Dude, this is confidential.

@FBI Did you read David's File yet?

LMFAOOO

David?

not any more lol

He’s definitely someone who can make you admit everything just by his personality

​@TheSpaceCoyote82 that dude is an FBI agent that *catches* spy and you're not impressed? Lol.

fr. he seems like the type of person to try to intimidate someone for no reason. not trying to be mean or whatever

are u SURE???????

5th

@TheSpaceCoyote82 thats crazy

The level at which governments fully understand the citizens is alarming at best

@Jumbo They frequently aren't. That's why the Government changes every few years.

You would think that if they didn’t understand their own citizens they wouldn’t even be capable of persuading them to let them be the government

ALARM - always in: this area - of movement. Otherwise: No need; for alarm - dead.

Don't think for a second that corporations aren't investing at least this much effort into how to understand and manipulate people.

I'm an Eastern European and I can confirm that carrying flowers facing downwards is something I'd definitely do and see nothing strange about it

I would never hold them like that, I'd be worried about the arrangement or one falling out

I was told as a child that cut flowers would last longer out of water if carried downwards for the sap to run to the heads

Aren't u afraid of them falling out?? Or maybe they'll bump into something

What’s wrong with y’all?

You when you realize your flowers dropped but you are already in a taxi and paid and you are going to brazil

An important caveat is that when interviewing anyone, you need to establish a “baseline” for their individual body language. Maybe they are naturally more nervous or nervous because of the situation. So you first ask questions you already know answers to to see how they react. Watch how they move when they tell the truth. Figure out their “normal”. Then, you can ask calculated questions and see if there is deviation. You are looking for *clusters* of indicators - not isolated indicators.

Thank you! I wish job interviewers would realize this.

James Surprisal; Does yr last sentence not indicate that in order to find "clusters" of indicators you must surely first start by finding 'isolated' indicators to cluster together?

@nitin gupta The guy in this video, Joe Navarro has the Dictionary of Body Language that he authored himself. He also has a lot of different books on recognising dangerous personalities if you’re interested in that too!

Are you a lie detector machine?

@Brandon Boyer he needs to sell books 😁

I'd love to see how they view the body language of people with ADHD. Can they tell if they have it, or do they assume they're hyperactive or moving so much because they're lying or nervous? Just an interesting thought that I'd like to see explored!

Yeah. He can throw all of those ideas out the door if the person has any mental illness. I don’t get nervous. I laugh when I’m offended. I never lie because I’m not good at it. I’m bipolar and know I often act without the socially agreed upon behaviors, but idc.

@Joyful Sorrow at least she's saying something that makes sense than anything you wrote in your comment

As a person with ADHD I can say.. the fidgeting kicks in when a person loses interest in said conversation or situation. But since someone accuses you of something they're no longer disinterested. They start going into hyperfocus mode cause of intensity of the situation. As a lot of ppl know ppl with ADHD thrive in stressful situations, and problem solving, in this case the person is being accused of something and they immediately start to point out why they cannot be the suspect. It's possible to surprise oneself how their own mind works in such a hyperdrive.

@Nezumi Körner There's a lot to those kind of disorders. I would sepreate ADHD since it's not close to down syndrome and autism spectrum. It's easier to deal with and main thing is their hyper sensitivity and focus.

Imagine trying to lie to your dad who is in the FBI

When they know the truth they all are agent.

@Karendude you have to keep it as a secret isn't it

😢

I know right? Lol 😆

@it's me, Georgina FBI AREN'T SPECIAL

I'm glad that those "signs" he laid out at the beginning were myths. I've put so much effort over the years into avoiding showing these signs by accident so I don't come across as untrustworthy, and when I do them by accident I always felt like I'm somehow maliciously deceiving people or myself without knowing about it. This puts my mind at ease - self-soothing, if you will

When i cross my arms, its usually becos im cold

They may be myths, but most people you interact with will still believe them. So, keep avoiding the behaviors.

0i realized that I do those naturally like every time I talk or am in public. When I think, I touch my mouth and nose at the same time. So yeah

You should go to a doctor. If that was true.

@Kailey Winter bro really put ‘💀’ 💀

He actually wrote a book that is very detailed and I would highly recommend it it’s called the power of body language this guys has helped me understand people in a different light and he is definitely a great instructor

@Afrid Abdullah are u blind

Can u tell me the name of the book plz???

