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Of all the nonverbal communication signals, eye body language is probably the most fascinating. They say the eyes are “the windows to the soul.” I agree, since your eyes pretty much reveal your inner thoughts and feelings.
Even more amazing is the fact that you can use eye body ... Views: 2046
Want to know how to detect lies by reading eye body language? In this article, I’ll reveal some extraordinary tips on how to catch a liar simply by interpreting the body language signs given by the eyes.
Reading eye body language may not be 100% accurate all the time. But by combining ... Views: 2518
That fictional sport from Harry Potter has a real parallel to body language. No, it isn't because broom flying is required to really get you into the game. A Quidditch team has four different positions, each one corresponding to a different approach to nonverbal communication.
Wizards at Deeper ... Views: 1162
When Carl Jung was a little boy, he had the funniest hobby: Ink blots. He'd make one in a notebook, then interpret it. This happened without his knowing about Rorschach's famous method of psychological testing.
Fast forward to today. (Specifically, it's one day after official publication of my ... Views: 1402
Let's dedicate today's blog post to an unlikely cast of characters, the people in your life who are about as perceptive as a fence post.
The first person who comes to mind could be an annoying co-worker, a gossipy neighbor, or a relative who never once, in the past decade, has expressed the ... Views: 1709
If you want to know how a woman thinks and feels at any situation, then reading female body language signals is crucial. Whether you’re inviting a woman to a date, or you’re already in a relationship, you can find out what she’s thinking or feeling at any moment if you’re ... Views: 8186
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language.
The Secret Language of Business: How ... Views: 2189
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language.
I Can Read You Like a Book: How to ... Views: 4260
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language.
People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, ... Views: 3846
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language.
The Definitive Book of Body Language: ... Views: 3120
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language.
The Power of Body Language, by Tonya ... Views: 3298
The term proxemics was introduced by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1959 to describe set measurable distances between people as they interact. The effects of proxemics, according to Hall, can be summarized by the following loose rule:
Like gravity, the influence of two bodies on each other is ... Views: 11675
A facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face. These movements convey the emotional state of the individual to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication. They are a primary means of conveying social information among ... Views: 16571
Paralanguage refers to the non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously, and it includes the pitch, volume, and, in some cases, intonation of speech. Sometimes the definition is restricted to ... Views: 13565
Understanding body signals
Although they are generally not aware of it, many people send and receive non-verbal signals all the time. These signals may indicate what they are truly feeling. The technique of 'reading' people is used frequently. For example, the idea of mirroring body language ... Views: 2742
Nonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact; object communication such as clothing, hairstyles ... Views: 22823
You’ll definitely notice a whole new reaction from people if you unleash the power of body language. Everyone communicates nonverbally even without having to think about it.
If you want to have a powerful edge in life, you need to convey the proper body language signs, with or without ... Views: 1224
Sneaky deceivers are out to take you
for a ride – Can you learn to spot their lies?
By Ken Osborn
How many times have you or your business suffered because of trusting the wrong person? If you’re like most people, you’ve been lied to thousands of times.
Deception hurts in many ways. A ... Views: 2917
Humans are capable of communicating over four channels - voice
quality, voice content, micro signals and body language. Each of
the four broadcasts cognitive and emotional information in varying
strengths and forms. Because communication skills, talents and
habits for each person vary, the ... Views: 2304
I'm am very grateful to all the subscribers of "The Interview Room."
I get the best ideas for sections of the e-zine such as "Humor in
the Room" and my monthly articles from questions asked by our
subscribers as well as students in the classroom. One of your
fellow subscribers passed along an ... Views: 4918
Sometimes reading guys can be quite hard. Even in this day and age, men try to hide their feelings, so they wont appear "soft" in front of their friends. They worry that showing emotions will make them appear weak, so many men will do their best to mask their feelings.
Luckily, the untrained ... Views: 10227
Eye contact is a massive thing when it comes to being able to read the body language of an individual, whether male or female. The saying "the eyes are the window to the soul" is completely true, and, unless the man in question is good at using a blank expression to cover thoughts and feelings, ... Views: 13016
Many abusers have a specific body language. It comprises an unequivocal series of subtle – but discernible – warning signs. Pay attention to the way your date comports himself – and save yourself a lot of trouble!
Abusers are an elusive breed, hard to spot, harder to pinpoint, impossible to ... Views: 1400
The Handshake!
The Wikipedia encyclopedia defines a handshake as a short ritual in which two people grasp their right or left hands, often accompanied by a brief shake of the grasped hands. The handsake is commonly done upon meeting, greeting, parting, offering congratulations or completing an ... Views: 1039
One of the most influential modes of communication we utilize in our day to day interactions is our non-verbal, or body language. It is the mode of communication which ignites our “gut level” emotions and responses. Research has shown that acquiring an understanding of body language increases ... Views: 4835
Sam lived in hope that his best friend would hear him, support and encourage him instead of the constant judgments and criticisms that he heaped Sam’s way. Each time the hope was dashed, yet Sam couldn’t allow himself to think anything but positive things about his friend. He thought he just ... Views: 1615
Red carpet body language is a unique phenomenon. What do celebrities do in the face of the stress of all those people observing their entrances? Many of them give the same posture or pose every time they are on the red carpet. Each of their
chosen poses creates with the repetitions of it being ... Views: 4683
Being a parent is not an easy job at the best of times. While we all want to do the best for our children, we sometimes inadvertantly allow the pressures and frustrations of everyday life to show themselves when we talk with our children.
