Friday, February 24, 2006
Get Better at Reading Faces
Want to improve your ability to recognize the emotion behind facial expressions? Take a brief quiz (http://www.cio.com/archive/120104/faces.html) based on "The Micro Expression Training Tool" developed by Paul Ekman, PH.D., and author of *Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage* (http://sayitbetter.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TLB&Category_Code=T2F.)
Captions under each photo in the book describe the muscle movements in the face that distinguish a sincere smile from an insincere smile, and that signal sadness, anger, surprise, fear, contempt or disgust.
By studying these photos and captions, you'll learn which facial movements are the clearest indicators of a particular emotion.
Ekman advises individuals to look in a mirror and remember a personal experience that made them angry, sad, fearful or disgusted so that they can see how their expression changes as the emotion washes over them. This exercise will help you recognize muscle movements that are the clearest indicators of a particular emotion.
If you’d like to learn more about body signals read…
• My article, *What Are You Telling the World?*
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/articles/sib_telling_the_world.html),
• My article *Your Likeability Quotient: A Gut Instincts Quiz*
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/articles/sib_likeability_quo.html)
• My book *LikeABILITY: How to Come Through Conflict to Create a Happier,
Higher-Performing Life for Yourself – With Others! *
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/store/merchant.mv?)
Captions under each photo in the book describe the muscle movements in the face that distinguish a sincere smile from an insincere smile, and that signal sadness, anger, surprise, fear, contempt or disgust.
By studying these photos and captions, you'll learn which facial movements are the clearest indicators of a particular emotion.
Ekman advises individuals to look in a mirror and remember a personal experience that made them angry, sad, fearful or disgusted so that they can see how their expression changes as the emotion washes over them. This exercise will help you recognize muscle movements that are the clearest indicators of a particular emotion.
If you’d like to learn more about body signals read…
• My article, *What Are You Telling the World?*
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/articles/sib_telling_the_world.html),
• My article *Your Likeability Quotient: A Gut Instincts Quiz*
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/articles/sib_likeability_quo.html)
• My book *LikeABILITY: How to Come Through Conflict to Create a Happier,
Higher-Performing Life for Yourself – With Others! *
(http://www.sayitbetter.com/store/merchant.mv?)
