Importance of Body Language

People do not always tell what is in their minds. It is upto us to find out what is exactly in their minds. The intention here is not to pry into others' minds, but to ensure that we are not being lied to.

When people lie, they inadvertently show that fact through certain body language gestures that are called as "deception signals". These include rubbing the eyes, looking away and a few other discernable signals.

I will list out a few other very common body language signals.

Crossed arms and / or legs show negative / defensive attitude. If such a gesture is displayed by someone in a meeting or presentation, that means the presenter is not getting his point across successfully. He / she needs to find out the reason and address it immediately. One of the simplest ways to break this attitude-barrier is to give a pen or something to the concerned person to hold, which makes them uncross their arms and consequentially, their attitude.

Similarly, the direction in which the legs point to is indicative of the mind too.

For more tips and pointers, please refer to the book here.