Yep

@flamersss its literally written in his comment

Love that he first mentioned crossing arms and looking away. I cross my arms often to relieve anxiety and I usually tend to look away when being explained something because I'm visually processing information they tell me.

Self-hugging… But then again, would you self-hug if you felt comfortable and confident?

Yep. It all depends, he is just saying. Take it for example. If he were to explain in depth it would take years to edit.

I remember I was in an argument with a friend if mine and I crossed my arms. She instantly called me out on it and said if I'm being open and honest then why did I cross my arms. Thats a defensive stance. Later I found out that this was meant and a self sooth which I find more realistic. That situation was stressful for me so crossing my arms made sense I do that when I'm anxious or upset

@M747HVY because people are not equal

Not my case. I never fold my arms unless I want to show aggression. I do it deliberately as it accentuates large arm muscles and is a warning of what could potentially unfold. I have never in my life folded my arms outside of that situation. Body language is not an exact science at all...

Key takeaway: Every body language is transmitting some sort of information. Just try to assess but do not over-judge, especially if someone cross their arms or roll their eyes in different direction. It may not mean anything. Also, you can move around to identify the most comfortable space with others

This guy's body language tells me that he is uncomfortable with this interview and that he is withholding information.

@Doraemonsam 123 so many grammatical errors in this sentence

He looks shifty

No his body language is being more open He is willing to tell 1% of what they are taught And this body language reading is very old

@Jay Dee no leaning to one side is an expression of relaxation usually, if he is concerned he would move back to an upright positioned.

At least withholding information

This is the most interesting thing I've seen in a long time. I can feel this guy's passion and attention to detail. The way he described seeing pertinent nonverbals jumping out at you as if a caricature when played at double speed was INCREDIBLY perceptive. I'm so intensely interested in this individual and his affinity to human behavior.

The scary thing about body languages is once you master the reading you master your control over your own body language as well you will be able to manipulate people with ease by reading them like a book while hiding your true intentions and misguide those who can somewhat read body language by fully controlling your own body

body language is not nearly as important as you imply. it does matter, but it doesn’t affect all that much. the words you speak are much easier to measurably change and have much higher results.

It's not as easy as reading body language. You have to get valuable intel and that means that a person has to trust you. Not so easy if you're dealing with somebody with a criminal past who has had experience with bad cops.

@Ella why

@CC'D psychopath can! You be careful 🙏

I’d be interested to know how they analyze the activity and body language of blind people. I’m blind, so I would assume that my body language is nothing like a sighted persons, simply because I’ve never seen normal body language. How would that effect things?

Body language is ingrained in us, it doesn't vary much at all between impaired and unimpaired

@Walter, the Cat I can see how the blind can type, but not how cats can read.

@Official Nolan LaValley Never heard this before, that's so innovative

Praying that God heals you and your blind eyes be made open in the name of Jesus! Amen! :)

That analysis would be interesting, although I would think the differences may be due more to the fact that your interaction with the environment uses different senses and therefore may have different responses. It seems the self soothing type movements would be the same for all of us, not due to our observing them in others. I may be completely wrong.

I mistakenly grew up thinking you were innocent until proven guilty. I dont know when that changed but found out that law enforcement in the US, believe you are guilty and must prove your innocence. That's why you need a lawyer even if you didn't commit any crime. So just knowing that they think I'm already a suspect would make me nervous and give off guilty vibes.

I have been investigated for something before, and I was naive about how that works. I had nothing to feel guilty about, so didn't think anything of it. What I didn't know if I was a victim of mistaken identity, so the investigators were just trying to find evidence to prove I did something wrong, as opposed to find who the right person was. I only found out because the victim admitted that they picked me in a photograph (by mistake), and the real criminal got caught red handed in the act...and looked vaguely enough like me that it would be easy to confuse. That's when I found out that they aren't looking for THE criminal, just A criminal.

@ILikeWafflz - YES. Very true.

​@s Hill This also does not touch on the USA's "justice" system's bias towards women. There have been some appalling rulings made across time.

It always should be innocent until proven guilty. Guilty until proven innocent is such a backwards form of justice. Burden of Proof should always lie with the prosecutor imo.

