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What the Eye Doesn’t See
Investigating with Non-Verbal Communication
Private investigators and the police often have to under take the difficult task of communicating with and understanding those they speak to in a manner the untrained eye will take for granted, a well trained and experienced private investigator or police officer can often make judgments on the people they encounter from what they see rather the words they hear.
Excellent communication is pretty much the bedrock of successful relationships, both on a personal basis and professionally in the business environment. But what many people fail to appreciate is the fact we all communicate with much more than just the spoken words we use and hear every day. In fact, detailed research informs us that the majority of our personal communication is what we call non-verbal communication, and this is an extremely important skill for the private investigator to hone and use during their investigations.
This non-verbal communication, or as many people refer to it, body language, will include how we use our face expressions, hand gestures, eye movement and contact, out main body posture, and also the tone of our voice.
The skill to understand non-verbal communication is an extremely powerful skill that will assist you connect and understand with others on a level that means you can assess and profile individuals in a way that the untrained person simply cannot appreciate.
This ability to monitor and assess the actions of others is an invaluable tool for many private investigators during their investigations and can often produce amazing results and more often than not help them ascertain whether a subject is telling the truth or not. Police forces also rely very heavily on the ability to profile through the use of non verbal communication.
