Chapter 13: 75 body-language signs and what they might mean

Becoming bodylingual fluent

Trawling through the research for this book, one of my clients and I listed as many body-language signs as were mentioned or illustrated. Please use them for easy reference or perhaps for testing yourself on your observational skills.

However, it is very important to remember Caveat 1 on page 14. It will lead to nonsense if when observing just one body movement you interpret it as meaning something or an emotion. Seeing three swallows is a good indication the summer is on the way – three combined body movements, preferably more, should be used before you begin to make assumptions and interpretations.

The 75 ...

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