@William Walker - not so friend. What they are saying is actually true. They're not talking about just conviction. What you are speaking on is the ideal that is based on freedom and justice and the hope that everything will be instituted correctly and fair, no matter race, creed or religion. You would be wrong. In practice, the role between judge, jury and executioner has been blurred. When you have people being shot dead in the street over traffic violations or minor offenses and innocent people in prison or some kid doing jail time over carrying an ounce of weed, then your narrative falls apart. Especially considering the court of public opinion. What the op said is true, you have to prove that you were innocent based on the charges that the Leo or the prosecution want to charge you with. This is true for a lot of Americans - if they want you to be guilty you will be, unless you can prove otherwise.

This is especially interesting to me as an autistic person with CPTSD. I had to research neurotypical body language for years in order to mask effectively, because when I'm unmasked, most people interpret my body language as indicative of my behavior being avoidant, uninterested, or dishonest, and as a result I've noticed that usually people treat me better when I am actively masking. It takes so much energy on a day to day basis just to keep up this behavior, and I've become very introverted because of it. Solitude is a relief. I love how Mr. Navarro breaks down behaviors as self-soothing, not necessarily a tell of dishonesty. I wonder how other neurodivergent people feel about this.

@jackjackum yeah, i was joking. i experience the same thing to an even higher extent. i quite literally need to wear a mask, sunglasses, and headphones/ear plugs to handle being around my family in day to day life.

@pug my brother is autistic and he’s doesn’t go outside ever because when he does the masking affects him that badly, the same is for me but less severe. My dad is even less severe but still hates masking and it has a negative impact on him when he does. So yes, there is too much masking.

@jackjackum you fool, there is never too much masking! /s

i have npd and asd and can very heavily relate. i’m currently reading through a list of 25 college level books on negotiation/human behavior just so i can speak effectively and normally. i’m working on learning about fashion and hair styling (though that’s more subjective and difficult) so that i can be seen as beautiful. i’m learning calligriaphy, sports, piano, and all of these other little things just so i can be seen as normal. really fun but draining.

I personally think you don't need to hide your body language because no one would be able to understand your body language perfectly unless they're expert in understanding body language, and those experts won't waste their energy to look concentrate on random person's body, it would be one in billion cases that someone is interested in reading your body language and that's fine if he does after all you haven't committed any crime(if you have then i would say rather than concentrating on what not to share, concentrate on how to bluff them by showing them opposite of what they look for)and if any of your friend is interested in your body language, concentrate on the basics rather than expert stuff

Wouldn't anyone be stressed and uncomfortable if they are talking with an FBI agent even if you have done nothing wrong?

When I stand normally I lean mostly on my right leg

Haha Funny

@Chris Renfro 😆

After having a security clearance and being investigated every 5 years for 3 decades, you eventually get used to it (provided you have nothing to hide).

my dad was a Drill Sargent in the Army, he had the ability to read people's behavior like this..it was unnerving to have him explain my behavior to me

maybe you can't, but there are some who can..

You can't read people's behavior. It's a fantasy.

Ok

Now that I've seen this video, I believe that I am an expert on reading body language. It borders on psychic ability. I'm in your head right now.

If you're interested you should try The dictionary of body language - Joe Navarro

Skills!

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I've already been in yours.

@Zraid the answer is always 42

Watching this vid, it makes me wonder how much of the time is taken up with him being consciously aware of the way he sits before the camera and the image he projects? That's a whole 'nother level of discipline and body language reading right there! And a good question to ask yourself: How does a reader of body language choose to sit? There's nothing casual, accidental or subconscious about it. They must be so aware of there own mannerisms at all times.

I am naturally good at reading body language,so that makes me so conscious of my own body language,it's exhausting

i mean, i don’t think he’d need to consciously do too much. as long as his body language isn’t giving away any unwanted information, there’s no issue with it. he’s making open hand gestures, speaking calmly, and not slouching or showing any other specific emotion. pretty much the same thing as any businessman.

The guy is giving a simplified summary for total beginners and people think it is an exact account if the methods they use. Agents have spoken with innocent and guilty people, their knew how to account for simple nerves and a guilty person. They know how to establish a baseline to account for individual traits. And most importantly, none of this can be used too convict you. They can't just say "yep he's the murderer, he is lying" and throw you in prison. It is just a tool to help then when interrogating so they can have an idea if when they are being lied too, or who they should focus on. They still need to investigate and find actual PROOFV to convict you. If you didn't do it, they can't convict you just because you seemed like you were lying.

