Many people think that as adults they are good, if not great, at managing their emotions but is that really the case? How equipped are you at managing your emotions?  According to PsychCentral  many of us don’t really know how to regulate beyond simply distracting ourselves from the problem.  Author of The Emotional Toolkit, Darlene Mininni Ph.D. states, We…

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Infectious Emotions

A new study purports that strong emotions are very contagious.  The research shows that if all members in a group share the same emotional state, then their brains will follow suit.  Not only will our emotions link up, so will our brain activity. The study conducted by researchers from Aalto University and Turku PET Centre delineates that experiencing strong emotions synchronizes brain…

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Cognitive Deception Detection Skills

PoliceOne.com has reported on some intriguing deception detection techniques.  Cognitive interviewing has now been used to detect possible deception when questioning suspects about crimes. According to this article and the Force Science Institute, there are two extremely helpful techniques when trying to elicit deception when interviewing criminal suspects: 1.   Asking a suspect to sketch one or more…

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