The Basics
Discover the fundamentals of non-verbal communication, from facial expressions and posture to hand gestures, and what these signals genuinely reveal about others.
Body Language Across Cultures
It used to be that the study of body language across cultures was an academic pursuit interesting but not really vital in the course of daily living. Now, ho...
Body Language Myths
Body language, gestures, non-verbal communication – no matter what term is used, it is often used as a way to understand what another person is really thin...
How Body Language Influences Daily Life
Body language is part of every aspect of your daily life. It affects your interactions with other people your observations of other people, and even your int...
How Prevalent is Non Verbal Behaviour?
Many of us say what we feel by opening our mouths and letting the words come out, sometimes without considering what it is we actually want to say. Likewise...
How to Recognise Negative Body Language
The first thing to remember about body language is that it says what you can’t or don’t want to say verbally. Body language is an extension of a human be...
Interesting Body Language Features From Other Cultures
You may occasionally hear the phrase ‘the world is getting smaller’. Indeed, the Internet, increased air travel and trade links between countries can all...
Interpreting Body Language
The study of body language looks at both specific body language movements as well as how both the sender and the receiver interpret those movements. Interpre...
Practical Applications of Body Language
Body language is an integral part of human interaction whether it occurs unconsciously or deliberately. One of the interactions where body language is consid...
The 8 Aspects of Body Language
Nearly all body language behaviours and non-verbal cues include one or more of eight primary elements. It is these elements alone or in combination, that com...
The Body and The Eyes: How Much Do They Tell Us?
There is an old adage that says the eyes are the windows to the soul and for some people this can be very true. As some people find it difficult to keep thei...
The Psychology of Body Language
Body language is a voluntary – and sometimes involuntary movement – of a part of the body in relation to an emotion, a thought or a sense. Sometimes thes...
The Role of Body Language in Communication
The role of body language is intricate to say the least. It works in conjunction with verbal aspects of communication to create a sometimes blunt, sometimes...
The Science of Body Language
Human beings have been observing and discussing body language in some manner for centuries, going back at least as far as ancient Greece and Rome. It even sh...
Understanding Hand Gestures
There are many times when it is important to understand different hand gestures. If you are in a setting where hearing is difficult, hand gestures are one of...
Using Body Language to Influence Others
Body language is an incredibly powerful tool for influencing other people in many different ways. Most of us use it to exert influence quite unconsciously mo...
Why Does Body Language Matter?
Many people do not care about body language or its effects on communication and everyday life. This is not surprising, given the lack of good resources on th...