Body Language

Touching yourself Women have a much larger number of nerve sensors than men, making them more sensitive to touching sensations. ...

Fondling cylindrical objects If you find yourself fondling any object that remotely resembles a phallus, you are acting out what ...

Putting your handbag in close proximity A woman’s handbag is her personal domain. Even most married men live in terror of enteri ...

Entwining your legs Men consistently rank the leg twine as the most appealing sitting position a woman can take. Women conscious ...

This is not to say that men don’t preen when a potential partner comes into view. In addition to pulling in his stomach, expandi ...

If you want to kick-start a romance, arrange to meet your person of choice in a dimly lit place. Both your and your partner’s pu ...

Matching each other’s behaviours................................................... The closer two people are emotionally the mo ...

Chapter 14 Interviewing, Influencing, and Playing Politics In This Chapter
Creating the right impression
Weighing up your best ...

230 Part IV: Putting the Body into Social and Business Context Making the First Impression: The Interview ...................... ...

Making your entrance. How you move signals how you perceive your- self and expect to be treated. When you’re invited to enter t ...

Making your exit.When the time comes to leave, move calmly. Focus on what you’re doing. Smile, shake hands with your interviewe ...

Standing tall and holding your ground ............................................ Having a superior position carries with it an ...

Cecile stands at just over 6 feet tall. As an athlete, she was used to being with people of equal height, and felt comfortable w ...

on hips and jaw jutted forward, you turn yourself into a threatening force. Turn your shoulder to the person, cross your arms, a ...

Positioning yourself for cooperation Say that you’re the newly appointed head of a well-established and successful team. One by ...

Taking the pressure off Positioning your body at a 45 degree angle relieves the potential stress of the meeting. When a sensitiv ...

Open your chest as if it were a treasured book. Look the questioner in the eye. Pause. Answer. Emma worked in the HR departmen ...

On the reality television show The Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar sits in a black leather chair with a high back. The back of the ch ...

Before you go into any meeting where you want to be seen performing well, whether it’s an interview, a negotiation, or an assess ...

Getting acquainted with the environment One way of demonstrating that the space you’re in belongs to you, is to make contact wit ...