How To Detect a Lie

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Hunter_Jensen and more videos in the Communication category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/... or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmak... Are you getting the whole truth and nothing but? The answer may be lying right in front of you. To complete this How-To you will need: A good ear Good eyes A healthy skepticism Step 1: Watch their hands Watch the suspected liar's hands. Body language studies show that people tend to touch their face and scratch their nose when they lie. Step 2: Follow their eyes Follow their eyes. Liars tend to blink a lot and don't maintain eye contact. Step 3: Note their words Note their words. A liar will skip contractions—saying "I did not" instead of "I didn't"—and avoid pronouns, using someone's full name instead of "he" or "she." Step 4: Check their smile Check their smile. People who are telling the truth use many facial muscles, but liars smile with just their mouth. Step 5: Note their posture Notice their posture. Liars tend to keep their body posture closed (by folding their arms, for example). They may also unconsciously put an object between you, like a cup of coffee. Step 6: Pause before responding Pause momentarily before responding; if the silence makes them uncomfortable, they may be lying. Step 7: Note the details Pay attention to details. If they provide more information than necessary, that's a bad sign. People tend to be overly specific when they're making something up. Step 8: Change the subject Change the subject. If they seem relieved, that's probably a red flag that they've been lying straight to your face! Step 9: Teach your liar a lesson What you do from here is up to you. It may be smart to file your knowledge away for future use. However, if you're noticing a trend, it might just be time to teach your liar a lesson. Thanks for watching How To Detect a Lie! If you enjoyed this video subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscri...

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xuGxProductions

@KianAlexina Although if you were to meat a professional you would be called out on the spot because of things such as micro-expressions that all humans have when telling a lie.

tonia9251

@MissBettyBoop98 oh haha i thought it was a cold sore XD lmao bad placement/color for those "crumbs" ahaha

aelita0hopper0

@KianAlexina haha same here XD

Skullchaser08

Of course. A good liar will be good at detecting lies. A good lie detector will be good at lying. Just natural.

t1ag0g

Pausing for a brief moment while staring directly at a person's eyes is pretty much all I need. It works. I've even got some people confessing that they were lying just by doing that. Pretty much if you're good at detecting lies, you're gonna get good at lying, and the better you get at lying the easier it will be for you to detect lies. It's a never ending cicle that keeps growing.

MissBettyBoop98

@tonia9251 its the crumbs from whatever he ate that yes lying about :P

Darkprotoman64

never in my life have i done these things pointers

tonia9251

does this dude have a cold sore?! ugh gross

sdhdgasd

1:00 creepy half smiling

creamywasabi

this actually helped me to lie better.......-__-

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