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Center of Nonverbal Communication Founder Carl Maccario on PBS

Security expert Carl Maccario (Founder, Center of Nonverbal Communication) talks about the expression of messages through facial expressions, gestures and body language as an important tool for analyzing politicians, terrorists, and even job seekers. For White House Chronicle on PBS.

Reflections on Istanbul Airport Attacks

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/europe/istanbul-attack-airport-security-weak-points/ With the latest attack in Turkey, I feel even stronger that the security perimeters at airports needs to be reexamined . I have always been a proponent of pushing security layers to parking  garages and vehicle…

2016 Presidential Debates: Reading the Candidates

Many people are closely watching the presidential debates; but not as closely as those of us who are in the field of reading nonverbal communication. It appears to me that the candidates could use someone (like me) to advise them on the dos and don’ts of their non verbal messaging. I have…

Look Beyond the Clichés

” Be vigilant.” “If you see something , say something.” We hear this from all the experts , police and homeland security experts, on all the media outlets. But what are we really telling people to do? Are we giving them the right information to do what we ask. We need to…

Pay Attention and listen with your eyes

The most recent  attacks in Paris and the innocent people who were killed , prompted warnings from around  the world for the public to be more vigilant. In our world of  texting, Facebook, Twitter, Snap chat, I pods etc. its a daunting task just to get people to actually have a conversation…

Teams turn to a Face Reader, Looking for That Winning Smile

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/sports/nba-bucks-looking-for-an-edge-hire-expert-in-face-time.html The New York Times , on December 26, 2014 published an article about the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks using micro expressions, a form of nonverbal communication, to help find players and recruits…

Security Conversations : Recent study published by the APA

 http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/gjfECqbfxbCKzMAUCidKfRBWcNxVjM?format=standard Well folks, yet another research project that reinforces the value of talking to people as part of effective security. According to new research published by the American Psychological Association (APA), conversation…

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