1. Education

2. Career
    Academics  Private practice  Media  Legal consultant 

3. Other
    Honors and awards  Noise pollution awareness advocacy 

4. Controversy
    Copyright infringement of Glass's materials 

5. Published works
    Books 

6. References

7. External links

Lillian Glass is an American interpersonal communication and body language expert, media commentator, litigation consultant, and author. Her books include Toxic People, Talk to Win, Say It Right, He Says She Says, and several books on body language.

Education

Glass received a bachelor of science degree from Bradley University^[1] in Speech and Hearing Sciences, where she was named one of Glamour Magazines Top 10 College Women.^[2] She earned her master of science degree from the University of Michigan, where she became interested in gender differences in communication and the study of cranial and dental- facial abnormalities.^[3]

At age 24, she received a doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota and was awarded a Bush Foundation fellowship.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} She majored in communication disorders, with an emphasis on speech and hearing sciences, and minored in clinical genetics. Because of her interest in psychology, her doctoral dissertation focused on Psychosocial Perceptions of Speech and Cosmetic Appearance of Patients with Craniofacial Abnormalities.^[4]

She received a post doctorate in Medical Genetics at UCLA School of Medicine where she received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant and did research on speech and hearing problems of patients with a variety of genetic diseases, including those with neurological and skeletal problems. Glass published her research in various professional journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine where she described distinct voice patterns in patients with neurofibromatosis.^[5] She also discovered a genetic syndrome involving deafness and a dental abnormality, described as the Glass-Gorlin Syndrome (oligondtia and sensorineural deafness).^[6][7]

In 2013, Glass attended Pepperdine University's School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, where she studied mediation.^[8]

Career

Academics

Upon completing her post doctoral training at UCLA School of Medicine, Glass became an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC). She held joint appointments with the School of Medicine,^[9] Department of Medical Genetics, School of Dentistry, and Department of Speech Communication and was a researcher at the University of Southern California Speech Research Lab.^[10]

Private practice

Glass began her private practice in Beverly Hills, California, treating patients with speech and hearing difficulties. Her practice progressed to training actors for movie roles. One of her first clients was Dustin Hoffman, whom she helped train to talk like a woman for his role in the film Tootsie.^[11] Subsequently, she helped other actors including Sean Connery.^[12] She also coached deaf actress Marlee Matlin, in speaking publicly at the Academy Award ceremonies and in film roles,^[13] and Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan - known as Milli Vanilli - during their press conference when they gave back their Grammy Award for lip synching.^[14] Transgender Caitlyn Jenner also worked with Glass to learn how to feminize her voice and body language as she transitioned from being Bruce Jenner.^[15]

Glass has lectured on the topic of communication and body language.^[16]

Media

Glass began her television career as a co-host on Alive and Well on USA Network{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} and as a psychology reporter for the ABC affiliate in Los Angeles, KABC Television. She has since appeared on a variety news and talk shows, including Good Morning America and the Today show.^[17][18]

She has appeared as a body language expert on HLN's Nancy Grace Show,^[19] MSNBC,^[20][21] Entertainment Tonight,^[22][23] and others^[24] and 20/20.^[25] Finally, she has appeared on numerous reality shows,^[26][27] and was the body language expert on Season 8 of Dancing With the Stars,^[28] BRAVO's Millionaire Matchmaker,^[29] and Swift Justice.^[30]

Glass has written a monthly body language column for Cosmopolitan.^[31]

Along with her "Dr. Lillian Glass Body Language Blog'", Glass also writes about celebrities and newsmakers in her blog, Reading People, for Psychology Today.^[32] She has also been a contributor to Women in Crime Ink.

Legal consultant

Glass has provided expert testimony regarding body language, speech and vocal forensics and behavioral analysis. She has been retained by attorneys as a jury/litigation consultant, and has done jury selection and witness preparation. Glass is also a member of the American Society of Trial Consultants and a member of the Pro Bono Committee of the ASTC which provides free jury and trial consulting for pro bono groups.

Other

Honors and awards

She was selected as "Outstanding Young Graduate" by Bradley University and inducted into membership into their highest alumni honor society, "The Centurion Society", for alumni who have achieved national and international fame.^[1]

Glass was also honored by Glamour Magazine as one of 10 "Outstanding Young Working Women" and also selected as one of the nation's nine "Successful Business Women."

