Body Language

To gain the left side advantage to make yourself appear as if you’re calling the shots, position yourself to the right of the ot ...

When people are feeling anxious they focus their excess energy onto them- selves as a way of providing temporary relief. These a ...

Hand to chin........................................................................................ The chin resting on the top ...

Chapter 10 Chapter 10: Standing Your Ground .............................................................................. In Th ...

166 Part III: The Trunk: Limbs and Roots The person who slouches, who lets his head droop, his shoulders hunch, and his feet tur ...

If you’re feeling defeated and want to change your mood, adopt the straddle stance, with your head held high, and your shoulders ...

A dominant male baboon exposes and flaunts his erect penis as a signal to the other male baboons of his power and position. Men ...

Parallel stance..................................................................................... The parallel stance (shown ...

Buttress stance ................................................................................... Built against or projecting ...

If you notice someone standing with one leg serving as a buttress, take a look at the direction in which the toe of his buttress ...

Entwining your legs............................................................................ Some gestures are particular to ...

Reflecting Your Feelings by the Way You Position Your Feet ................. Because your feet are the farthest point from your ...

Your feet act as pointers, signalling where your mind is going. Like a magnet, they point in the direction of someone who appeal ...

ambiguity, or revealing a lack of confidence. Knotted ankles are definitely not a sign of someone who’s feeling confident and in ...

he finds particularly attractive. He’s very likely to stand with one foot point- ing toward her with his legs apart exposing his ...

Walking Styles ............................................................................................... Some people slump ...

178 Part III: The Trunk: Limbs and Roots Letting the feet do the talking Research by Paul Ekman and William Friesen on deception ...

Chapter 11 Chapter 11: Playing with Props .................................................................................... I ...

180 Part III: The Trunk: Limbs and Roots The girl props her sunglasses on her head, her brother wears his cap back- wards on his ...

Shaking a shoe.Nervous energy building up like a pressure cooker has to come out somewhere. Although you may look calm in your ...