Briefing on how to recognize and best leverage different temperaments base on facial characteristics. Useful tips for business and personal life when managing or interacting with lots of people.

1. Facial Reading
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Tom Helou

2. Background
Context
Usefulness
How we do it today?
Sections of the face
Facial Characteristics
Wrap up
Q&A
Agenda

3. Temperaments
STABLE
UNSTABLE
Managers with
large teams
Legal, HR, Finance!
Customer Service
Sales
&
M
ktg!
Som
e
C
level
Creativity!
R&D, PR, Design

4. Care/ Love
Physical
Service
Gifts
Quality Time
Recognition
How do we
perceive
Care?

5. Physical
Quality Time
Recognition
Here I’m, can you see me? – stop what you
are doing and listen or talk to me/him with your full
attention (no mobiles, emails, side-talks)
Common complains – my boss (parent, friend,
boy-friend) does not listen to me, he she does not
dedicate time to me.
Quality TimeCare/ Love

6. Physical Recognition
I need you to recognize me
(cheer me up) for the things I
do right.
Common complains: I don’t like my
job (boss) because none ever
recognizes me.
Words of RecognitionCare/ Love

7. e
re?
Physical
Service
These are the ones always taking
care of others.
Let me help you with that
presentation. Here is a
coffee
I will carry that for you.
Usually a “giver” of
Service is a “receiver” of
recognition. A simple
thanks, or you are great!
Acts of ServiceCare/ Love

8. ?Physical
Gifts
These are those for whom getting some sort of a
gift is very relevant: flowers, letter, candy, jewel…
They like to buy and spend…a lot!
If there is no budget, they will be affected the
most, and the first to realize adjustments.
GiftsCare/ Love

9. ?
Physical
These people like and need physical contact, on a
good way.
At times they are touchy but not for the
wrong reasons, it’s just what they need.
They are also known as kinesthetic.
They learn a lot with objects.
Physical touchCare/ Love
Very artistic/ creative

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Facial Recognition Chronology
Romans carefully
selected gladiators,
performers and soldiers
based on role.
Confucius
writings
University of
Bologna, Italy
Johann Kaspar
Lavater- Popularized
Charles Darwin.
Evolution theory
Facebook: massive use of
facial recognition
Physiognomy, Greeks
during Middle Ages
Forbidden by King
George II (prison) Facial Recognition
for security
purposes
Catholic Church. School
of Antioch
Emergence of the Movie’s
industry. Carl Laemmle

11. Facial Reading Context

12. Why is it useful?
• If interviewing candidates for a role, 5 of them are
equally qualified, which one to pick and why?
!
• If presenting a complex proposal to people you
have not met, how do you address each one of
them?
!
• When negotiating a contract and things are not
doing well, how do you get back on track?
!
• Does the person in front of you likes to speak,
likes to hear, is he/she practical or sentimental?

13. Forehead
•Analysis
•Intelligence
•Work
Eyes and Nose
•Care for others
•Strong feelings
•Loyalty
Mouth & Chin
•Communication
•Social
•Decisiveness
Facial Reading Main sections of the face

14. Left & Right sides The Mirror

15. Size and shape
•Big: quick for decision making
•Flat: lack of spontaneity and decision making
•Small w/narrow ridge: no conflict facing, retreat
•Acutely downward (concorde): unreliability
•Roman: zeal & resolve -wealth.
•Convex mid nose ridge: concentration, straight and
intuitive
•Bump on ridge: friendly and appreciative
Pointing
• Up: impatience
• Straight: patience
• Up & down: patient then explodes
Nostrils
•Wings: others feeling
•Phyltrum: desire levels
• Plump nose tip: warm and
friendly
Thickness
• Loyalty
• Assertiveness
• Self esteem
Facial Reading The Nose
Nose

16. Ears
Size
Position
Variations
• Anti helix: friendliness
• Notches: spending level
• Lobes: Sensibility/ Art
• Large: Conformists, no power holding
• Small: Modesty and ready to put themselves down, apologetic.
• Small and flat: lack of self confidence
• Balanced
• High: been successful (6-20’s)
• Mid: best (20-50)
• Low: best between (50 and over)
• Mole mid- helix: ambitious
• Visible tragus (from front) : vitality
• Helix: Robust: inquisitive and curious
Curly: Cranky

17. The Mouth

18. Size:
• Big: Overcome problems, externalize noisily
• Small: low self esteem
• High physical touch levels
Lips Position:
• Lower and upper aligned: fighting spirit, tough, cop with the unexpected
• Overhanging upper: self satisfaction and pride
• Protruding mouth: hard to motivate and satisfy
Other characteristics:
• Indents at the corners of the mouth: overcoming any obstacles
• Straight line when mouth closed: common sense
• Wave line when lips meet: reliability
• Protounding chin: arrogance (receding chin: lack of confidence)
Mouth

19. Eyes
Shape
Rectangular-shaped: zeal and rezolved
Round: lots of talking
Slope down: pessimism
Upward-slanting (cat): alert
Three whites: senses things before happening
Eyebrows
Straight: executive qualities
Close to eyes: reflection and evaluation, great for roles with lots of people
Chaotic eyebrows: limited concentration however “creative”
Joining eyebrows: very jealous
Steeply angled middle eyebrow: dislike accountability
Net at beginning then untidy: lose interest fast
Triangular eyebrow: decisive

20. In Summary
“If we treat people as they are”, says Goethe, “we make
them worse. If we treat them as they should be, we guide to
what they should be”
Always get on the positives FIRST
finding the negatives is very easy.
Get IN FRONT of people
(employees, customers, suppliers)
it will help you making better
decisions!

21. Books
• The$Naked$Face.$Lailan$Young$
• Face$Reading.$Barbara$Roberts$
• Face$Recogni:on.$Eleyan$&$Demirel$
• The$4$Temperaments.$Tim$LaHaye$
• 5$Languages$of$Love.$Gary$Chapman$
• On$Intelligence.$Jeff$Hawkins$
• Virtuous$Leadership.$Alexandre$Havard$