12 BODY LANGUAGE SECRETSUPPER LEFT The person is holding onto himself as
well as ungrounding his feet. Either he's telling a big
lie, or the emotions he's avoiding are quite powerful.
UPPER RIGHT The person is distracting himself by
pinching and picking at his cuticles. He could be a liar
or he's trying not to show his feelings.
LOWER LEFT Although a hand touching the face is
usually disbelief or lying, this gesture means the lis-
tener is bored or he's evaluating what he's hearing.
LOWER RIGHT Tugging his ear means "I don't 'hear'
what's being said." If listening, he does not believe
what he's hearing. If talking, doesn't believe himself.
Lines, Lies Or The Truth 13MAJOR CLUSTER OF GESTURES If she's talking,
this woman is telling a colossal lie. If listening, she is
utterly disgusted with the person who is talking.
From top to bottom, notice all the different signals
she is sending. Her head is vertical, not tilted,
revealing that she is not interested. Her eyes are closed,
indicating she's either telling a lie or does not believe
what she's hearing.
Her finger is touching her nose as the rest of her
hand covers her mouth. This indicates "something
stinks," or "I don't believe what I said," or "I don't be-
lieve what I heard." She is hunched over, not sitting up
erect and alert. She has closed herself off completely by
crossing her arms and crossing her legs. Only one foot
is on the floor and it is not solidly planted, but rocked
back on the heel.