The 7 Tells · a free field guide
David A. Kessinger, former Deputy Director of Clandestine Operations

Most people who get manipulated see the signs. Then somebody talks them out of what they saw.

This guide covers seven of the signs I watched for over thirty years, across the table from people who did it on purpose. For each one you get the scene, so you recognize it while it’s happening, what it means, and one line to say back.

✓ The conversation ends with you apologizing
✓ Your “no” gets a character review
✓ The compliment arrives right before the ask
✓ The clock is always theirs
✓ “Never mind.”
✓ Your memory is the thing on trial
✓ You edit yourself before you speak to them

At the end, a one-week log, so you can tell a bad day from a pattern.

12 pages · 7 tells · a ten-minute read

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