Take Home Points for Step 1 and Step 2 We covered Step 1 and Step 2 in the previous blogs. Let’s review the take home points. Step 1: since the face conveys lots of information, you want to learn what to look for given your specific interest or profession and what you should ignore. This…
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In the previous blog (So You Want to Be An Expert part 1) we talked a bit more about why study the face, we reviewed macro-, micro- and subtle expression and we covered Step 1: Learning What to Look For. The take home point for Step 1: since the face conveys lots of information, you…
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Why Focus on the Face? I wrote previously about how nonverbal behavior (NVB) is a major component of communication, and how facial expressions of emotion are the most important and complex signal system (way of communicating) that humans have. There is evidence to suggest that up to 90% of the meta-messages communicated in any interaction…
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About Face It is not only the first thing we see when we encounter each other; the face is also a pop icon – heavily referenced in our jargon and slang. Think about it: we talk about losing face, saving face, getting face time, getting s*** faced, shopping your face off. Etc. Why the face?…
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