The Definitive Book of Body Language
Charles Darwin was one of the first to note that humans, as
well as animals - especially dogs - tilt their heads to one side
when they become interested in something. Women will use
this gesture to show interest in men they fancy because a
woman who is non-
threatening and shows
submission is attractive
to most men.
Studies of paintings
from the last two thou-
sand years show that
women are depicted three
times as often as men
using the Head-Tilt and
women are shown in
advertisements tilting
their heads three times as
often as men. This shows
how most people under-
stand, on an intuitive
level, that displaying the
neck shows submission.
In a business negotia-
tions with men, however,
a woman should keep her head up at all times.
If you are giving a presentation or delivering a speech, make
a point of looking for this gesture among your audience. When
you see an audience tilting their heads and leaning forward
using hand-to-chin evaluation gestures, you're getting the
point across. When you listen to others, use the Head-Tilt and
Head Nods and the listener will begin to feel trusting towards
you because you appear non-threatening.
- Head Down
When the chin is down, it signals that a negative, judgemental
or aggressive attitude exists. Critical evaluation clusters are
normally made with the head down and until the person's
Tilting the head to reveal the vulnerable
neck appears to be intuitively understood
by most people
