{"id":40218,"date":"2012-02-08T09:15:06","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T17:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=40218"},"modified":"2012-02-08T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T17:15:06","slug":"you-cant-fake-a-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=40218","title":{"rendered":"You Can’t Fake A Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexander teacher Sharon Jakubecy says<\/a>: \u201cOur bodies never lie. So if you or someone you are flirting with is faking a smile, the body will tell the truth. A fake smile has no warmth or joy. It looks forced. The sides of the lips move up but the eyes are flat and expressionless.\u201d<\/p>\n

And is he lying?<\/p>\n

\u201cEye contact is huge when it comes to lying,\u201d our expert explains. \u201cIf someone is lying their eyes show it.\u201d She goes on to say that there are exceptions with certain behavior conditions that may appear antisocial like Asperger\u2019s Syndrome. However, most folks just can\u2019t look you straight in the eye when they are telling you a lie. Or they go overboard trying to eyeball you to cover up their deceit.<\/p>\n

Need more clues? Check for the voice. Sharon says that, \u201cWhen people are lying, telling a half-truth, or saying something that they are not comfortable with, their voice may crack, drop in volume, or they may clear their throat. They may rush their words as well and move around a lot without being able to sit or stand still.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alexander teacher Sharon Jakubecy says: \u201cOur bodies never lie. So if you or someone you are flirting with is faking a smile, the body will tell the truth. A fake smile has no warmth or joy. It looks forced. The … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10268],"tags":[19787,28861,27079,28859,28860],"class_list":["post-40218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alexander-technique","tag-alexander-teacher","tag-deceit","tag-eye-contact","tag-fake-a-smile","tag-fake-smile"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t