@°\ l•v•l /° yeah characterization is incredibly effective at keeping low class citizens in jail and high class murderers free.

@°\ l•v•l /° it’s always the white man.

@Eden Frost it wouldn’t be relevant to the video if the way people are treated based on physical appearance didn’t impact their body language towards the people their talking to, and it does. so if you were to follow the steps in the video, you’re still prone to misinterpreting someone, its very relevant, and if it wasn’t innocent people wouldn’t be brought before the criminal justice system as often as they are. 2023 just started and you’re calling me a mut get your priorities straight and have a good year

i’m glad that he said that self soothing behaviors doesn’t necessarily mean someone is lying

Why are you glad

@yucky skunk nah, if we have good laws than u dont have crimes

It's funny because I was aware of the arm crossing thing for a while. When I get stoned and then start talking to people I'll cross my arms while still talking and shift my weight, almost every single time the other person will mimic my actions and cross arms. Then I'll still be trying to stay engaged in the conversation while wrestling with the idea whether or not I should uncross my arms. If I do they will also uncross their arms. Conversely a lot of the times I will be over expressive with my hands when I get nervous. I also do this when I'm not stoned, but when I'm stoned I become overly aware of my body language.

when he says these behaviors dont necessarily mean someone is lying. hes basically saying that any claims he is making are made up lol

Absolutely love this video.and,of course i was watching his body language as he's both exposing common myths and explaining body language.

I’ve always been interested in the study of body langue. In middle school it was really easy to read someone’s mood. For example, I would always know who liked who just because if their body language towards that person etc. Right now I’m in high school and it’s easy to read someone’s body language.

Same here ,its gets exhausting Beng conscious of your own body language although mostly people hardly notice

„ that’s how they carry flowers in Eastern Europe” my grandparents in Poland always instructed me to carry the flowers facing down because they insisted that this way the bouquet would not lose its shape and would look fresh for longer… I never knew it was a cultural thing, I just thought that it makes sense to carry them this way, because otherwise gravity would make the bouquet lose its shape faster… and I think it’s true. If you are transporting flowers and you want to protect its looks in shape then it’s better to carry them this way…

Yea. I know it that way too

My Portuguese mom has always told me this as well!

14:09 I took several interpersonal plus non - verbal communication courses at SFSU and utilize such knowledge gained daily. It really helps out when encountering crooks/thieves.

Can you point out to some resources/links/ books/videos/courses etc to learn this? I've been taken advantage of because of my gullibility and my general lack of judging ability. This will help me a lot.

I loved when he said we blink 8 times per minute and then blinks 7 times in ten seconds

3:10 Imagine working years to get the American way, the perfect accent, the behavior, the way they act, to finally pass as a 100% American and in the end, flowers gave you away, wow.

Eastern European here, I always carry flowers upside down

@Eric George i have a friend who does this, she's one of those people who can use both of their hands, she switches them all the time 😂😂 no one pays her attention tho

That's why some people hate flowers...

Where an Israeli agent was completely passing as a Palestinian undercover until he did one thing off and his cover was blown

A scene like that happened in Fauda

This information is important for women, especially, to read any stranger who might approach without an “invitation” to do so !!! Thank you Joe Navarro !!!

Maybe Navarro can do a segment on how the FBI got the Richard Jewell case so horribly wrong and how their profiling failed them so miserably.

I’d definitely watch him try to find excuses and explain things away 😆

That would be interesting.

I found his observation of the poker players fascinating . It would be interesting to show a longer segment on that .

What's in our hearts, comes out of our body language, the tongue, the clothing style, color.

As he talks about body language you can see he is trying to maintain his own body language at the same time. For example, when he talks about the movement of feet he is suddenly able to keep his feet still because he is consciously aware that his feet will be being judged at the same time. He is sitting on a chair in the middle of an open room. You can see he isn’t completely comfortable with it. He’s okay about it but you can tell he’d rather have something in front of him like a table so his whole body wouldn’t be fully exposed. Look at the way he sits with his legs, one back under the chair and one situated in front. This is him trying to maintain control over his own body language in front of the camera. He’s trying to look unbothered. To some extent he’s definitely very comfortable with himself. In fact I’d say in general life situations he’s very comfortable with himself and has confidence but in this situation he’s not as comfortable as he usually would be. He feels slightly exposed to the world due to the nature of the conversation and knowing his own body language will be judged as he talks about other peoples body language an his expertise of being able to read it.

