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Body Language: How to Read Others Thoughts by Their Gestures. Polina Rakhmanova, Ph-52. Outline. Some statistics Main gestures and their meaning Palm, hand and arm gestures Hand to face gestures Arm and leg barricades Look Summary Sources of Information.
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Body Language:How to Read Others Thoughts by Their Gestures Polina Rakhmanova, Ph-52
Outline • Some statistics • Maingesturesand their meaning • Palm, hand and arm gestures • Hand to face gestures • Arm and leg barricades • Look • Summary • Sources of Information
"You are what you gesture"Some statistics *Source:"You are what you gesture" - Victor Paul Borg
Open palm facing upwards or away from the body Palm turns towards the body or faces downwards Palm, hand and arm gesturesmultiplexed information
Palm faces the floor Pointing fore-finger Palm, hand and arm gesturessuperior gestures
Palm, hand and arm gesturessuperior gestures • Both hands together behind his head • Thumb displays
Palm, hand and arm gestureshandshakes • The palm-up or palm-down positions • Both palms remain in a vertical position
“Tough man's” handshake The politicians' handshake Palm, hand and arm gestureshandshakes
The boredom gesture But don't confuse with the interested evaluation gesture! Hand to face gesturesto block what another person is saying
Hand to face gesturesto block what another person is saying • Critical evaluationgesture
Arm and leg barricades • To shield our body in hostile situations • To be unsure of ourselves
Look • Either interested in each other • Non-verbal challenge
Summary To learn to decode gestures, the key is to watch yourself first, to spot the link between your gestures and your thoughts.
Sources of Information • http://www.psyberia.ru/psyhodiary/polit01 • http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/lesson7.html • Allan Pease «Body Language»
Body Language:How to Read Others Thoughts by Their Gestures Polina Rakhmanova, Ph-52