The Definitive Book of Body Language

The Definitive Book of Body Language

If you are going to use flattery - sincere or not - this gesture

gives the green light for it.

Holding Hands Behind the Back

The Duke of Edinburgh and several other male members

of the British Royal Family are noted for their habit of walk-

ing with head up, chin out and one hand holding the other

hand behind the back. This gesture is common among

leaders and royalty and is used by the policemen patrolling

the beat, the headmaster walking around the school play-

ground, senior military personnel and anyone in a position of

authority.

Back and front views of the

superiority-confidence gesture

The emotions attached to this gesture are superiority, confi-
dence and power. The person exposes their vulnerable
stomach, heart, crotch and throat in a subconscious act of
fearlessness. Our experience shows that, if you take this posi-
tion when you are in a high-stress situation, such as being
interviewed by newspaper reporters or waiting outside a
dentist's surgery, you'll begin to feel confident and even
authoritative, as a result of cause and effect.
Our work with law enforcement officers showed that offi-