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    I speak two

    languages,
    Body and
    English.
    Mae West.

    By Rosalie Hofman.

    Contents
    Hand to Face Gestures
    Cheek and Chin Gestures
    Palm Gestures
    Whats in a Hand Shake?
    Meetings
    Bibliography

    Hand-to-Face Gestures
    Deceit, Doubt,
    Lying
    The Mouth Guard.

    Nose Touching.

    The Eye Rub.

    The Ear Rub

    trying to block
    the word.
    The Collar Pull
    lying causes a
    tingling
    sensation
    around the neck
    area.
    Fingers in the
    Mouth
    indicate the person is under
    pressure.

    The Neck Scratch

    signals that
    listener does not
    believe .

    Cheek and Chin Gestures

    Boredom

    Evaluation

    Having negative
    thoughts

    Making a decision

    Steepling Hands
    Steepling hands is usually a
    positive signal however if
    steepling gestures follow
    negative gesters like folded
    arms, crossed legs, looking
    away then the buyer is
    confident that he wont
    buy. The gestures
    becomes a negative.
    Low steepling undermining
    confidence.

    Gripping Hands, Arms and Wrists

    This is common with


    prominent male
    members of British
    Royal Family

    This indicates superiority


    or confidence. It exposes
    The vulnerable stomach, heart and throat
    regions. Shows the person is fearless
    Hand-gripping-wrists is a signal of frustration and an attempt at selfcontrol. The upper arm grip is an indication of becoming more angry.

    Thumb Displays
    Cardigan/Vest

    Thruster
    Superiority
    Thumbs protruding
    from back pockets
    The dominant
    female
    Thumps also used as a signal of
    ridicule or disrespect

    Palm Gestures
    Hidden palms =
    deceit
    Open palms =
    honesty
    Power palms

    Submissive palm
    Dominate palm
    Aggressive palm

    Whats in a Hand Shake?

    Dominant and submissive


    handshakes
    Taking the control
    Giving the control
    Shake like a man
    Handshake styles
    Palm-down thrust
    (aggressive)
    Disarming the palmdown thrust
    The glove

    The knuckle grinder


    (aggressive)
    The finger-tip grab
    misses the mark (lack
    of confidence and
    prefers a comfortable
    spatial distance
    The stiff-arm thrust
    used by aggressive
    people wanting to
    keep their distance
    The arm-pull means
    either the initiator is
    insecure or has a small
    intimate zone

    Meetings

    Man on left is negative


    Arms folded, folder used as barrier
    Sunglasses hiding eyes
    Beard hiding face
    Jacket buttoned up

    Both men aggressive


    Middle man using handson-hips gesture
    Right man using thumbsin-belt gesture
    Left man less aggressive
    as he is leaning
    backwards
    Right mans body facing
    directly and facial
    expression matches body
    gestures

    Man on left straddling


    chair trying to take
    control/dominate
    man on right
    Clenched fingers and
    feet locked together
    show frustration

    Man in center feels superior


    - hands-behind-head; leglock indicates he will
    compete or be
    argumentative; has highchair status that swivels

    Man on right has


    low-chair status with
    fixed legs
    - Arms, legs crossed
    tightly (defensive)
    - Head is down
    (hostile) and not
    listening

    Man on left using


    excellent gestures to
    convey openness and
    honesty

    Exposed palms
    Foot forward
    Head up
    Coat unbuttoned
    Arms and legs apart
    Leaning forward, smiling

    Woman does not


    believe his story
    Sitting back in chair
    Legs crossed away from
    him (defensive)
    Partial arm barrier
    Clenched fist
    Head down using critical
    hand to face gesture

    Man in middle feels


    superior

    Raised-steeple gesture
    Leg-lock position
    Overall negative attitude
    sitting back with head
    down

    Man on left and


    woman mirror each
    others gestures and
    are interested in each
    other
    Man in middle has
    tight-lipped smile
    which may appear that
    he is interested but his
    body and facial
    gestures suggest not
    legs crossed, arms
    folded, eyebrows down

    Just for fun look at this video for


    some shocking body language

    Bibliography
    Pease,

    A., Body Language, 1981,


    Camel Publishing Company, Australia
    Mae West

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