I have been analysing his body lang through out and you can see he is so conscious

god his children must’ve had such a hard time lying to him

xdxd

@UrbanOutlawsSk8Co 🤭🤭🤭 HILARIOUSLY HILARIOUS 😂 😃 😄 omgosh...

Yeah, right... hogwash... and his twin brother is, don t. Smh

😂😂😂😂😂

bit that's even better because he is a professional and knows when to allow a lie because lies are natural and important for kids to feel that they have the upper hand ...so I don't think it is such a big problem on the contrary is much better than not knowing how to behave with a lie especially when you don't know they are lying to you

It's all about how confident you are when you're been questioned by the police and never make eye contact with the people who are questioning you. Always remember that because they are trying to read you.

Non verbals are deep rooted in psychology, however,I liked it when he said it's for analysis rather than judgement

I was severely gaslighted , criticized, and insulted as a child, I was the victim of a raging verbally abusive mother. I struggle with feeling guilty all the time even for things I have nothing to do with. I believe I always look nervous and like I'm hiding something. It has hindered my jobs, because I look like I'm hiding something I did wrong. I always wondered if a professional body language interpreter could tell I was abused or would I just look guilty.

@pug omg i read that book it was so good. I learned a lot about how people talk, and on another note, what people say or tell u fosent actually matter. Think bout if its something u should listen to, if not just ignore

if you want to change something, i recommend focusing on the words you speak. they are easy to control and improving at using them will do you extreme good. i recommend “never split the difference” by chris voss as a first read and then the 22 negotiation books listed on the harvard law school website for a deeper dive.

Heres my advice, it may seem like, obviouse but u should just ignore it next time it happens. Learn to tell whats real and whats bs and forget all the stuff your mom told u. If u dont pay any attention it cant affect u

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Love learning this info! It’s fascinating! Thanks for making this video. I’m going to get that book.

Great content, I've always been interested in learning to read body language "nonverbals". Really very interesting

I’m a master at body language. For example, if someone is asleep, they are unconscious.

Fire comment for real 🤣

​@Thatguyinthe Cockpit737 oh my god

Now that's talent

Wow, thanks for telling me, now I'm a master too

@Balbirsingh Momi tf?

A lot of us have very bad anxiety which causes us to over read into people and situations. That includes body language like crossing arms, looking away etc. really those are just nervous habits to help calm us down.

If he actually had these skills he'd be a famous poker champion making a lot more than an FBI agent.

What made you think he isn't one?

More of this guy please. Way more. The ewu crew wants him.

Reading body language is dangerous because emotional reaction doesn't covey reason or intent. Yet every mid level manager on earth thinks they are an expert. As a person with a history of bullying and discrimination I frequently carry defensive body language because I am expecting mistreatment. People frequently misread it as guilt or hostile attitude, so on top of dealing with trauma, I'm now having to constantly self police in case my anxiety is interpreted as a bad attitude.

The unmatched perspicacity coupled with the sheer indefatigability of this man makes him a god of the human realm.

Imagine being in highschool about to take a girl out for a first date , you get to the door and this is her dad waiting to see into your soul .

And he’s gonna be like : your intentions are impure !

Frrss really terrifying

This time it's the literal "FBI OPEN UP".

@Joann Martinez Yes but pretty much only this guy can

every Dad knows what the boy is thinking in that scenario

Yessss!!! I have really bad anxiety and people think I'm guilty of something. I love this. Thank you

the amount of fear this honestly struck in me is unreal. it's hard to believe there are some people who look at the detail of their daily interactions

Omg, he looks like a movie villain or like a big boss or something, he's so intimidating

He's doesn't look intimidating here. I bet he can be, if it is necessary, but not here.

He looks like an educated gentleman. Like any businessman.

Doesn't look intimidating at all

his face looks like he plays golf on a wednesday

The "looking up when you're thinking" is a tricky one. I know I do that because I'm making sure I'm definitely not forgetting details because I DON'T want to mislead someone. However, I went to school with a girl who proved time and time again that she was essentially a pathological liar and what ALWAYS gave it away was her doing this. Because of her, I really notice when people do that and in my experience have come to find that most of the time it's due to the latter 🤷🏻‍♀️

@CLH yusss no matter what book we read, it's best if we look out for/apply these in the real world and test the veracity of these claims ourselves. Whattaya say?

