And there's one other thing to listen for while they're yakking. The word "I" can be very telling...

Powerful people don't say it much . Less powerful people say it the most:

(To learn wh...

So we need to focus on unconscious behaviors that aren't easily controlled and convey a clear message.

In Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World , the authors mention one to keep your eye on:

Speech mimicry and

A class ring. T-shirts with slogans. Tattoos. Pay attention to them because they're usually accurate signs. Here's Sam :

Now this is all pretty personal. So what about if you're trying to read someone in a professional co...

And there's one other thing to listen for while they're yakking. The word "I" can be very telling...

Powerful people don't say it much . Less powerful people say it the most:

Pennebaker f...

Studies show if someone seems extroverted, confident , religious or

Beyond that, trust people who are consistently emotionally expressive in their body language:

These results suggest that cooperators may be more emotionally expressive than non-cooperators. We speculate that emotional e...