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How an Attorney Reads People #shorts

Name: How an Attorney Reads People #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-09-22T19:00:02+00:00
Duration: 40 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short video, an attorney explains his method for reading people through body language. He emphasizes that no single gesture is definitively…

22 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, an attorney explains his method for reading people through body language. He emphasizes that no single gesture is definitively positive, but patterns matter. He outlines three key nonverbal signals: (1) avoiding eye contact while answering, often accompanied by filler phrases like "um, yeah," which he interprets as a sign the person is withholding the full truth; (2) covering or licking the lips while responding with "mm-hmm" or "uh-huh," which he reads as nervousness, stress, or reluctance to be probed; and (3) pulling hands off the table and placing them in the lap while answering, which he views as an attempt to hide something. He encourages viewers to observe these cues in practice.

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As an attorney, this is how I read people. Now, there's no body movement that is 100% positive. For me, it matters when they do it. For example, number 1, if they hide their eyes from me when they're answering, they'll do something like, um, yeah, I mean, yes, yeah, sure. When they do that, it typically means that they're not telling me the whole truth. Number 2, they'll either hide their lips or lick their lips. They'll do something like, mm-hmm, yeah, uh-huh, which means that they're nervous about it, they're stressed about it, don't want me asking about it. Number 3, at the same time they're answering, they pull their hands off the table and I put it into their lap, they'll do something like, uh, yes or no. Typically means that they are hiding something from me. So try that, but follow me.