Knowing how to detect when someone is lying is one of the most important skill for a successful career and a lasting relationship.
Robert Pagliarini from the CBS MoneyWatch.com blog wrote a very interesting post about how to control meetings and get what you want out of it
Here are his nine tips to prepare for your next big meeting:

We finally launched our Open Source Intelligence Upgrade initiative publicly at the TC50 Conference in San Francisco. It was an amazing experience and we got a ton of feedback from industry professionals. The site is still a work in progress but we wanted to get it out there as soon as possible to get people to start playing with it.
One of the reasons why I created IntelUp.com is Ray Kurzweil: his unique vision combining inspiration and rigor opened a complete new world to me: the rational future. Here is his bio from TED.com:
Now that we have something working, it's time to make it more useful. The next version will bring more social networking features:
- Allow users to share their knowledge and best practices more easily
- Rate the content
- Recommend stuff to your friends
Thanks for reading this, please contact us if you have any ideas, comments or questions.
Nick
The mission of IntelUp.com, the Intelligence Upgrade Initiative, is to help people work smarter, live better and have more fun.
Part blog, part aggregator, IntelUp.com provides advice from experts in one convenient place so you don't have to waste time searching for trustworthy information. Think of it as a "virtual mentor" for all areas of your life. The site is in the Beta phase and is only a school project at the moment, so feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.