@Brandon Pinto ooooo interesting!!!

I read in a Subliminal psychology book that the directions your eyes point towards can mean different things. When your eyes point up and right it could mean you're trying to access a visual memory. When they point up and left it means you could be coming up with a lie or planning deceit. Downwards and left means you are hurt and downwards and right means you could be brooding over something or lost in thought.

Imagine picking up your girl for your first date and this guy is her dad 😂

Never surender vroo💀💜😉

His body language told me that he was thinking “so these idiots think I can teach 40+ years of experience and education in a 15 minute video”.

His body language tells me that he's bored and would rather be doing something else.

Good One 👍🏻

👑

Lol

Wow. Impressive. It's great to listen to a genuine expert.

Why didn't he become a card shark if he was so smart...

People always say something even when they try to hide it. There are people who seems hard in front but actually soft inside. There are people trying to look friendly but actually backstabbers. Observe people enough and you'll see, no one can hide it 100%. There's always subtle messages that people do.

Wow, this was super interesting. I definitely learned a lot!

So gladdened to have been a part of this. Nice meeting everyone on set.

One time my narcissistic dad got mad at me because my arms were in the “self-soothing” position because he misunderstood what it meant. Which now speaks volumes to how uncomfortable I was around him.

Him: starts talking about how many times people blink per minute Me: starts blinking uncontrollably

Tourettes can cause a person to blink uncontrollably. Anxiety. etc. Nah! They MUST be GUILTY! BS. Too bad for all those with anxiety, Tourettes, chronic pain, ADHD, who are Autistic, etc. etc. etc. "That person scratched her nose! GUILTY!" I call it what it is: ARROGANT.

I wear glasses and honestly I don't think I even blink all that often in a minute.

🤣

Its not relatable you just become self conscious and you dont do it with muscle memory you do it consciously its not relatable it happens to everyone completely different 😂😂😂

Me: Stops blinking for a full minute

I never thought about getting away with small crimes but thanks for the lesson bro. I feel like I've been safely taught to get away with everything.

I know why teach people this hahaha

Good stuff right there for the taking. Many of us feel it naturally and this just helps hone this skill even further, for protection. Love the delivery. Make it more palatable. Thx for sharing. Looking for book now.

Your tutorial videos are amazing. I decided to go back to creating soft after 16 years. soft soft is so easy to get into, but also offers

Being an Eastern European, when he was showing how the Americans hold their flowers, I immediately understood what would come next and how they caught the Eastern European spy :D

@michele barile I don’t think anyone knows that better than you?

@ROHAN DEV YADAV because the flowers in the shop are usually held in water, so in order to avoid dripping on you, you hold it down

And why eastern Europeans carry the flowers like this?

I'm west European and carry flowers upside down: am I a spy! 🤔

As someone with social anxiety it’s difficult to even send signals with body language. I usually just stand stiff.

Can we make this a series I love learning abt body language/behaviors

There's a great YouTuber named Observe!

Watch ACTUAL body language experts!!!!!

There's a woman called Jeanine Driver on YouTube who's also ex fbi.

Read his book.

Criminal minds

1:00-2:30 I am glad he confirmed what I knew all along. People seem to have this idea that these behaviors must mean this one thing and therefore the person is lying, defensive, etc. When reality it can actually just be natural human behaviors that mean nothing of the sort.

Wow! He is so good at this!💯👏 Besides his knowledge, I’ll say he is naturally gifted on that. He has like a bionic eye that reads and decode every movement and posture of a human.

One of the very best. His book, “What Every BODY Saying” is a superb introduction to body language and Kinesics.

Interested about his analysis of body language now in the time of COVID… it has definitely changed as we non-verbally negotiate distance, hand shakes, hugging and adjustment gestures such as the constant fiddling with masks

Its wonderful how he increases his hand gestures when talking about non verbals at the end.

Confidence and anxiety can greatly change all of these mannerisms. A confident person could be holding still and firm and they could be lying about everything they say. Someone with anxiety could be squirming and look guilty but they’re being honest.

@Coco is that what I am, I do the same

Most liars will intentionally fake emotions to throw you off when they sense you’re reading them. The most important part of reading someone is to establish a baseline. That can take a while. Then you look at many possible motives and which one is the most probable. It’s really about baselines & probabilities.

