Sensory Acuity Archives

14 Aug 25

From Observation to Mastery — How to Use Calibration to Understand Human Behavior Instantly

If you missed the start of the series, see our How to Read People: The Ultimate NLP Calibration Guide to catch-up What if you could know—really know—how someone feels, even if they smile politely and say all the right things? In this final blog of the series, Dr. Adriana James…

13 Aug 25

How to Read People: The Ultimate NLP Calibration Guide

What if you could know what someone really thinks or feels—before they say a single word? That’s the promise of calibration—the foundation of world-class communication, taught in NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner training with The Tad James Company. In this exclusive 5-part series, Dr. Adriana James reveals the overlooked visual…

How to Read Facial Cues in NLP for Better Communication

13 Aug 25

The Subtle Language of the Face — How Lower Lip Size and Eye Focus Reveal Inner States

How do you truly know what someone is feeling—even if they say nothing at all? As you develop deeper observational skills through NLP, you begin to recognize that the body always tells the truth—you just have to know what to look for. In this post, Dr. Adriana James explores two…

13 Aug 25

How to Notice What Most People Miss — Mastering Micro-Expressions, Skin Tone & Breathing in NLP

What if you could tell when someone is confused, disengaged, or emotionally uncomfortable—without them saying a word? You can. But it takes more than intuition or “gut feelings.” It takes trained observational skill—what we call sensory acuity in NLP. In this article, Dr. Adriana James builds on our previous exploration…

12 Aug 25

The Underrated Superpower of High Performers: Observational Intelligence (and How to Train It)

Part 1 of this blog series is here if you missed it. The contents of this blog aligns with the above video and picks up from the middle of the video onwards. Ever walked away from a conversation and thought, “Something felt off”—but couldn’t explain why? That gut feeling is…

12 Aug 25

The Secret Power of Sensory Acuity — How Andre Agassi Outsmarted Boris Becker with One Observation

Imagine defeating one of the greatest tennis players in the world—not just with speed or skill, but by noticing a tiny unconscious gesture. That’s exactly what Andre Agassi did to beat Boris Becker, and it’s the perfect real-world example of a powerful concept taught in NLP: sensory acuity. In this…

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