Understanding body language

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Body language is the non-verbal movements we make as a part of how we communicate, from waving hands to involuntary twitching of facial muscles.

Body as Cue, Evidence, Persuasion: How we shape changes how we feel.

Body Language Reversal: Change your shape to change how you feel.

Embodied Persuasion: Body shaping changes the mind.

Gesture Types: Emblems and more.

Haptic Communication: Communicating by touch.

Kinesic Communication: Communicating by body movement.

Mehrabian's communication study: 7% words, 38% tone, 55% body language?

Non-verbal Functions: Uses for body language.

Nose Shapes: What do they mean?

Proxemic Communication: Communicating by body positioning.

Reading Non-verbals: Basics of non-verbal communication.

Sheldon's Body Personality: You are what your shape is.

Tells: Unconscious signals.

Uses of Non-verbal Communication: How non-verbal communication is used.

So what?

Watch other people and learn to read their body language, but beware of falling into the traps of reading individual gestures stand-alone. Thus, for example, you can tell little from looking at a photograph (you can guess, but you will need more data to be sure).

Also be very wary about trying to control your own body language too much. It is better to work from the inside.

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