56 BODY LANGUAGE SECRETS Conversations Without Words^57FROM CLOSED TO OPEN AND BEYOND In the
sequence of photos on the next page, you can see many
signs of interest.
Overall, as the two are talking, the woman moves
from a closed posture to an open posture.
Study the photos carefully and you can notice that
the man mirrors her actions.
The encounter begins with her arms crossed and
with her ankles locked under the chair. As the con-
versation continues, she unlocks her ankles and puts
her feet flat on the floor, sits up and leans toward the
man. Next she uncrosses her arms. Notice that her
hands are open and relaxed as she leans even closer.
In the last photo, she is touching herself gently in a
sensuous way.
At the end of the first conversation, many subtle
and indirect signals have been exchanged. However,
during Further Conversations Without Words, the
next chapter, more nonverbal signals are ex-
changed. Some of them will still be subtle. Many
will be somewhat obvious. But a few will be blatant!