Not to mention all of these non verbal cues are specific to neurotypical people. If one has any sort of mental illness like depression or anxiety, if someone is on the autism spectrum, OCD, ADHD, all these things contribute to how people act.

Yup. My anxiety makes me conduct these mannerisms all the time simply because I'm always uncomfortable

That's very true, my little sister used to get grounded because she would be so nervous, even though it was probably something I did ....

My ex was an expert at this, never play cards with her lol, she taught me and said I often had contradictory body language and I was hard to read. Now , watching this in determined to learn to deliberately make my body language send false signals so that in always read wrong because I've spent my life being misinterpreted by people who think they can read me and decided it's best to make them learn that body language is a poor indicator of anything.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. FBI an amazing, non easy job.

Just love this guy! So interesting, thank you. 😁👍🤩

you’d think an FBI agent should be smart enough to know that trying to read body language is about as helpful in determining guilt as spinning the bottle on suspects

Interesting ending line there, since so many people in todays age almost never see people in reality.

His daughter: "I was only studying." This guy: "The out-of-place hair on your head tells a different story."

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@S A ooh ok got it

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Understanding nonverbal communication is how my ancestors survived! I've had to use my psychic ability as well as the gift to be able to be beautiful and almost 50 and flawless. Being able to analyze yourself and everyone around you is truly important it is the best college education especially in the that you can have! 🥰

He said our blink rate is approximately 8 blinks per minute, then proceeded to blink 15 times in 10 seconds.

We need more videos like this one.

He is so good at this that gives you the impression like he is not aware of his surroundings

Man i wish i could read body language this well

Someone: breathes FBI: now stop right there. That's how they breathe in eastern Europe. You're a spy.

@Leonardo As an American, I've carried them like that all my life. Upright you tend to have them fairly close to your face. I'm allergic to bees, any bees in them or attracted to them will come at your face because of your breath... carrying them down like that--you're safer--or at least I feel safer. I've never been stung carrying them like that and I know several who got stung carrying them upright--one of them was a lady that I was courting at the time--and yes they were the flowers I gave to her...

They not breathing

HAAHA

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This gave me so much insight on reading someone's body language

All this is true UNLESS the person is faking it, EVEN if they are left alone in a room. Military training taught me a lot about deception and lying.

I read his book in the hopes of understanding myself and I am right, not only did I recognize my behaviors but I can recognize others too just by their body language depending on context.

It’s crazy how many people aren’t aware of things they do, it’s almost as if the unconscious mind is being used more than the normal one( nail biting, picking at their fingers, the foot wiggles, touching their hair or twiddling it)

I'm curious to know of any of these are different if the person has a mental condition. ADHD makes people more fidgety (most of the time), so would they be easier to read than others? And what about physical conditions like Down Syndrom that affect the physical features you're reading?

When you have social anxiety and don’t know how to hold yourself when talking to another humanoid creature

Lol

Sameeeee

Furry?

Relate. I panic and composure lost 😂

horrible thing building confidence is the key

The first half got me hooked. Because I always cross my arms, and touch my face. But I'm always ready to open those arms and give a hug to when my friends approach me. I always thought it was odd when they said it means you're being stand offish if you if you cross your arms. I thought, no it isn't. Thank you.

It easy to tell when someone lies. Their noses grow longer. This guy is good at his job. Need more people like him.

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Very well explained!

Joe Navarro is awesome. His books are great

I’m so nervous I’ll confess to anything, including stuff I didn’t do, if someone just looks at me for more than 2 seconds

"Forehead can reveal the amount of stress we had during the life" Oh boi, poor Gordon Ramsay

Yess that's what I was thinking!!!!

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Right!!!! Lol

These scenarios induce so many confounding factors that as an experimental design, I would feel compelled to reject the results. There is little mention of the hidden complexities of behaviour on an individual level. These scenarios are all very forced, or represent overly obvious activities. Interesting on so many levels.

Here’s the down side of this, sometimes mannerisms are driven by physical issues. For example, I cross my arms a lot. It’s not a self hug, it’s due to my shoulders being shot, and it’s more comfortable to hold them pulled in.

"Your average blink rate is about 8 times per minute" The man instantly does 8 blinks in 10 seconds

What if you don't see the kidnappers' body language only through their voice. Is this still possible you can negotiate those kidnappers without looking up their body language?