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Carson

I do the between-the-eyes trick also... The smile can add the right touch of creepiness too, especially when you throw in a wink.

Dirty

An easy way to do it is to look right between their eyes. Then it's not so weird for you but the other person will be like shit, this guy's looking into my soul right now. And you know what? Maybe I am.

Richae

Hahahaha....I TOTALLY DO THIS ALL THE TIME. It is GREAT to see the sorts of reactions you get, for sure. People get used to not making intense eye contact like that, and it really throws them off. LOVE IT.

Beki

This is great. I have been doing this all morning, and I had one girl get so flustered she left my office without ever getting what she came for. You know what else freaks the people out these days.....smiling. Not only looking them in the eye, but smiling while you're doing it. I think people thought I was plotting way to do them in and hide the bodies.

Valdemaras

I always try to look people in the eyes, unfortunately 90% turn them down. I think they find it embarassing, or they think I can read their minds. I have this colleague who always looks to my forehead, an inch above my eyebrows, weird. He knows it, we tell his to stop, but he says he just can't. :)

jenjen

Oh God I never make eye contact its way too intense and uncomfortable esp when you're talking about crap and one person (me) doesnt even want to.
Everyone complains about it and then when I do, the person gets shifty and looks at someone else..usually the most braindead person, who likes to talk alot.