Consequences Of Revealing Embarrassing Details

Confessing embarrassing information is often better than withholding it. Research finds that people distrust withholders of details more than they dislike revealers of unsavory information.

How to Evaluating Truthfulness and Detecting Deception

While interviewing the suspect who claims ignorance about an incident, the witness who saw it happen, or the informant who identified the perpetrator, the detective asks a question that will eviscerate the perpetrator’s story. As the suspect prepares to answer, he looks up and to the left, purses his lips, tenses his eyelids, and brings…

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Dogs Examine Eyes First When Deciphering Facial Expressions

By Sarah D. Young for Consumer Affairs Humans may not be the only ones who consider eyes to be the window to the soul. A new study out of the University of Helsinki found that dogs, just like humans, focus most closely on the eyes when deciphering facial expressions. The study, published recently in the science…

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Body Language That Gets The Job

You sound great on the phone, by e-mail and in social media. Don’t blow it in person. Christine Jahnke, author of The Well-Spoken Woman, speaks to Forbes to give a everyone a few pointers so you can leave a lasting impression. For more on first impressions, take a look at this past blog.