Sword expression held her face. Holy ‘blank space’ was the four letter obscene word she uttered. We are in a full blown crisis! Stunned, she said, what are we going to do now? We have to deal with them! His partner said, let’s meet with our adversaries. we can read your microexpressions during the meeting to learn more about your real thoughts and feelings. That will let us know what they really have in mind.

Can you read microexpressions? Do you know what they are? Read on and you will be able to answer both questions. Plus, you’ll find out how you can use them when you’re in a crisis.

Microexpressions:

Microexpressions are emotional displays that last less than a quarter of a second. They reflect the reality of someone’s thoughts at that moment. Therefore, if you can accurately interpret someone’s emotional displays, you will have an idea of ​​her current emotional state. Doing that will give you an idea of ​​how they feel about an offer or statement. During a crisis, having this perspective gives you real-time information about the direction you need to take.

There are seven generic microexpressions for everyone in the whole world.

• Fear: When you detect genuine fear, look for raised eyebrows, wide eyes, and parted lips with the lower lip protruding downward.

• Anger: Anger is denoted by lowered eyebrows and flaring nostrils reminiscent of a bull before charging.

• Disgust: This micro-expression is shown with the upper lip up, while the nose is wrinkled.

• Surprise: You’ll recognize surprise by raised eyebrows, wide eyes, and an open mouth.

• Contempt – This gesture looks like a mockery. You will notice it from one corner of the mouth up.

• Sadness – Note sadness through drooping eyelids and downturned lips. A change in the inflection and tonality of the voice can also accompany genuine pain.

• Happiness: Happiness is shown through wide eyes with crow’s feet or wrinkles at the corners, a smile, and lifted cheeks. A degree of exuberance can also accompany this gesture.

Use of microexpressions in crisis intervention:

Knowing someone’s actual thoughts allows you to understand their source of motivation, and that’s the benefit of being able to read someone’s expressions.

During a crisis, use the unannounced information you’ve collected and assess how strong the opposition is. From there, determine the degree of mental or real force to invoke. Another advantage is the ability to assess the commitment that those on the opposite side have with each other. Consequently, if you can identify those with less alliance, you can separate them from the others. Thus, you would be weakening his numerical strength, which can help decrease his overall power.

Once you’ve collected the above knowledge, consider different ways you can use it to your advantage. As an example, you could:

• create false scenarios to confuse the other party as to which direction to take
• align some of your strongest positions with your weakest ones (do this to keep your strongest points at bay), then you can claim that you are doing everything you can to satisfy your needs
• form a splinter group, made up of your side, theirs, and neutral stakeholders to combat the overall strength of the opposing side: this maneuver is similar to divide and conquer, with the benefit that your team becomes stronger, while theirs is diluted.

Fake microexpressions:

While genuine micro-expressions give insight into one’s mind, you can fake them. As an example, you can exaggerate the sneer by lifting one corner of your lip and allowing it to linger longer than a micro expression. Even if the other person didn’t initially notice your expression, you can still ask if they saw what you did. Either way, you’ll have him on the defensive asking questions and him answering them.

Confront with caution:

There is nothing more discouraging than assessing an adversary and failing to identify their true leader. That means you have to be hyper-aware of who your real opponent is and what decision-making abilities he has. You have heard of the power behind the throne. Even more so during a crisis, it is who you want to face. Your rivals may have a shared leadership structure or use a front person as the face of their team. They would do that to confuse you.

To identify a power source, note who might look at whom to confirm before making or accepting an offer. You can also detect subtle signs of hesitation in committing the act. That’s where your observance of microexpressions will help you identify a person who is presenting as someone with power.

Reflection:

Being able to accurately identify and interpret microexpressions will give you a huge advantage in any situation. During a crisis, having this ability will increase your power exponentially. So if you use this skill wisely, you will deter and warn off more crises… and all will be well with the world.

Remember, you are always negotiating!

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