by Allen Baird PhD | 07 Jun 10 | body language, communication, ethics, gender
I was tempted to call this blog, “All men Are Liars!” because that’s the finding of a recent poll. Or, at least, men are bigger liars when compared to women. One of the reasons for this is that men are less easily made feel guilty than women. Men...
by Allen Baird PhD | 25 Jan 10 | body language
It’s true, we’re not the most physically expressive bunch of people on the planet. But there was an interesting case study in body language last year thanks to two of our dourest political operatives. And to make it all the more juicy, it was caught on...
by Allen Baird PhD | 09 Oct 09 | body language
Is Paul Ekman wrong? Paul who? Paul Ekman – the psychology professor who discovered that the facial expressions of emotion are universal across human cultures and thus biological in origin. This was big news at a time when most anthropologists believed that...
by Allen Baird PhD | 03 Jul 09 | body language
If you’re an 80s child like me, you’ll remember Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince. It was a kids sci-fi series about the earth-bound adventures of a dork, a droid, and a disgustingly cute dog called Benji. Benji went on to star in other series and films of...
by Dawn Baird | 29 May 09 | body language, communication, emotional intelligence, personal development
I was momentarily speechless this week, as I listened to 14-17 year olds tell me how I could tell if they were listening to me. We then applied this to listening to others, specifically those who were telling you something very personal, such as their feelings and...
by Allen Baird PhD | 18 Mar 09 | body language, gender
Twice now I’ve taught a course at Queen’s University on body language. It’s been my most successful course, numbers-wise. So you could say that I’m ‘into’ the subject. I’m interested in it. I believe in it. I use it. But...
