Workshop idea for Body Language

[bryan]

I currently hold expert level certifications for reading micro-facial expressions from the Ekman and Humintel, as well studying but holding no certifications in general body language.

If this is something anyone is interested in, I would love to teach.  Its pretty simple, and nearly anyone can do it, once you get to more advanced levels of practice, I could start doing subtle expression training and teach deception detection.

As well, I have some materials I could lend out into the fundamentals of deception, and deception detection.

Any takers?

[pheonix]

This sounds interesting!!!

[lindowyn]

I'm in. It sounds like fun.

[bryan]

Facial and gross expressions has been the vernacular of subcommunication  mankind since some feel is the advent of awareness in the human condition.    But it wasn't until the late 50s when Paul Ekman began his research into human nonverbal communication and began to literally code and catalog human body language in relation to situations and expressed emotions.

"Reading Faces" is essentially nothing more then the art of knowing what it means when someone moves a certain way, by using FACS, the facial analysis coding system we can quickly and concisely pair action units with basic emotions determined by the exercise of action units; or muscle groupings.

Reading faces can range from a deeply rewarding experience to a deeply disturbing one at times when you began to see the truth and deception in your daily life, my own personal experience was like unplugging from the matrix as I began to read the unconscience desires, fears, and dislikes of those around me.

What I did find, is that people lie a lot.  Unfortunately the connotations of lying are almost universally negative, so it becomes easier for the adept to begin to view things in in a sort of detached spectrum of truth or untruth, and to continue to detach as much as possible from the actions of truth or untruth and use the subcommunications provided to attempt to delve the deeper meaning of what one is trying or unintentionally communicating.

And as well, there is no minimium commitment to practice this form of communication, simple awareness of a handful of key elements will weave themselves closely to you, as your own natural unconscience processing of this same information becomes a conscience one and you'll begin to apply your intuitions quickly and easily to things you may see and not understand, innervating more and more realizations.

The basic emotions we can obtain from facial movements are;

Happiness
Sadness
Surprise
Fear
Anger
Disgust
Contempt

Check out this slide below and see if can pick out what these expressions are.  Keep in mind that they would normally be happening at 500ms to 250ms.

[debbie]

Im interested.  More fun to torment my husband with, lol.

[betony77]

Fascinating! Count me in!

[bryan]

Now I just need to find an educator to help me make a lesson plan! 

[Lokiseinn]

I finished 1st in my Graduate school Interactive Communications class, plus gained much practical knowledge reading others in survival situations.  Heh, my point being that I have always been fascinated with non-verbal communications.  As such, I would joyfully welcome the chance to increase my knowledge of this subject.

[bryan]

Im excited, how do we schedule?

[Crystal]

If you are interested in this workshop, please RSVP by April 1st.

[carynml]

I am interested.

[pheonix]

I am interested

[Linden]

I am interested as well.

[bryan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_Project

The Wizards Project ...


A "Truth Wizard" is a person identified in the Wizards Project, who can identify deception with exceptional accuracy of at least 80% or higher, whereas the average person is only as good as a coin toss. No Truth Wizard, however, is 100% accurate. The term "wizard" refers to "a person of amazing skill or accomplishment"[1].

Scientists Dr. Maureen O'Sullivan and Dr. Paul Ekman, who led the Wizards Project [1] identified only 50 people as Truth Wizards after testing 20,000 people (about 0.25% of the tested population)[2] from all walks of life, including the Secret Service, FBI, sheriffs, police, attorneys, arbitrators, psychologists, students, and many others.

Surprisingly, while psychiatrists and law enforcement personnel showed no more aptitude than college freshmen, Secret Service agents were the most skilled.

Dr. Paul Ekman said on NPR that they "have found 50 who have this really nearly perfect ability to spot liars, and that's without any specialized training."[3]

[betony77]

I am interested!