The Definitive Book of Body Language

Putting It All Together

16b. What Are the Eleven Main Signals?

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Five minutes later

The woman has now uncrossed her legs and is standing in the

Attention position, while the man on the left has uncrossed his

legs and is pointing one foot at her (interest) and leaning

towards her. He is using the Thumbs-in-Belt gesture, which is

either intended as a competitive display towards the other

man, in which case the attitude is aggression, or is directed

towards the woman, making it a sexual display. He is also

standing straighter to make himself appear bigger. The man

on the right seems intimidated by the other man, as seen by his

now more erect stance, his crossed arms and the fact that he is

giving the other man a sideways glance combined with eye-

brows down (disapproval) and his smile has gone.

16c. What Are the Fifteen Main Signals?

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