Peeling off the layers

Over at Life Training - Online there's a series of three articles you should benefit from reading:

1. Preparing Yourself to Read People ... describing how to mentally prepare yourself to become an effective people reader.

2. Beyond Words - what people are really saying ... the techniques and mindset needed to develop the art of reading people.

3. How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You ... the techniques professional interrogators and body-language experts use to catch someone in a lie.

The third article point out the following great link from the BBC which provides a test to determine if you can determine a genuine smile from a fake one through recognizing these micro expressions: Spot the fake smile ... I encourage you to go take this test yourself (I only managed 13 out of 20).

And while you're at the Life Training site you'll probably be drawn into reading some of their other articles, too!