This very subtle nonverbal communication was very powerful and ensured a feeling of equality among the managers from both the organizations.

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Try this: Choose one nonverbal behavior (say, touching a colleague on the arm) and list all the conditions under which this behavior would be acceptable in your company or organization.

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As my colleague Sophia Hollander reported earlier this month, the new test will weigh heavily on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT).

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This is crucially true of dishonesty, where one specific cluster of nonverbal signals has been proven statistically to be a highly accurate indicator of deception.

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