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Body Language For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Body Language For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by Elizabeth Kuhnke
June 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
344 pages
9h
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

Looking Closer at Non-Verbal Gestures

In This Chapter

arrowLooking into the origins of body language

arrowConveying information through body language

arrowConsidering what you can discover from others’ gestures

Whether you like to think of yourself as an animal or not, the truth is, you are. And like all animals, the way you gesture, move and position your body tells an observer a lot more about you than the words you say.

Throughout the animal kingdom, body language is a constant and reliable form of communication. Whether on two, four or more legs, homo sapiens and every other animal are constantly sizing one another up as they prepare for a friendly, or unfriendly, encounter. Because of the structure and programming of the human body, you can send a plethora of silent messages, whereas other animals are more limited in the number of signals they can convey.

In this chapter, I revisit our ancient ancestors to see where body language began and how it evolved. You discover that the way you use your body conveys how you’re feeling, what you’re thinking and your general state of being. You find out how body language reveals the feelings and attitudes you may prefer to leave unsaid, as well ...

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