A high-signal masterclass in human behaviour with Gavin Stone — ex-intelligence officer, body-language & behaviour expert, and real-world spy strategist. Alongside Aleksandra, he decodes the animal instincts behind influence: lioness energy, cheetah calm, chameleon personas, and the wolf that won’t be trained. Expect practical tools for negotiations, leadership, sales—and a few secret agent-level secreyts on reading people fast.

What’s inside (pulled straight from the transcript):

Compressed lips is the tell: agreement while holding something back
Clusters over one-offs: 3+ signals beat pop-psych myths (feet pull in, arms fold, gaze drop, blink-rate spikes, clunky speech)
Baseline first: calibrate across contexts (home, court, work) before judging the signal
Blink rate & breath location: fast stress reads; chest vs. belly breathing
Read the room in 10 seconds: ask a hard question—track where the eyes go
ICBM instant-calm breath + 7-5-8 box breathing: reset composure under pressure
Statement Analysis 101: answers that pacify vs. answers that actually deny
Polygraph reality: detects stress, not deception—the operator matters more than the machine
Industrial-espionage lesson: when looking for tells makes you see them (even hay fever can fake a cue)
Identity to product: why people buy who they are (tribes, owner’s-club psychology)
Animal lens, human results: territory, pack dynamics, the hunt—quiet predator composure beats frantic motion every time.

About Gavin Stone

Ex-intelligence professional turned behavioural & body-language specialist who advises governments and boardrooms on deception detection, strategic thinking, and spy-grade human performance.

Upcoming course: SpyQ Intelligence Officer Training (UK) — 2 days of mental resilience, strategic thinking, and think-outside-the-box tools, delivered in a DSET army-barracks setting with guest speakers. Dates: 27–28 October.
Details & tickets → https://spyq.co.uk

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