What Every BODY Is Saying_Navarro, Joe & Karlins, Marvin

THE MIND’S CANVAS 167 or complement each other. By assessing facial behaviors in context and comparing them to other nonverbal b ...

168 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING see how tense Bill’s jaw got when I made that proposal?” Only to hear his partner respond, “No, ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 169 BOX 45: MY LIPS SAY I LOVE YOU, BUT MY LOOKS SAY OTHERWISE I am amazed at how many times positive words po ...

170 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING BOX 46: THE FACE AND FEET SHOW LIFE IS SWEET Not long ago I was waiting for a flight out of Bal ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 171 BOX 47: WHAT YOU WON’T SEE IN AN ELEVATOR Try to tilt your head in an elevator full of strangers and leave ...

172 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING that can help us achieve insight into what people are thinking and how they intend to act. Pupi ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 173 BOX 48: IF THEY CONSTRICT, YOU CAN CONVICT In 1989, while working with the FBI on a matter involving natio ...

174 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING pupils, everything in front of us thus becomes precisely focused so that we can see clearly and ...

and dislike (seven years in the making). My daughter was unaware that her squinting behavior had given away her true feelings ab ...

176 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING Eye Blocking, or How the Brain Spares Itself Our eyes, more remarkable than any camera, have ev ...

Eye blocking with the hands is an effective way of saying, “I don’t like what I just heard, saw, or learned.” A brief touch of t ...

178 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING most likely as you heard the information your eyelids closed for a few moments. This type of bl ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 179 you tell a person a specific piece of information, or upon making some type of an offer, it should tell yo ...

When we are content, our eyes are relaxed and show little tension. Here the eyebrows are arched slightly, defying gravity, a sur ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 181 emphasis, and to show intensity. It is very common to see people saying, “Wow!” as they raise their eyebro ...

182 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING these causes is difficult; essentially all you can do is look for a decrease in brow raises, or ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 183 In embarrassing situations, onlookers may avert their eyes out of cour- tesy. Never assume that a downward ...

184 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING Richard Nixon’s blink rate increased when he made his “I am not a crook” speech. The fact is ey ...

THE MIND’S CANVAS 185 question the validity of what they are saying. Sometimes this body sig- nal is very quick; at other times ...

186 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING BOX 52: THE SMILE BAROMETER With practice, it won’t take you long to distinguish between a fake ...