The Definitive Book of Body Language
he is speaking he is using the nose touch gesture (deceit) and his
right arm has crossed his body to make a partial arm barrier
(defensive). His lack of concern about the other men's opinions
is shown by the Leg-over-Chair gesture, Crotch Display and his
body is pointed away from them. The man on the left disap-
proves of what the man on the right has to say and is using the
Lint-Picking gesture (disapproval), his legs are crossed (defen-
sive) and pointed away (uninterested). The man in the middle
would like to say something but is holding back his opinion,
shown by his self-restraint gesture of gripping the arms of the
chair and his locked ankles. He has also issued a non-verbal
challenge to the man on the right by pointing his body at him.
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