liar often tries to control their body, becoming unnaturally
still, and their voice can follow suit, becoming more
monotone. At times, a person’s voice also takes on a pleading
quality, as though they are imploring the listener to believe
them. All of this can happen unconsciously.
The same technologies that can alter speech or <lter out
unwanted sounds can also strip away these vital cues. They
can =atten the depth of communication, transforming
context-rich conversation into lifeless, robotic noise, erasing
the subtle nuances that make interactions human. Those
clues of deception can disappear in the process.
No single auditory cue is informative on its own. When
I train government agencies, fraud investigators, business
leaders, and others, I teach ...