Lie detection skill

Someone lied to you? I know the feeling. I'm pretty sure you want to learn how to detect if someone is lying. The truth hurts. It is true. Learning this skill will totally change the way you deal with people from this point. (don't tell me that you are not warned.)

There are a few things that we need to understand about human nature before you can

expertly detect if someone is lying.
It is not nature for a human being to lie. It is not something that they are comfortable doing and they are afraid that they will get caught.
Here are a few tips to detect if someone is lying. I'm sure there are more that you can add to this list.

1. Can't maintain an eye to eye contact when talking.
2. Perspiring.
3. Cold hands
4. Heavy breathing.
5. Swallows most of the time.
6. Clears throat.
7. Rehearsed statement.
8. Inconsistency in story.
9. Avoids the conversation.
10. Talks less. (Goes with the principle "Less talk less mistake. No talk no mistake").
11. Hands touching their face, throat & mouth. Touching or scratching the nose or behind their ear. Not likely to touch his chest/heart with an open hand.
12. Less body movement and stiff, with very few arm and hand movements. Hand, arm and leg movement are toward their own body the liar takes up less space due to the feeling of protecting himself.
13. Timing and duration of emotional gestures and emotions are off a normal pace. The display of emotion is delayed, stays longer it would naturally, then stops suddenly.
14. Timing is off between emotions gestures/expressions and words. Example: Someone says "I love it!" when receiving a gift, and then smile after making that statement, rather then at the same time the statement is made.
15. Expressions are limited to mouth movements when someone is faking emotions (like happy, surprised, sad, awe, )instead of the whole face. For example; when someone smiles naturally their whole face is involved: jaw/cheek movement, eyes and forehead push down, etc.
16. A liar will use your words to make answer a question. When asked, “Did you eat the last cookie?” The liar answers, “No, I did not eat the last cookie.”
17. A guilty person gets defensive. An innocent person will often go on the offensive.
18. A liar might unconsciously place objects (book, coffee cup, etc.) between themselves and you.
19. The guilty person may speak more than natural, adding unnecessary details to convince you... they are not comfortable with silence or pauses in the conversation.
20. Words may be garbled and spoken softly, and syntax and grammar may be off. In other words, his sentences will likely be muddled rather than emphasized.
21. If you believe someone is lying, then change subject of a conversation quickly, a liar follows along willingly and becomes more relaxed. The guilty wants the subject changed; an innocent person may be confused by the sudden change in topics and will want to back to the previous subject.
22. Using humor or sarcasm to avoid a subject.


Next time when talking to someone, check for these signs to know if he or she is telling the truth. This is one Jedi skills that needs to be mastered. :)