Suppose you’re in a strange town and don’t know how to get where you’re going.  If the guy at the gas station gives you bad directions, will you get where you want to be?

Maybe you will, but only if one of these two things happen:  1-You ask someone else, and they give you good directions, or 2-Through good fortune you just happen to stumble upon your destination.

Bad information equals bad results. 

Until we get good information, or figure out the real deal on our own, we tend to act on the bad information. 

The worst part?  It can take a while to figure out we’ve been chasing the wrong rabbit.

There’s an article out this week from US News & World Report that purports to give us the “3 Ways to Tell if Someone is Lying“.  It touches on a couple of valuable points, but ultimately just supports the common belief (myth) that reading body language is the key to spotting deception. 

You want the truth?  It’s actually hidden—sometimes not too deeply—in the words people speak.

If you haven’t already, take a look at the article (it’s brief) then come back here and I’ll give you (more…)

This one’s been going around so long I can’t tell you its origin, only that it’s total bunk.  It sounds intriguing, but if you’re after more than just intrigue, forget you ever heard of this.

Body Language is nothing more than body movement… that reveals something. 

A lot of self-appointed gurus will tell you that body language is the key to spotting a lie.  Sure, it sounds sexy, and it sells—but body language isn’t the end-all approach (or even the best one) for spotting deception, and it sure doesn’t make up 90% of the information a person communicates in conversation.

So where is the most revealing information found?  Not in the body language, but simply in (more…)