Welcome to Micro Expressions Solutions
Micro Expressions Solutions is one of the very few Truth, Lie and Deception Detection training facilities of its kind in the world - especially in South Africa. We specialise in unobtrusive, Truth, Lie and Deception Detection and offer our training services to individuals, private sectors and corporate sectors. We train individuals or groups to analyse body l
anguage, nonverbal communication and emotional expressions. Macro Expressions as well as the very subtle, brief and involuntary facial Micro Expressions which often times go unnoticed are also covered extensively. Furthermore paralinguistic styles, distress signals, tone of voice and hand to face gestures all reveal vital information mostly undetected by the untrained eye and ear in detecting lies and deception. Behavioural cues can be found in very subtle intensities that a person may be busy telling a lie or hiding something with the intention of deceit. Even the most efficient, pathological or compulsive liars still reveal the same Micro Expressive gestures although more difficult to detect, but not impossible. The human face contains 44 muscles that can show isolated and specific facial Macro and Micro Expressions as well as various emotions such as: Pain, Distrust, Attraction, Enjoyment, Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, Awe, Despair, Ecstasy, Skepticism, Distress, Amusement, Excitement, Pride, Relief, Satisfaction and Sensory Pleasure to name but a few. However there are seven main universal facial expressions which are the same throughout the world regardless of race, country or culture. They are Fear, Disgust, Anger, Happiness, Sadness, Surprise and Contempt. At Micro Expressions Solutions we equip the individual to look beyond solely using Micro Expression observations for lie and deception detection. Many times the clues are not in what is said, but rather what is not said. For example; a person being questioned may not volunteer vital information to you since they will only tell you what they want you to know. This however could leave you, the listener, with a misconception, or even create further confusion when they fail to correct pre-existing misconceptions. It can be much more challenging to detect lying, dishonesty and deception with a person that may have had enough time to properly prepare their lies and work out their story to near perfection. If the person telling the lie actually believes what they tell you to be the truth, it is not really a lie to them anymore and they may actually seem to start believing their own lies. This could influence their Micro Expressions as well as the truth, lie and deception detection process. There are many more examples of the different types of lies and lying techniques which are covered in the “Micro Expressions & Nonverbal Communication” study programmes. A Micro Expression is a involuntary, slight and brief expression on a human's face when a person is trying to deliberately hide or suppress an emotion. It will mostly occur in high stakes situations where people have something to lose or gain. It can easily be missed and most people don't see it at all - not because they can't, they just don't know about it. Micro Expressions are not as scientific and psychological in nature as many people tend to believe. Anyone can learn to see Micro Expressions and acquire the necessary knowledge to properly interpret it if they commit themselves. You do not need to be a Psychologist or a Scientist to be able to properly understand and utilise it. It very easy to think of a lie, but it is not easy to effectively communicate it. We use one part of our brain to tell the truth and three parts to lie. Unlike regular facial expressions, very few people can fake a Micro Expression. For every lie told up to three additional lies have to be created to support the first lie. So lying becomes increasingly difficult to maintain since the lies have to increase exponentially. An individual will need to be an Oscar winning actor with super human memory capabilities to maintain constant lying. People telling the truth does not go through that rationalisation process since they can recall their facts by memory. Some muscles that are used for facial and Micro Expressions are subconsciously controlled and that makes it nearly impossible to manipulate. The face of the person being questioned can show Micro Expressions that they are not even aware of. In most cases when a person tries to conceal strong emotions e.g. anger, the expressions can make it evident for a fraction of a second that they may be lying or trying to deceiving the listener. It is the same with smiles. Different muscles are used when you give someone a genuine happy smile opposed to a fake smile. A Human Lie Detector detects lies in a different way compared to a Polygraph Machine or Digital Voice Stress Analysis. For example; a very slight hand or finger movement can give the person being questioned away that may otherwise have not been detected by a Polygraph machine or the Polygraph examiner. In the case that the person being questioned may have been silent during the slight hand movement the Digital Voice Stress Analysis will not detect any unusual behaviour either. Although Polygraph tests are immensely accurate they do require compliance. The person being interviewed needs to be connected with cables to a machine and that may cause discomfort and distress. With Micro Expressions you have a much more unobtrusive way to deal with lie detection. The 2009/2010 Fox Hit TV Series Lie to Me was inspired by Micro Expressions and associated science. Click here to visit the Lie to Me website and read more about it.
