The Definitive Book of Body Language

Chapter 7

EVALUATION AND

DECEIT SIGNALS

Decoding Hand-to-Face Gestures

Bill Clinton in front of the Grand Jury -

what do you think he's thinking?

If you told the absolute truth to everyone you interacted with,
what would be the result? If you said the exact words going
through your mind as you thought them, what consequences
would it bring? For example:

To your boss: 'Good morning, boss — you talentless slob.'

Man to a female customer: 'Thanks for your business,

Susan, and may I say what wonderful firm breasts you have.'

Woman to a male neighbour: 'Thanks for helping me with

my groceries. You've got a nice tight butt but who the hell cuts

your hair?'

To your mother-in-law: 'It's nice to see you again — you,

interfering, negative old bat.'

When a woman asks, 'Does this dress make me look fat?' what
is your answer? If you are a man, and you know what's good
for you, you'd say she looked good. But you might have been
thinking, 'The dress doesn't make you look fat - it's all the