Learn How To Read People: Reading and Understanding Body Language Signs

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By incomeguru

How To Read People Body Language Signs
How To Read People Body Language Signs

Interpreting Body Language Gestures: Top Ten Tips

Do you actually know what every body is saying? Do you want to learn how to read people via signs or signals? Reading and understanding body language is a skill that you need to put little effort to learn so that you can easily interpret what people are thinking and again it makes it easier to send non verbal communication to others, mostly for business and when dating.

Communication skills are essential in any shere of human interaction. It can take on different forms including gestures, facial expressions, signs, speech and written.

With this type of special skill, you can quickly know when someone is lying, nervous; you'll detect flirting and liking in men and women easily. The signs listed below are very essential for everybody so as to succeed in life. Non verbal communication should not be underestimated especially in job interview and when trying to detect crime. Of course, it's very interesting if you know how to read people and interpret body language.

How To Read People's Body Language Signs and Gestures

Below are top ten tips which are good for reading faces and bodies when it comes to business, dating, job interview and in other types of situation you may think of. If well understood, it's a nice guidance for understanding and identifying the right business partner, and very good as well when you're just starting a relationship or in a long-term relationship with your man/woman.

  • Sizing up a person by looking at them from head to toe: This signal can be interpreted in different ways and one of such ways is assessing them as a potential threat. And the other meaning could be as a sexual partner.
  • A genuine smile will engage the whole face and which will include the eyes and is usually larger on the right side. While a false smile engages the lips and usually larger on the left side.
  • Nose: Of course nose can send different types of signals and good for reading body language in men and women. Someone may touch or slightly rub their nose or pinch the bridge of their nose and close their eyes. It means that they're doubtful about what is being said or they're making a negative evaluation.
  • People place their hand on their cheek or keep rubbing their chin when they're is thinking or evaluating a decision.
  • Eyes: The eyes can send different signals and the interpretation of some of these signs could be (a) lowering the eyes is of course a sign of submission, fear or guilt. (b) looking directly into another person's eyes without staring means self-assurrance. (c) when someone blink rate increases, it indicates that the person is nervous or assessing something.
  • An occassional nodding from a listener to a speaker is a positive indication that they're listening and interested while too much nodding means they've lost interest and not really listening to a speaker.
  • When someone is projecting their chin towards another person, it means defiance or aggression.
  • Head: Understanding body language, head should not be over looked or neglected because the head can send many signals. So one need to be very careful so as not to make the wrong evaluation. The two main expressions with head are that they are either tilted or lowered. When tilted, the person is interested in someone or something. While a lowered head indicates a negative signal that communicates acceptance of defeat.
  • Fingers: Fingers are well known for creating a nervous gestures. If someone brushes their hair back with their fingers, it can mean that the person is frustrated or that they're preening themselves because they feel attractive.
  • Continual glancing at something or someone indicates a desire for that thing or person. Also, staring is interpreted as aggression and implies a person feels dominant and powerful.

How to Read Peole's Body Language Signs

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Use the list above as a guide so that you can predict and interpret what others are thinking in any situation. Know when someone is flirting, lying or accepting through signs they're sending out and which others may refer to as non verbal communication. Please let me know if you thought of any other female and male body language tips by leaving a comment below. Remember to bookmark this hub on how to read people and share the keys to reading and understanding body language signals.

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Emerald Strachan profile image

Emerald Strachan Level 3 Commenter 7 months ago

This is very interesting and accurate. I have developed those skills somewhat and just assessed myself while reading. I realized that I too do some of them at times. Very good.

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incomeguru Hub Author 7 months ago

@Emerald Strachan, thanks for appreciating the content.

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b. Malin Level 7 Commenter 7 months ago

Very Interesting Hub on the Subject of Body Language...Arms Folded in Front, not a TRUSTING sign...and I hear Rubbing ones Nose after making a Comment, means they are NOT telling the Truth. Good Hub my Friend.

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incomeguru Hub Author 7 months ago

@b. Malin, thanks for your comment, it's helpful.

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drbj Level 8 Commenter 7 months ago

Reading body language correctly is a fascinating skill, IG. Thanks for this interesting hub. As an example, crossed arms in front of the person could indicate, negativity ... or hostility ... or the person is cold ... or has just realized she is braless!

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incomeguru Hub Author 7 months ago

@drbj, you're actually correct. It's a special that one should not undermined. Reading faces and bodies effectively is pretty good.

Rose 6 months ago

Very helpful thanks

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