The human animal is really no different than any other beast on the planet. We all use body language to convey our true feelings. Humans are notorious for saying one thing and having their body language clearly communicate that they are lying. Here are some body language signals that may raise a red flag to the observer:

1. The person appears anxious and may sweat or become red in the face. This is due to the fact that their heart is most likely racing and they are nervous about lying. They are trying to cover up something.
2. They may trip over their words and give explanations that do not connect or make rational sense. They may backtrack what they are saying and force the connection in desperation, but it makes no sense nonetheless.
3. The person becomes unnaturally friendly or goes out of their way to explain something that seems out of character and not believable. They give too many details in an attempt to justify their story.
4. They attempt to distract the conversation. They change or control the subject to try to sway the conversation back to a neutral topic that is their comfort zone.
5. The person gets angry when they are questioned and raises their voice. They try to intimidate the person questioning their story.
6. They have “no recollection” of certain specific areas. These areas might trap them in a mistruth or lie.
7. The person’s body seems stiff. They attempt to control movements that they would naturally make in conversation.
8. They may ask for the question to be repeated. Then they seem to take a longer than normal time to explain.
9. They have trouble making and keeping eye contact. They may look in the direction of the person who is questioning them, but they often look past the person and their eye movement increases. They may wear sunglasses to avoid making eye contact.
10. Sometimes the person seems overly relaxed as well. They act almost too smooth as though they are acting or selling used cars.

Watch carefully and observe the person you feel is not speaking truthfully. Is their body language in sync with their words? Do they appear nervous? Do they suddenly adjust their speech to make it faster or slower? Do they cross their arms as if they are defensive?

Do the spoken words connect with the language and movement of their body?

Many people rely on how a person’s body is communicating more than what their words are saying.

Warning signals:

1. You ask your boyfriend where he has been and he becomes instantly annoyed and attempts to quiet your questions through intimidation and fear. His face becomes red. His body becomes stiff and tense.
2. You ask a potential employee about their specific job qualifications and they dance around the question and never address it completely. Instead they talk about very general experiences in short repetitive sentences as they wring their hands.
3. You ask your roommate what happened to your ice cream in the freezer and they ask you to repeat the question and then they repeat the question after you and shrug their shoulders while giving you a half smile
4. Your girlfriend does not explain her whereabouts specifically, instead she dwells on the weather or scenery or a topic of current events. Or she may even give outrageously detailed information about events without admitting who she was with at the event. Her gestures are overly enthusiastic as she waves her hands while she speaks. She is not normally as demonstrative.
5. Your friend does not remember what you are asking and his body stiffens while he shoves his hands in his pockets or drags his fingers over and over through his hair
6. Your husband avoids eye contact as he talks to you about his day. He rests his eyes briefly on you and then seems to be looking at the wall behind you.
7. The man you just met seems overly relaxed for a first meeting, almost smooth, like he has recited the same lines many times before and then suddenly changes the subject while scanning the room

So the next time you ask someone a question watch the language of their body and listen carefully to the words which come form their mouth. Both their body language and words must be in sync and sending the same message.

Body language is always a major clue to whether you are receiving the truth or being fed an uneasy lie. Words will never hold the same clout as the power in recognizing the language of the body.