

Here's what to look for in their body language: So begin by asking benign questions and observe their eyes (blinking, squinting), their hands (clasped, in pockets, behind their back), their posture (leaning forward or backward) and their distance from you (near, far). Ideally, you need to get a baseline of someone's movements to determine what constitutes a departure from their normal behaviour. I've kept a list of 'tells' to help spot liars. Over the last three decades I've been both fascinated and revolted by liars.

I grew up on a small yacht with my older brother and younger sister - an environment that wasn't conducive to lying.įast forward 30 years and I've worked in politics ('Hello" he lied), as a lobbyist (but I told my mother I played piano in a brothel) and as a government bureaucrat ("courageous decision Minister.").
