Despite differences in talk topic and content, I’ve found little difference in the communication skills and behaviour between adults and children when delivering a presentation. Common mistakes made by adults are typically the same as those made by children. In this article, I’ll explain three common mistakes people make when delivering a talk or presentation.

I was horrified to learn I’d been ‘credited’ by The Sun, in an article titled, ‘SLY LIE The subtle signs your partner is lying to you, from rubbing their neck to mouth touching’. Their article perpetuates the damaging myths about body language and lying, which I actively work on dispelling. This article outlines the truth behind body language and lying.

Out of character—body language analysis of Donald Trump’s press conference, where he falsely accused the Democrats of trying to “steal’ the election. Find out which subtle gesture was missing from Trump’s speech and which nonverbal communication cues reveal his distress.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s nonverbal behaviour and body language, from her latest press conferences, reveal her inner emotion, thoughts and feelings surrounding her relationship with Daryl Maguire. Find out which common nonverbal behaviours were displayed and the meaning behind them.

I don’t want to increase anybody’s anxiety, but a recent study found that people with high levels of anxiety were rated less positively by conversation partners. To add insult to injury, conversation partners have a reduced desire for future interactions with people with social anxiety disorder. Before you slump into defeat, let’s get to the bottom of this, then look at some practical solutions.

In this post you can read an overview of my analysis of Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten’s body language during the Australian Federal Election debate. And, read a write-up of my body language analysis in The West Australian newspaper.

When I was asked by ABC Radio Perth to look at Bernard Tomic’s nonverbal behaviour, I surprised to see a series of flirtatious winks, backed up by his verbal message. It was on closer inspection I discovered some other interesting and telling behaviours, which revealed the bigger picture. In this post, I shed light on Tomic’s true emotion.

Courtney Waller interviews Sophie Zadeh about her TED-Ed lesson: Are there universal expressions? They discuss the history of emotion, display rules, animal and human expression, botox on expressions, how to trigger emotions, macroexpressions and microexpressions.

Why do we judge people from the moment we see them? And when we feel threatened by them, what happens during our body’s emergency response to fear. Read about my involuntary nonverbal behaviours when I encountered a guy with Tourette Syndrome. Both our bodies reacting to a stimulus.