Former FBI Agent Answers Body Language Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro answers the internet's burning questions about body language. Why is being stared at so intimidating? How do you have a good poker face? Can body language be admitted as evidence in court? How can you end a conversation politely? Joe answers all these questions and much more!

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Former FBI Agent Answers Body Language Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

[MJuneau]

I really feel like he nailed it when he said "shiddd"

[b]

LOL 17:26 struggling to sound out each letter & number when it’s just “Hello Kitty” 😂😂😂

[Heather-xmul]

The fact that so many people are SO easy to intimidate with eye contact, makes it incredibly easy to be taken seriously when you say "no" to something. It works literally everywhere! When someone is trying to pressure you into changing your answer, stare directly into one of their pupils, and after about ten seconds, you lean forward, widen your eyes slightly, and repeat the word "no." Then immediately disengage and ignore them.

[Mike-dhur]

As a kid I never made eye contact and people always said it was weird and made me untrustworthy. So naturally I started to stare down everybody and nowadays people find me creepy. But at least I'm trustworthy, so...

[billyalarie]

the fact that this old white man just said exactly the way you're supposed to

THAT is the true sign of an expert FBI agent

[Rngenius_]

I just realized something. Joe Navarro said that we are more comfortable when angled during conversation. Big brain moment: "The Classic Therapist Setting". Two chairs that are angled.

[NoticeMeSenpaiii]

The eye contact thing is interesting. There are some people (even compete strangers) I can easily maintain eye contact with and feel totally comfortable, but eye contact with other people makes me feel super uncomfortable and intimidated. I wonder what that's about.

[Donovanth]

My dad said that he takes off his glasses during meetings in order to avoid eye contact, since he can't see anyone specifically once they're off.

[bluezitrone]

Eye contact is intimidating
Literally every authority: LoOk aT mE wHeN I'm TaLkiNG tO yOu.👁👄👁

[XiAnais-btke]

I used to have an issue with eye contact and now if I feel like contact has gone on for too long, I give a quick causal smile and look away. Looks better than just removing your gaze hastily, and tricks your body into felling comfortable despite the discomfort

[Yommi]

His book “what every body says” really shifted the trajectory of how I interacted with people (in a positive way) Good read!

[astrologystar]

His career: catch high profile criminals
Our questions: courtship cues and etiquettes

[T_SlowTutel]

I feel awkward making eye contact. Doesn't matter if I did something wrong or not. It just kinda makes me uncomfortable.

[MrHocotateFreight]

It's one of those easy things to do: if you're about to ask someone a serious question that needs honesty, but they crack under the "pressure" of looking at the person they're talking to, I've found that person in question will usually just tell you what you "want" to hear, not what you actually wanted.

[sighthoundstars]

i like how much he compliments these questions right off the bat

[lewismassie]

He's right about realising how much we lipread after masking becomes widespread. I'm also thinking I have audio processing issues because I straight up cannot tell what people are saying a lot of the time

[-ZerDark-]

"Shaking the leg is a soothing behavior, and it's just to calm [you] down."

*Me, shaking my leg while perfectly relaxed:* ...What does my leg know that I don't? 😳

[lillianterry]

I just gotta say, if Joe taught a class, I would be totally enraptured. Very passionate speaker, really engaging, 10/10 would love to be in his class.

[jaelynn]

I find it crazy that body language can be used in court. It would take many many hours of studying someone to learn their body language. Some people are just normally nervous but that shouldn't be a sign of guilt.

[BigStromboliMan]

This is going to be the video that launched a thousand internet armchair psychologists