Lie Spotting script Introduction Hello, my name is Ellyse Stock and I'm going to start out today by showing you a series of pictures and I want you look at them and tell me what they all have in common. Just yell it out when you know. From Aldrich Ames, who was a double agent, selling secrets to the Soviet Union, to Richard Nixon and his insistence that "I am not a crook", to Bill Clinton's assurance that "I did not have sexual relations with that woman", these 8 men are some of the most infamous and well-known liars in American history. I hate to break it to you, but everyone in this room is a liar too. Purpose Today I'm going to talk to you about liespotting and persuade you why you need to learn to recognize lies for the benefit of your …show more content…
People only detect lies with 54% accuracy which is actually slightly worse than weather predictions. It might surprise you to know that Law enforcement officials aren’t any better at detecting lies than the average human being. Which is actually a pretty frightening if you think about it. Avoiding eye contact is one of the most commonly presumed lie detection techniques which is actually false. So how can you learn to be a lie detector? what can be done about this? If you are properly trained, Pamela Meyer, author of the best selling book Lie Spotting says that you can improve your lie detection techniques by 25-50% making you are accurate as up to 94% Because the truth is that there’s no such things as an original liar. They all have patterns. What can you do to avoid being lied to? Solution #1: Learn how to decipher people’s speech patterns Some of the clues are: -Direct avoidance of contradictions. So saying I did not instead of I didn’t. -Excessive specificity “I did not steal that $200” rather than “I’ve never stolen a dime in my life” –Repeating a question in full to buy time to formulate a response: “What time did I leave the office?” Well let me think about that. Solution #2: Learn how to decipher people’s body