![]() This could be because they feel guilty and want to reduce that personal connection. Although we previously touched on liars often looking to the right, another tell-tale sign of someone lying is that they will make little to no eye contact. Looking at someone else for this long can also come across as threatening, resulting in damaging social connections, rather than building rapport.Įye contact is also important to ascertain whether a person is telling the truth or not. Further to this, studies have shown that people who make more eye contact with those around them are viewed as:Ĭonversely, people who make eye contact significantly more than 70% of the time are sometimes seen to make their conversational partners feel somewhat uncomfortable. We usually favour – subconsciously or not – people who make more eye contact with us, over those whose gaze seems tricky to catch. This is essential for forging and maintaining personal relationships with your loved ones, and also for building business partnerships. We need to share eye contact with someone around 60-70% of the time in order to build good rapport with them. Sharing a joke with a friend, attracting someone’s attention from across the room, or showing that you’re listening to a serious conversation all rely on you making and holding eye contact with another person. It can also indicate that they are nervous or hesitant about taking part in the conversation and are avoiding eye contact because of it.Įye contact is an amazing way to connect with those around us. If a person looks down when speaking to someone they view as more powerful, it could be a sign of submission or shyness. It may mean that they are looking at their surroundings to find something that stimulates them more than the conversation they are currently having. ![]() Glancing upwards often suggests that a person is bored. However, it is also thought that looking to the right and downwards suggests self-doubt, while looking to the right and up indicates that a person is telling untruths. This is because we tend to look to the right when we are imagining things, but towards the left when we are remembering. Typically, looking to the right signifies lying. ![]() It can also mean that someone is having a conversation with themself internally or is rehearsing their next line. This is often a good way to check whether someone is telling you the truth. ![]() Glancing to the left suggests that you are remembering facts or having visual thoughts. Well, it’s believed that the direction in which you look can actually suggest particular thought processes in a person, including how engaged they are, whether they’re telling the truth, and how they feel about their conversational partner. The meaning behind looking in certain directionsĮveryone says that the eyes are the window to the soul… but how true is that? Is it possible for people to know what you’re thinking based on your eye movements, in the same way that body language can provide indications of your thoughts and feelings? ![]()
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