1. A method for interpreting interpersonal communication, comprising: monitoring a first interaction between two or more individuals using a set of monitoring devices including a camera, a video camera, or a microphone; identifying a culture and personality type of at least one of the two or more individuals based on the monitored first interaction; retrieving first cultural/personality profile information specific to the identified culture and personality type from a database of cultural/personality profile information; monitoring a second interaction between the two or more individuals using the set of monitoring devices including the camera, the video camera, or the microphone; identifying a first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data of the at least one of the two or more individuals based on the monitored second interaction; interpreting the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data using the first cultural/personality profile information; and communicating the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data to a user, wherein the user and the at least one of the two or more individuals are the same person and the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data, communicated to the user, includes an indication that the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data is potentially detrimental to constructive conversation.
1. A method for interpreting interpersonal communication, comprising: monitoring a first interaction between two or more individuals using a set of monitoring devices including a camera, a video camera, or a microphone; identifying a culture and personality type of at least one of the two or more individuals based on the monitored first interaction; retrieving first cultural/personality profile information specific to the identified culture and personality type from a database of cultural/personality profile information; monitoring a second interaction between the two or more individuals using the set of monitoring devices including the camera, the video camera, or the microphone; identifying a first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data of the at least one of the two or more individuals based on the monitored second interaction; interpreting the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data using the first cultural/personality profile information; and communicating the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data to a user, wherein the user and the at least one of the two or more individuals are the same person and the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data, communicated to the user, includes an indication that the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data is potentially detrimental to constructive conversation. 8. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data to the user includes superimposing the interpretation of the identified first facial expression, gesture, vocal intonation, or indication of emotional state derived from biometric data on a videoconference such that it may be observed by a party to the videoconference other than the at least one of the two or more individuals.