In verbal communication (communication using words), it is sometimes difficult for us to understand whether our interlocutors are lying or telling the truth.
Therefore, in order to recognize a lie, we pay attention to various non-verbal factors - that is, we try to understand whether a person is lying or telling the truth by his facial expressions, gestures, and behavior. Very often, a person's behavior says much more about him than he himself wants to say. To begin with, you should pay attention to the gestures - the first signal that you are being told a lie is usually the speaker's touch on his own face. Gestures such as covering your mouth with your hand (your thumb may be pressed to your cheek at this time), as well as touching your nose should also be alarming. But it must be remembered that many people involuntarily use the same gesture when they realize in a conversation that they are being lied to. Another sign of a lie is touching the eyelids. Men are more likely to rub their upper or lower eyelids, while women pretend to correct their makeup by running their fingers under their eyes. If a person looks away during a conversation, this can make it clear that he is "lying in a big way." By the way, women usually look at the ceiling, and men at the floor. You can also recognize a lie by touching the neck frequently or by pulling on the collar. Usually, in this case, a person touches the earlobe or the side of the neck with his hands (thereby, he subconsciously hints to the interlocutor that he is behaving insincerely at the moment). Pulling off the collar indicates not only a person's insincerity, but also that he begins to suspect: his deception can be revealed. If at this moment you ask him again about the subject of the conversation or ask him to clarify what is at stake - your interlocutor will probably get angry or get even more nervous. If a person touches his mouth with his fingers, this may also indicate that he is not entirely honest with you. This gesture is used by insecure people who are forced to lie, but in fact do not really like to do it. It is quite easy to convict such a person in a lie - he will certainly give himself away during a conversation, you just have to take a closer look at his facial expressions and gestures.
