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Janine Driver

Body Language & Decision-Making Expert

Janine Driver is a body language and decision-making expert based in New Alexandria, VA. With over 30 years of experience, Janine is a former federal law enforcement officer who trained the FBI, CIA, and ATF in detecting deception and high-stakes interviewing. Janine founded the Body Language Institute, leading a team of 6 award-winning communications instructors, instructing monthly certification courses, and speaking for 75-100 events annually. She is the New York Times bestselling author of You Say More Than You Think (2011) and the Washington Post bestselling author of You Can’t Lie to Me (2014), and has given four TEDx talks with over 10 million views on YouTube.

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Co-authored Articles (9)

How to Know if Someone is Lying to You: 22 Common Signs

Body language expert Janine Driver explains common signs of dishonesty Do you feel like someone might be lying to you? Wish there were some tells? The truth is that, although there are many supposed clues hiding in body...

How to Read Body Language & Nonverbal Communications

Body language and decision-making expert Janine Driver shares tips for reading other people’s body languageIf you need help understanding body language, you’re in the right place. We’ve partnered with body language...

How to Recognize and React to Duper’s Delight

Body language expert Janine Driver explains what duper's delight is and how to spot it If you’ve ever felt a spark of joy when a lie of yours went unnoticed, that was duper’s delight. Duper’s delight, or duping del...

20 Powerful Hand Gestures: What They Mean & How to Use Them

Body language expert Janine Driver shares powerful hand gestures that exude confidence & intelligenceAre you trying to improve your presentation skills? Or maybe you want to appear more confident at work? Well, you’ve ...

How to

Spot a Liar by Their Eye Movements

Spotting a liar can be very difficult. If you suspect that someone might not be being honest with you, here are some ways you can gain more clues.

How to

Read Eyes for Emotions

They say the eyes are the window to the soul, but do eyes really communicate what a person is thinking and feeling? While it’s impossible to read another person’s thoughts, you can definitely gain emotional insight b...

How to

Read Your Partner's Body Language

Your romantic partner may have a wide variety of signals that portray how they are feeling and what's on their minds. By observing and taking note of these signals in specific and general situations, you can better under...

How to

Easily Read Faces and Facial Expressions

Reading people’s emotions is an important part of human communication. Recognizing facial expressions is an important way to get a sense of how someone is feeling. Beyond being able to simply recognize facial expressio...

How to

Catch Someone Lying

It's never fun when you think someone is lying to you. Of course, you want to figure out if they are being truthful or not. One way is to use verbal tricks to try to draw them out, as well as gathering evidence to the co...