Learn to read the secrets of body language

Your body language conveys a deeper message about your personality and your approach towards a place or a person.

Apart from the dignity and sophistication in your communication, your body language says many things about you.

In a formal place where you need to maintain certain decorum, it is advised that you maintain a proper body language for a better impression.

So, how to read a person as per their body language towards you? Here’s the secret of body language:

Eyes

The movement of eyes can reveal your personality or mood when you are communicating with someone.

Direct eye contact shows a person’s interest. In contrast, if a person looks downward, it indicates their nervousness.

You can check for dilated pupils to identify their favorable approach.

However, pupil dilation is hard to detect; fortunately, you can be sure of their focused and cognitive effort if you can spot it.

Glancing generally suggests utmost desire of the particular thing.

Looking upwards in the right direction while conversing with someone indicates the person is hiding the truth while looking upwards to the left indicates the person is telling the truth.

The science behind the direction is that; people look up to the right and imagine a story in their brain; on the other hand, when they recollect memory from the brain, they look up to the left.

Head moment

Have you ever noticed head movement while communicating? If not from today, try to make a note.

If the person is frequently nodding his/her head, it shows impatience.

It also indicated that the person is not interested in talking to you and is looking forward to ending the discussion as soon as possible.

Gradual nodding shows, the person is interested in the conversation. However, tilting the head backwards shows a sign of suspicion.

Posture

Posture tells a lot about one’s personality. An open posture shows their affinity towards a person.

On the other hand, closed posture like hiding the trunk of their body indicated a ‘not-so-keen’ attitude.

Posture has to do with the way you walk, sit and stand.

Sitting in a sprawled position shows arrogance and misconstrued in a particular situation.

Crossed arms

If the person before you has their arms crossed, it might indicate a symbol of ‘not-so-open-to-talk’.

It also depicts their arrogance and overconfidence.

As crossed arms is generally a casual posture, it is better to avoid them in a formal place or while communicating with a respected person or interviewer.

Hand signals

If a person shakes hands, it shows that their confident and open minded.

If the person is standing and keeps their hands in his pockets, it might represent his nervousness to reveal he is true to nature.

Unconscious hand gestures show their affinity while interacting with groups or in person.

Supporting their heads with one hand shows their interest and focus while supporting two hands indicates boredom.

Smile

Although in a formal conversation, people generally control their natural facial expressions.

However, some clues can convey their innermost attitude.

There are different types of smiles like a genuine smile that engages the whole of their face, a fake smile that also involves their mouth and a half-smile that engages one half of their face.

If a person is enjoying your company, you will see a genuine smile.

In contrast to fake pleasure and to convey a formal approval, people smile half-heartedly, either fake or half-smile (sarcasm or uncertainty).