Liespotting

Proven Techniques to Detect Deception

By: Pamela Meyer

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

People - friends, family members, work colleagues, salespeople - lie to us all the time. Daily, hourly, constantly. None of us is immune, and all of us are victims. According to studies by several different researchers, most of us encounter nearly 200 lies a day. Now there’s something we can do about it. Liespotting links three disciplines - facial recognition training, interrogation training, and a comprehensive survey of research in the field - into a specialized body of information developed specifically to help business leaders detect deception and get the information they need to successfully conduct their most important interactions and transactions.

Some of the nation's leading business executives have learned to use these methods to root out lies in high stakes situations. Liespotting for the first time brings years of knowledge - previously found only in the intelligence community, police training academies, and universities - into the corporate boardroom, the manager's meeting, the job interview, the legal proceeding, and the deal negotiation.

©2010 Pamela Meyer (P)2012 Gildan Media, LLC

great tool to have in everyday life

the pleasant voice made the book much more enjoyable to listen to. great tips and learnt a lot, highly recommended for anyone wanting to know more about liespotting in everyday life

Excellent

This book covers all aspects of liespotting. It is a great overview and definitely raised my awareness! Thank you!

About 1/4 of the book is about Lie Spotting

A very long introduction and lots of views about when and where lies are okay and not okay. Lots of stories about people being lied to and how they handled it. A whole chapter on how a company might have a "trust audit" done by professionals. A chapter on having a group of people that give you advice.

It is more of a book that would help you track down other resources that, might, tell you how to spot lies.

its fun to read

i read this book because of a ted talk , this book dose give just some information and stories but it dose not really give a training guide for u any how its very fun to read

Reads like stereo instructions

I don't know if it was the narration or the content. I felt like i was listening to someone reading assembly instructions. The content was worthwhile, but it was not a book enjoyable enough to listen to for long periods of time. If you're interested in the topic, it's worth getting but don't buy it for entertainment value.

Great Information

I teach negotiation and reading body language skills worldwide and I found the infrmation in this book to be of extreme value.

Okay...

Some interesting gems in here, but a lot of the information seemed summarized from other sources. If you haven't read those sources and want a general understanding of how and why people lie, this could be a good book for you. A note about the narration: she speaks a little too fast to follow. I adjusted the speed to 90% And it worked well.

In the reading list for"Left of Bang"

Where does Liespotting rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Excellent book to detect the visual and audible signals that someone is not telling the truth. Recommended in the reading list provided by "Left of Bang" which is in itself a instant classic in helping predetermine behaviors and signs that someone is planning or in the process of doing bad things. Become a better law Enforcement Officer, Marine or Soldier, or good citizen by learning and practicing proactive observation and situational awareness instead of operating in the green zone, where things will surprise you, and people can tell you lies in the comfort that you will not question their motives or integrity. An good book for the modern age, where lying is rationalized as a necessary tool for the amoral masses. Be the sheep dog, not the sheep.

Downright fascinating

As someone in a leadership position, this book was actually quite inspiring. Didn’t expect that. Too often people just avoid conflict and shut down a conversation because it’s awkward, when a good leader should be asking tough questions. This was a key value of the book as a tool for real people, and I was very impressed with these discussions.

If you’re flipping through the pages for the takeaways there's satisfaction to be found, but the book (smartly) emphasizes there’s no quick fix in spotting one “gotcha” facial tic, etc. Overall the book was an interesting mix of intuitive indicators about a liar's uncomfortable appearance and tell-tale signs you would never have considered. The lessons from FBI interrogators and Paul Ekman in particular were thorough and convincing. Bravo.

Practical for Every Day

I found this book very helpful right away in my everyday conversations and communications. It is a very practical and balanced presentation of human mannerisms and habits.