Children are incredibly perceptive to our moods and ... Views: 4471
What's the difference between body disposition and body language? "Body Language" is what we observe in someone else. For instance, I might "assume" that you're angry or defensive when you sit across from me with your arms crossed. Or, I might "assume" that you're arrogant if you speak with ... Views: 4428
Patients with personality disorders have a body language specific to their disorder. It comprises an unequivocal series of subtle presenting signs. The patient's body language usually reflects the underlying mental health problem. For instance: people with Avoidant Personality Disorder and ... Views: 1560
Narratives and Neural Winds
Ó 1996 by Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D.
(Originally published in Somatics: Journal of the Mind/Body Arts and Sciences)
The inner being of a human being is a jungle.
... Views: 1458
From time to time, participants in a group may seem off-center or imbalanced. Too much chatter or arguing or confusion can create such a condition in an individual or the group as a whole. Circumstances that have no direct connection with the current group gathering can still greatly impact the ... Views: 1770
Is it possible to read facial expressions to tell when someone isn't being truthful?
We find it much more difficult to control our facial expressions than our choice of words.
In fact, researchers have proven conclusively that their are certain muscles in our face that are very difficult to ... Views: 7095
I remember back in the seventies when the term ‘body language’ was coined. The experts claimed that communication was 7% verbal, 28% tone and 65% body language. I’m not saying these figures are exact - I’m not an expert - but they show what we are semiconsciously aware of, that we language with ... Views: 2865
How does someone set himself or herself up to be a teacher of sensuality? You certainly don't wake up one morning and say, "I think I will teach a sensuality class." As my dear friend and mentor, Gary Austin, says, "You don't decide to become a teacher. It is when someone asks you to teach them ... Views: 2814
Flirting. What is it? Why do we do it? How do we do it? When do we do it? Who do we it with? Why should we do it? Why don’t we do it? Why is it good? Where is best to do it? Why are some people better at it?
All the above questions begin with Who, What, Why, When, Where and How. All open ended ... Views: 5283
All your life you thought something was wrong with you. You were uncomfortable around noise. No one understood your
need to be alone. You seem to know things without being told. The good news is that you are not dysfunctional. You are a
highly sensitive person (HSP). You are not the only ... Views: 1648
The Body-Mind Connection…
Gut Feelings...working with, not against them
The body-mind connection is far from new. Herbert Benson, founder of Harvard’s Body/Mind Medical Institute in 1988, defined the relaxation response as a bodily calm wherein blood pressure, heart rate, ... Views: 1098
Unless you are one of the very few fortunate individuals that are
dialed in to others that are flirting with them, you are in the same
boat as 90% of the rest of us that are for the most part,
oblivious to it.
Most of those that do exceedingly well however have made a
conscious effort to ... Views: 13003
Where's Your Head?
The class members all lowered their heads and began to walk around the room. "Depressed," stated one. "Near-sighted," announced another. "Not very healthy," averred a third. "Reminds me of my childhood," said Al. When we were seated, he continued, "When I was young, I ... Views: 1498
Excellent communication skills are the key to success in your personal and professional life. Research shows that non-verbal communication is actually more important than verbal communication.
1. 'Dance' with the non-verbal signals being sent your way on a moment-to-moment basis. Stop and ask ... Views: 9703
I can read your emotions, just like a book
Strange title right?
Well it's not a title; it’s what you would proudly say after learning how to read body language. Do you know that each emotional state that we experience has an associated gesture that accompanies it?
Whether this state ... Views: 2977
You're sitting in a meeting at work--things have been going well, the team adopted a number of your ideas, the boss nodded your way and said, "Good work!" But then, when it was time to put the team together to present the project to the client, guess who was left out of the mix? You! Again. You ... Views: 1880
The secret is all in understanding a code.
It is a most elaborate code that is written nowhere,
known by none, and yet understood by all. That secret
is how we tell each other, without words, what
we really feel.
How do other people perceive you, especially upon first meeting you ... Views: 1739
Cats, like many other animals, communicate a variety of messages using body language. Examples include arching their backs as a signal of fear or aggression and slowly blinking to signal relaxation. As is the case with dogs, the tail is often used as a signaling mechanism. A twitch can indicate ... Views: 1621
Do you know anybody that you feel is particularly engaging and lively? Take a moment to picture that person in your mind. What is it about that person that you find most attractive? He or she may have a charming voice and a great laugh, but it is also very likely that you find their face very ... Views: 2963
Shake Hands and Know !
Our behaviour is a path to our inner self . How we behave in differentcircumstances gives indication of what we are , what we are thinking , whatour normal and transient nature is . Any of our expressions can be traced toour nature and can be a rich source of information ... Views: 5269
ADHD - Analogies From Life
I have always enjoyed relating symptoms and limitations associated with ADHD to real life examples. I will write about my favorites in this newsletter. Some of them I made up (at least I think I did "you know us ADHD types"), and others I have read elsewhere, or ... Views: 3734
Body language during a job interview
Letter, interview and body language
The rules as regards applying for jobs have been subject to enormous changes lately. In the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter. It is becoming more and more common these days to find a vacancy on the ... Views: 53935