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Body Language Guide
Body Language Guide
Body Language Guide
ACT I : LEGS
Human beings tend to use their legs to claim territory and as such it can
reveal a lot about a persons current mood and feelings. Also try to find
these in your own body language.
As some of these indicate negative mood and submissiveness, make
sure you purposefully use dominant and confident body language and
avoid any types of body language that may induce lack of confidence.
• Walking style
Females tend to sway their hips in
order to increase their sex appeal or
put it simply to appear more
attractive.
While males tend to sway their
shoulders to display dominance and
confidence. Learn to sway your
shoulders subtly to appear more
confident.
• Leg space while sitting
If someone is sitting with their legs wide open or on table it indicates high
confidence and comfort. But if you see someone suddenly chance this body
posture when someone arrives, it is a clear indication of discomfort, fear
or respect for the person who just arrived.
If someone does this while you walk in they are either being polite to
you, respect you, not comfortable or even afraid of you. This
observation can be highly effective while figuring out the social
hierarchy of a group, as the person with lower status will naturally
respect the one above him.
• Ankle locking
This example here is considered the most
attractive way of sitting by men, also men tend to
lock their ankle as shown above.
If you find someone lock their ankles suddenly
when something is brought up, it’s a clear sign
of discomfort or hesitation.
Use it to your advantage.
• Swinging leg while sitting
This is either done when bored or it
is used to shake off some sort of
discomfort.
Look at the face of that person if
they are smiling or having neutral
expression it means they are just
bored and passing time.
However if they seem to be thinking or irritated it’s a good sign they are
feeling some discomfort observe their surrounding see if it’s something
that’s happening right now and fix it if you can, you’ll gain their trust. If it’s
because they are thinking something then ask them what is bothering them
or casually start a conversation and see if they reveal anything.
• Knee hugging
Often done by teenagers, they hug their legs in
order to comfort themselves. If possible make
sure you hug them if not provide them
something warm or a chocolate will do the
trick, do this enough time and they’ll start
associating the feeling of comfort with you.
Also it is good indication someone is feeling
lonely.