11 July, 2017

Succeeding at Intercultural Communication

by David Matsumoto
in Cross Culture, Culture, Emotion /
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How important is language in intercultural communication really? This may seem like a silly question, but in such a large and diverse world, the myriad of languages present particular challenges to jetsetters and tourists of all sorts. No matter how many languages you know, the intrepid world traveler can never be fluent in the language…

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4 July, 2017

Deception as Human Nature Blog, Part II

by David Matsumoto
in Deception, Emotion, Lying /
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By Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto In this week’s blog, we continue last week’s discussion about deception as being a part of human nature. The words “deception” and “lying” most often conjure up negative, and sometimes pretty dark images. This is reflected in not only much academic and lay writing on the topic, but also…

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7 November, 2016

The Power of Nonverbal Behavior in Election Outcomes

by David Matsumoto
in Facial Expressions, Gesture, Nonverbal Behavior /
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“A politician is someone who can tell you to go to hell in a way that makes you look forward to the trip.” Along my travels around this country and around the world I came along the quote above and it has always stuck in my mind. Now with the crazy 2016 presidential election winding…

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1 August, 2016

Politics and Deception (Final Post)

by David Matsumoto
in Deception, Lying /
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve discussed politics and deception and the media. You can view Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. ** There are both verbal and nonverbal indicators to truthfulness and deception, and this week I would like to turn our attention to one of the verbal indicators of…

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