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iKinesics Interprets And Alters Body Language

logish — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:09:33 +0000

I am currently serving the army full time as part of conscription. Yet, I would like to continue with my quest to understand body language. My objectives in continuing to study body language are:

To assess another person’s moods and intentions
To alter my body language for effective communication

These objectives should also be the reasons why you are on iKinesics. In order to achieve our objectives, we need more than theoretical knowledge and venture into practical fieldwork. New sections will be added to iKinesics to ensure practical knowledge on body language. We will become a community of body language enthusiasts, sharing our social experiments, interacting and learning from one and other.

To end this entry, here’s a funny parody video about body language.

Logen

Secrets of Body Language Review

logish — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:21:16 +0000

“Secrets of Body Language” is a 100 minute video production by the History Channel. In this DVD, body language experts observe politicians and celebrities to analyse their non-verbal gestures. It also demonstrates how subtle gestures is used to persuade the masses and establish power.

The video below is a snippet of the production. The experts are analysing the gestures and tone inflection of Obama, McCain and Hillary.

As watched from the above video, the video enables viewers to see body language in action, and the experts clearly explain their points of analysis. If you are reading any body language book, “Secrets of Body Language” will no doubt reconcile your book knowledge with the real world.

The Secret Body Language of Girls Book | Malcolm Croft

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The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work (Bk Busin

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The Definitive Book Of Body Language Review

logish — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:35:36 +0000

“The Definitive Book Of Body Language : How to read others’ thoughts by their gestures“ is an excellent book that explains body language in the context of business and networking. The illustrations and visual-aids help novices understand how to read body gestures in a real situation.

The manner in which this book is written is entertaining, and the authors occasionally drop in body language facts about the opposite sex. Because of the comprehensive knowledge contained in the book, the authors have created a chapter to advise their readers on interpreting body language.

This is no doubt a must-have if you want to have an understanding of body language and be able to communicate better. Buy it now from Pease International (the company of the authors, Allan and Babara Pease).

Spot That Liar!

logish — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:44:33 +0000

Learn some tips from a ex-FBI officer to detect liars. I would caution you to look at the gestures as a whole, so that it confirms interpretation.

Logen L.

Make Use Of Your Face

logish — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:08:04 +0000

It’s no secret that the hands and the face, the most expressive parts of the body, have a language all their own that accompanies speech and other human interaction. For example, light touching of the face often indicates nervousness, and lightly covering the mouth while speaking is linked with deception.

Good stage actors have a ready repertoire of hand-to-face gestures for conveying a character’s state of mind. The hand-to-mouth gesture with a closed fist indicates a character’s dishonesty, and is often punctuated by a fake cough, as if the cough, and not the lie, were the reason for putting a hand to the mouth.

The look of shock and fear is often amplified by lightly touching the sides of the face with the fingertips, while at the same time widening the eyes. Sorrow or sadness can be effectively conveyed with fingers lightly spread and palms touching the face.

Most everyone is familiar with the “facepalm,” or putting the face in the open palm as a sign of having done something stupid. Rapidly waving one’s hands in front of the face, with palms facing the other person indicates belief that the other person is full of nonsense.

But perhaps people need more help in avoiding these revealing gestures than in doing them. Even people who aren’t interested in deceiving people may want to avoid looking nervous or incompetent when meeting someone or giving a speech.

There’s nothing wrong with writing directions into any notes you use when giving a speech. They might say “raise arms to indicate size of fish,” or “emphasize your surprise by touching sides of face, widening eyes.” It’s even better if you commit your entire speech and planned body language to memory by practising.

If you are speaking to people while sitting down, perhaps while giving testimony in a court matter, it is wise to avoid touching your face if you can do it without fidgeting too much. Politicians are often pictured or videotaped touching their faces while speaking, and we all know what most people’s opinion of politicians is!

Once you know your own gesturing habits and how they might be interpreted, you can more easily project the confidence you want when meeting others or speaking to a group

Joyce

edited by: Logen