It's a shame to realize, but even the closest people can deceive. However, such a lie is not always evil. It's another matter when your career, health or well-being depends on whether a person speaks the truth or not. In this case, it is necessary to learn to recognize the lie. What are the signs that you can understand that the interlocutor is lying?
Instructions
Step 1
Analyze the meaning of the interlocutor's speech. The liar's story is often replete with unnecessary details, with which he tries to make his story persuasive. If you ask him about specific facts, the liar will tell you about small and uninteresting things, and will mention what you asked about in passing. Indirect answers also indicate that the interlocutor is trying to hide something. These include guess-it-yourself answers and question-and-answer questions. A signal that they are lying to you may be a laughing off, frequent coughing, an unconditioned change in intonation and speed of speech. This is because the liar focuses on fiction and has little control over himself. In addition, he may forget exactly what he said and will start playing for time or trying to distract you.
Step 2
Observe the signals that the body of the interlocutor gives you. The signs of lies are the barriers he puts between you. These barriers can be hands in the area of the nose and mouth with frequent yawning, coughing, etc. If, when asked, a person pulls back, his body gives out a desire to leave. Shuffling from foot to foot also speaks of this. Lying also betrays a clear inconsistency in speech and gesture. If a person says “to the right,” but points to the left, fusses and gesticulates too much, then most likely he is lying.
Step 3
Watch the other person's emotions. If a person is lying, his emotions are manifested inadequately - too sooner or later. This is due to the fact that the liar does not follow the conversation well. Excessive surprise and joy should also raise suspicions - most likely they are fake.
Step 4
Provoke the other person. A liar will always give himself away by feeling relief, not surprise, when the topic of conversation changes abruptly. A sincere person will always try to return to an unfinished topic. Try to implicitly show your doubts about the truth of the story. The liar in such a situation will be embarrassed, and the truthful interlocutor will get angry, frown.
Step 5
Observe the movements of the other person's eyes. If he looks up and to the left relative to you, then he constructs, comes up with a picture. If he looks up and to the right, then he turns to visual memory, i.e. recalls a real event. Looking to the left in relation to you, a person comes up with, to the right - he remembers what he heard. The gaze is directed down to the left - a person checks his feelings and emotions, down and to the right - reflects on the situation. When talking with a left-handed person, remember that his sides change places and you need to interpret the other way around.
Step 6
If you want to get more accurate information about whether a person is lying to you or not, learn to recognize all the signals of a lie. Evaluate the whole picture, notice the nuances. Remember that all people are different and what you perceive as a signal of a lie can be embarrassing or timid.
