From months we have been hearing about the return of black money to India. Some claimed they have the list, some even circulated a false list of India account holders in Swiss Banks. But the truth is still under veil, if there are any chances of getting those money back.
Yesterday, i.e 3rd Dec 2014, We got the statement by Swiss Ambassador Linus Von Castelmur that India must show the proof of fraud. He also said," Yes, it (re-routing of black money) happened. But Swiss banks and others have been heavily fined recently, so the remedial process is in place.” “But you cannot say, give us all Indian account holders, this is not possible. You can’t just go on a fishing expedition. But if you have evidence, we will go ahead,” . ( Quoting from The Hindu )
Let us now analyse the statements and interview by applying Body Language techniques.
1. Baselining
The baselining is the procedure of measuring how someone acts when they are under
normal, non-threatening conditions through various body language cues. It is how someone looks when they are telling the truth.
This is the most important step . One step goes wrong and the whole detection is null and void.
After baselining we noticed Mr. Linus is a hand talker, meaning he uses his hands to elaborate when he is talking, which is an illustrator here.
He is also a leaner, when he talks while standing, he leans to his right or left from time to time. And his shoulders are relaxed. He gives a good pause of one sec while speaking, breathing pattern is normal .
Now let's see, what the Body Language tells us.
2. Controlled Hands
If you can see closely here and in the video as well, you can feel, as if he has controlled his hands. Hands are behind the back and are controlled. Do not confuse it with the standing army posture,which is not the case here, as the chest is not erected.
3. Stiff Body
The shoulders are very stiff here compared to what his general posture is,symbolizing there is something being talked here, which is making him cautious.
4. Response latency
Response latency is the duration between question is asked and the answer is given . In simple words, it is the time we take to answer a question. A good response latency is about 2 seconds i.e. if we wait for around 2 seconds after the question is being asked , that is considered truthful.
Mr. Linus however responds to the first question in less than one second,which is a matter of concern here.
5. Gestural slip
Usually,when we say positive sentences we nod our head top to bottom symbolizing "yes" and when we say negative sentences like I don't like it, I don't want that, I can't go there etc , we shake our head from right to left implying "No". If the statement is positive and the head shake is "NO" or the sentence is negative and Head nod is a "YES" , you should know that there is something going on. This is called a gestural slip.
When asked by the reporter if Switzerland has prepared any list of Indian account holders, Mr. Linus says Switzerland is working on case to case basis with Indian authorities. And during the full statement he is shaking his head "NO" symbolizing he does not agree with his own words.
6. Generalisation
Another concern here is the generalization. A truthful person generally doesn't use generalisation because he/she has nothing to hide, whereas a person who is lying will take the help of generalisations to avoid a flat lie. For example, if you ask someone did you ever cheat on your partner and you get answers like Cheating is sin or Who doesn't or Everyone is a cheater etc. You know there is something more.
Again the same statement When asked by the reporter if Switzerlnd has prepared any list of Indian account holders, Mr. Linus says Switzerland is working on case to case basis with Indian authorities. We can see a clear generalization here, meaning, there is something which is being hidden from us or is still unknown.
7. Hand gestures return
This picture is from The Hindu from an exclusive interview with Mr.Linus where he is saying "The Swiss government will continue to withhold information on Swiss bank account holders, unless the Indian government shows “independent investigations of fraud” in each case,".
Look at the picture here, he is seen using the hands again while talking,suggesting his confidence in his words. Now that's the truth he is saying.
In case you want to see the video, click here.
Well, we will see with time, how it goes. Till then, keep looking.
www.bodyspeaksbetter.com
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Yesterday, i.e 3rd Dec 2014, We got the statement by Swiss Ambassador Linus Von Castelmur that India must show the proof of fraud. He also said," Yes, it (re-routing of black money) happened. But Swiss banks and others have been heavily fined recently, so the remedial process is in place.” “But you cannot say, give us all Indian account holders, this is not possible. You can’t just go on a fishing expedition. But if you have evidence, we will go ahead,” . ( Quoting from The Hindu )
Let us now analyse the statements and interview by applying Body Language techniques.
1. Baselining
The baselining is the procedure of measuring how someone acts when they are under
normal, non-threatening conditions through various body language cues. It is how someone looks when they are telling the truth.
This is the most important step . One step goes wrong and the whole detection is null and void.
After baselining we noticed Mr. Linus is a hand talker, meaning he uses his hands to elaborate when he is talking, which is an illustrator here.
He is also a leaner, when he talks while standing, he leans to his right or left from time to time. And his shoulders are relaxed. He gives a good pause of one sec while speaking, breathing pattern is normal .
Now let's see, what the Body Language tells us.
2. Controlled Hands
If you can see closely here and in the video as well, you can feel, as if he has controlled his hands. Hands are behind the back and are controlled. Do not confuse it with the standing army posture,which is not the case here, as the chest is not erected.
3. Stiff Body
The shoulders are very stiff here compared to what his general posture is,symbolizing there is something being talked here, which is making him cautious.
4. Response latency
Response latency is the duration between question is asked and the answer is given . In simple words, it is the time we take to answer a question. A good response latency is about 2 seconds i.e. if we wait for around 2 seconds after the question is being asked , that is considered truthful.
Mr. Linus however responds to the first question in less than one second,which is a matter of concern here.
5. Gestural slip
Usually,when we say positive sentences we nod our head top to bottom symbolizing "yes" and when we say negative sentences like I don't like it, I don't want that, I can't go there etc , we shake our head from right to left implying "No". If the statement is positive and the head shake is "NO" or the sentence is negative and Head nod is a "YES" , you should know that there is something going on. This is called a gestural slip.
When asked by the reporter if Switzerland has prepared any list of Indian account holders, Mr. Linus says Switzerland is working on case to case basis with Indian authorities. And during the full statement he is shaking his head "NO" symbolizing he does not agree with his own words.
6. Generalisation
Another concern here is the generalization. A truthful person generally doesn't use generalisation because he/she has nothing to hide, whereas a person who is lying will take the help of generalisations to avoid a flat lie. For example, if you ask someone did you ever cheat on your partner and you get answers like Cheating is sin or Who doesn't or Everyone is a cheater etc. You know there is something more.
Again the same statement When asked by the reporter if Switzerlnd has prepared any list of Indian account holders, Mr. Linus says Switzerland is working on case to case basis with Indian authorities. We can see a clear generalization here, meaning, there is something which is being hidden from us or is still unknown.
7. Hand gestures return
This picture is from The Hindu from an exclusive interview with Mr.Linus where he is saying "The Swiss government will continue to withhold information on Swiss bank account holders, unless the Indian government shows “independent investigations of fraud” in each case,".
Look at the picture here, he is seen using the hands again while talking,suggesting his confidence in his words. Now that's the truth he is saying.
In case you want to see the video, click here.
Well, we will see with time, how it goes. Till then, keep looking.
www.bodyspeaksbetter.com
www.facebook.com/bodyspeaksbetter
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