Diary of a Human Lie Detector
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The Facial Expressions Glossary
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Annie and the Secret Language of Faces
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Finally, the armor is off! Learn to read the fleeting facial expressions of emotions that are universal to our species and invisible to most people. It’s time to look beneath the surface and see what people are actually feeling.
Using juicy, autobiographical pieces about love, lust, and lies, Annie Särnblad elicits emotions in the reader and then shows how and where to see specific feelings on the face. Test yourself as you learn using the book’s visual Facial Expressions Glossary.
In Diary of a Human Lie Detector: Facial Expressions in Love, Lust, and Lies, Annie reflects on humanity, relationships, and emotions. Her words are poetic and fearless. It is Annie’s deep conviction that facial expressions are taught best through poking, prodding, and play. You will never look at another human face the same way.
Annie is a strategic advisor and global expert in reading microexpressions and has taught workshops for 4,000+ CEOs and Managing Directors. She is certified in the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and has developed her own, easy-to-absorb teaching techniques for facial expressions based on her 25 years living in nine countries and studying eight languages through immersion.
Annie’s students love her spicy stories, outrageous humor, and deep belief that reading expressions correctly makes the world a kinder place for us all. Indeed, it’s harder to be crabby with other people when you can see that they are struggling.
The Facial Expressions Glossary Business Edition focuses on the 30+ facial expressions to look for during a negotiation. It builds on the glossary from Diary of a Human Lie Detector and puts it in a business context.
This book is a visual guide to the universal and nonverbal language of our species. All the expressions it teaches are hardwired into us humans and present on our faces regardless of age, gender, socialization, culture, or geographic location.
In a negotiation, reading microexpressions allows you to:
TEST YOURSELF! Look at each unmarked photograph to see if you can guess the expression, then turn the page to see the labeled photograph and description to check if you got it right!
Annie Sarblad is a strategic advisor and global expert in reading microexpressions and has taught workshops for 4,000+ CEOs and Managing Directors. She is certified in the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and has developed her own, easy-to-absorb teaching techniques for facial expressions based on her experience living in nine countries and studying eight languages through immersion.
Teach children how to read facial expressions so they can stay safe and know who to trust.
Facial expressions expert Annie Sarnblad shares her story about how she learned to read the universal language of facial expressions across countries and continents, and how she taught her children to use this skill to keep themselves and others safe. Annie has guest lectured at Harvard, Stanford, and the Museum of Science in Boston.
Annie and the Secret Language of Faces is a fun, illustrated story with a GUESS THE EXPRESSIONS game included.
It is perfect for:
This book will teach children and adults to recognize the intentions of others by reading their facial expressions. Facial expressions are the non-verbal and universal language of our species.
In a world that is not always safe, it is extremely important that children and their caregivers have a clear vocabulary to communicate with each other about what they observe in the people around them.
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