Body Language

When seated behind a table, lean forward, letting your hands rest lightly on the table. Alternatively, allow your elbows to res ...

Changing behaviours takes time, commitment, and practice. In fact, 21 attempts are needed to change a behaviour. Start now. In t ...

Accessories are meant to enhance your image. Decide what image you want to project and choose your accessories accordingly. Also ...

Chapter 15 Chapter 15: Crossing the Cultural Divide .................................................................... In This ...

246 Part IV: Putting the Body into Social and Business Context Greetings and Farewells ......................................... ...

Personal distance between speakers is close in the Middle East, so backing away can be interpreted as an insult. Be prepared for ...

Cities in Japan are crowded places. You may need to push through the throngs, as the Japanese do. This is done by holding your h ...

relation to another person. This behaviour can be traced to the animal king- dom where creatures under attack cringe and crouch ...

Visit the Nordic countries and you may notice similarities in the way people move in relation to one another. What the well-trai ...

Like southern Europeans and unlike their Japanese neighbours, the Chinese demonstrate their regard for members of their own sex ...

Laughter .............................................................................................. When a person laughs in ...

A young Japanese woman reveals her embarrassment by giggling behind her hands, which are held in an upright position, slightly a ...

Playing by the Local Rules: Eye Contact ................................................... In most Western countries, eye conta ...

else at the table directly in the eye, and says ‘skoal’. Although the toast has its variations throughout the Nordic lands, the ...

You may be effusive in your style, wanting to put your arm around your friend and give her a big hug when you see her. This beha ...

Chapter 16 Chapter 16: Reading the Signs ...................................................................................... ...

258 Part IV: Putting the Body into Social and Business Context By observing people’s body language, you’re on the inside track t ...

Drawing Conclusions from What You Observe ........................................ To read body language signals accurately you ...

Holding and rubbing the head is self-comforting and by shutting the eyes the person is blocking out both internal and external d ...

have had a disagreement. As you both agree that it was a foolish argument and it’s time to make up and move on, you notice that ...