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Post by jsherman on May 4, 2014 12:52:29 GMT -6
Everyone in the world needs to watch this video. You always need to know how to detect a liar. Especially managers and everyone else in between in the workplace. Trust is major in every aspect of any relationship and knowing how to detect it is key. I think this video is great and her Indepth detail about how to detect it is good as well. You need to know who to trust to to determine who to work with. No one wants to work with a snake.
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Post by brettstirling on May 4, 2014 21:16:26 GMT -6
Have to love these TED Talks. This is particularly interesting with a lot of good points though. There are always liars and we all are liars but I was surprised by the numbers she presents towards the beginning. The trick to not being undermined is to be smart enough to know what it is people want from you. This has infinite applications to business perspective, being able to see through deception. It's pretty hard, like she said, body language is just a flag to a possible lie. It can't be completely determined based on sweating or other small tells. However a keen person can usually tell pretty quickly that someone isn't completely truthful. I would like to pursue learning more about this in the future so I can read people better.
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Post by nataliedodds on May 4, 2014 21:43:58 GMT -6
She brings up a very good point that most people to not like to admit too. Everyone lies. Everyone. It's one thing not to tell your friend how ugly her shoes are and being dishonest to your boss about something unethical. People try to justify their lies with several different things. Maybe they steal because they don't think they are getting paid what they should be. Maybe they don't clock out even when they know they will be gone for over 30 minutes, but feel like they deserve a longer break. As a business owner or manager, it is very important to spot the people that will take advantage of situations.
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Post by darnette on May 4, 2014 22:20:01 GMT -6
At some point, when you were lied to, you agreed to believe it. But what's even crazier, everyone is a liar. We lie because we wish we were different or someone you wish to be. It sounds as if people can truly tell a lie, a believable lie, because it sounds true. It sounds true because they whole-heartedly want it to be or feel that is should be true.
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Post by brittanycompton on May 5, 2014 15:41:40 GMT -6
I do agree that everyone lies. I don't think that all lies we participate in or hear are huge lies but some are only little white lies. I don't know if I believe everything that she is saying because I don't we all lie as much as she says we do. Sometimes lieing is just a alter of the truth by a hair just to make something sound better. When someone lies I don't know if you can always tell by body language , but I will in my own business use these key details to see if I can tell. This video was interesting and helpful but I will probably keep it to myself.
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Post by robertnicholson on May 6, 2014 11:41:12 GMT -6
You have to manage your business similar to how a coach manages a team. You have to have all of the right players, but at the same time you will have a lot of different players. You have to help manage everyone working together and you have to work through everyone’s strengths and weaknesses. While working together with all of the right people, you’ll manage to bring out the right strengths in all of the team players or in this case, employees.
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Post by jimmykotter on May 6, 2014 12:52:34 GMT -6
really cool video. lying is a huge part of human interaction. its incredible to see the amount of science that goes into deception. another interesting point was that everyone lies to a degree. everyone tells white lies to so we can keep our social dignity.
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Post by asanchez on May 6, 2014 23:37:28 GMT -6
I definitely agree that everyone lies in some capacity. I also agree that you only get lied to when you agree to be lied to. It's sad that lying is part of our culture but we have allowed ourselves to grow into a place where we are comfortable with lies. These tips on how to find a liar are certainly interesting, but i'm not sure i'll be able to remember most of it in regular conversation. I do think it's interesting that she talks about things that we think are one way, but really mean another (like smiles, and crossing arms). My favorite part was her talking about the look of contempt. This is certainly a facial expression I will be able to spot now.
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Post by kourtneyb on May 7, 2014 8:35:33 GMT -6
I always find videos like this interesting. Though I don't think it will ever be a definite way to spot a liar continued studying of body patterns will get us very close. I never noticed the saying yes while shaking your head no. I myself have done this before, I also never realized how much we lie on a regular basis.
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Post by Shondrea Lovette on May 7, 2014 21:04:07 GMT -6
I like how the speaker says lying is a cooperative act. Lying can involve one person or lying can involve two or more people but the most important thing is learning to recognize lie or how to respond to lying. some people lie natural without thinking twice about it but there are some signs to recognize when a person is lying. Some people when they are lying they body language change or there voice become real high or they can't look you straight in the face all of these mention are tall tale sign to recognize lying. but lying is something we all have done in life rather we did it knowingly or unknowingly.
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Post by halearnold on May 8, 2014 13:18:12 GMT -6
We are all liars... although that is one of my biggest pet peeves. And lies are a cooperative act... I can't stand lying. Is easier to just tell the truth. Lie spotters can spot deception... I think that reporters are supposed to be lie spotters but instead they promote propaganda. I think this video is good as it brings nuances that we normally don't pay attention to. I am better prepared for life in general after watching this.
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Post by briandavis1 on May 8, 2014 13:59:00 GMT -6
The ability to spot lies is dangerous and can be alarming when you start looking at all the signs of someone lying to you. Lying is never going to away from our culture, and I think it is important that we are able to recognize it.
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Post by asmith422 on May 8, 2014 15:46:53 GMT -6
I really enjoyed this video. Every single person in the world lies at some point every day. We are wired to from birth to do so. I thought it was interesting that she brought up Cocoa the gorilla and the fact that he lied about what his pet kitten had done. Even animals are wired to lie about their behavior. It's when we start lying about the big things in our lives that lying gets to be a dangerous thing. Knowing how to spot when someone is lying to you is very important as a manager because you want to know when someone is being dishonest in your company and fix that issue before it gets out of hand.
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Post by Rosie on May 8, 2014 16:01:46 GMT -6
I struggle with the problem of being incredibly gullible. I've never seen this as being a completely negative thing, because I would rather trust more then completely doubt people. However, in the business aspect, it's important to be able to spot liars or cheats that could completely take advantage of your company. You shouldn't be extremely hesitant towards your employees or other peers, but you should also always be cautious that not everyone is completely honest.
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Post by shantel on May 8, 2014 19:04:14 GMT -6
Lying we all do it. Some of us lye more than other. I really don't agree with the entire video. I think people are unpredictable. However, I think their some general truth to all the signs lying. Moreover, I think sensing dishonesty is natural. I think if we pay attention to emotionally we can identify lying.
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