Noise pollution awareness advocacy

As a USC professor, Glass helped create public awareness via a media campaign, to warn the public against the dangers of noise pollution.^[9] She, along with a group of celebrities also advocated the building of acoustical or noise barriers to help mitigate noise pollution in Los Angeles. She was also on the Board of Directors of a consumer advocate group established by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association to help create awareness with regard to noise pollution.

Controversy

Copyright infringement of Glass's materials

In 2010, Glass won a jury verdict for copyright infringement against Marsha Petrie Sue for having published in 2007 a book entitled Toxic People. Glass had written a book by that same title in 1995, and the 2007 book contained word-for-word copying of Glass' work.^[33]

Published works

Books

• How to Deprogram Your Valley Girl 1982 (NY: Workman Publishing). {{ISBN|0-89480-239-9}}.
• Talk to Win- Six Steps to a Successful Vocal Image 1987 (NY: Putman Publishing). {{ISBN|0399513868}}.
• Confident Conversation, 1991 (London: Piatkus Publishing). {{ISBN|0-7499-1081-X}} (hard cover) . {{ISBN|0-7499-1085-2}} (soft cover).
• Say It Right-How to Talk In Any Social or Business Situation 1991, 1992 (NY:Perigee Books). {{ISBN|0399516999}}.
• He Says She Says: Closing the Communication Gap Between the Sexes 1992 (NY: GP. Putnam and Sons). {{ISBN|0-399-51737-5}}.
• Toxic People - 10 Ways of Dealing with People Who Make Your Life Miserable 1995 (NY: Simon and Schuster ). {{ISBN|0-684-80315-1}} (hard cover). (NY: St. Martin's Press). {{ISBN|0-312-15232-9}} (soft cover).
• Attracting Terrific People- How to Find and Keep the People Who Bring Your Life Joy" New 1997 (NY:St. Martin's Press). {{ISBN|0-312-15058-X}} (hard cover). {{ISBN|0-312-18045-4}} (soft cover).
• I Know What You're Thinking- Using the Four Codes of Reading People to Improve Your Life, 2002 (NY: Wiley). {{ISBN|0-471-38140-3}} (hard cover). {{ISBN|0-471-43029-3}} (soft cover).
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Verbal Self Defense 1999 (NY: Alpha Books, Macmillan Publishing). {{ISBN|0-02-862741-5}}.
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Men and Women, 2000 (NY : Alpha Books, Macmillan Publishing). {{ISBN|0-02-862414-9}}.
• Toxic Men - 10 ways of Identifying, Dealing With and Healing From Men Who Make Your Life Miserable, 2010 (hard cover) (Massachusetts:Adams Media). {{ISBN|1-4405-0007-X}}
• Guide to Identifying Terrorists Through Body Language, Lillian Glass PhD, Vincent Sullivan JD, 2012, (electronic book) (Massachusetts: Adams Media), ASIN B007BQFMSG.
• The Body Language Advantage: Maximize Your Personal and Professional Relationships with this Ultimate Photo Guide to Deciphering What Others Are Secretly Saying,in Any Situation, 2012 (Massachusetts: Fair Winds Press). {{ISBN|978-1592335152}}.
• The Body Language of Liars: From Little White Lies to Pathological Deception - How to See through the Fibs, Frauds, and Falsehoods People Tell You Every Day, 2013, (Massachusetts: Career Press). {{ISBN|1601632800}}.
• 50 Ways My Dog Made Me Into A Better Person, 2015, (California:Your Total Image Publishing). {{ISBN|978-1929873524}}.
• Body Language of Terrorists: Protect Yourself and Those Around You By Spotting Signals That Identify Potential Threats, 2015 (California: Your Total Image Publishing). {{ISBN|978-1929873487}}.
• Bikram Vocal Yoga:Voice Communication and Body Language Skills to Increase Confidence and Enrich Your Life, 2015 (California: Your Total Image Publishing). {{ISBN|978-1929873357}}.

References

External links

• Dr. Lillian Glass body language blog

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