What Every BODY Is Saying_Navarro, Joe & Karlins, Marvin

TORSO TIPS 107 ONE FINAL COMMENT ON THE TORSO AND SHOULDERS There are a lot of books on nonverbal behavior that neglect to menti ...

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FIVE Knowledge Within Reach Nonverbals of the Arms I n terms of observing body language, the arms are largely underappreci- ated ...

110 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING viduals shot in the arm as they used their upper limbs in an attempt to defend themselves from ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 111 box 27). When people are truly energized and happy, their arm motions defy gravity. As previously men ...

112 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING sides or they close across our chests. This is a survival tactic that helps pro- tect the indiv ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 113 BOX 28: GUARDIANS ALL For exercise, I swim regularly at a local pool. Years ago, I became aware of a ...

114 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING Maybe I just can’t get the FBI out of me, but when I see children at a playground, I can’t help ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 115 because of their value or their illegality—tended to hold on to the bag tighter, especially as she ne ...

116 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING people being reunited after a long absence. They hold their open arms straight out. The meaning ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 117 unless seen in someone studying a painting at a museum, for example, it is not. Putting the arms behi ...

118 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING BOX 30: A PET PEEVE Animal trainers tell me that dogs can’t stand it when humans withdraw their ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 119 This arm-distancing phenomenon occurs not only when we encounter objects we don’t like, but also when ...

120 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING negative consequences—both short-lived and long-term—and the result- ing battles can range from ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 121 tative training, it doesn’t resonate well in the private sector. Military per- sonnel leaving the ser ...

122 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING BOX 31: THE WRONG ARMS OF THE LAW People who question the power of nonverbals to affect the beh ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 123 workplace and are bullied nonverbally by males who insist on talking to them with arms akimbo in a sh ...

124 W H A T EVERY BODY IS SAYING (see figure 41 and 42). It is often seen when people are inquisitive, yet concerned. They may a ...

KNOWLEDGE WITHIN REACH 125 pecking order to this and other dominance displays. For instance, while waiting for a meeting to begi ...

Fingertips planted spread apart on a surface are a significant territorial display of confidence and authority. Fig. 44 Arms spr ...