Chapter 6
Leakage
âYou can tell a lot about a fella by the way he eats his jelly beans.â
Ronald Reagan
By now, I feel youâre super-aware that body language can reveal an awful lot about messages that people are sending. âLeakageâ is the term for body language that gives away what youâre really thinking, as Iâm sure you know by now.
The mind and body link
The mind and body are inextricably linked. So every thought produces a body reaction. Any message can be better interpreted if non-verbals are read successfully. Equally your own body language, as weâve repeatedly hammered home, is crucial to how effectively your message is received by others.
Itâs not the displaying of positive thoughts that we tend to ...
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