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GesturesGestures

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Some statistics Main gestures and their meaning

• Palm, hand and arm gesturesPalm, hand and arm gestures• Hand to face gesturesHand to face gestures• Arm and leg barricadesArm and leg barricades• LookLook

Summary Sources of Information

""You are what you You are what you gesturegesture"" Some statisticsSome statistics

5%

38% 55%Verbal

Vocal

Non-verbal

*Source:*Source: "You are what you gesture" - "You are what you gesture" - Victor Paul BorgVictor Paul Borg

Palm, hand and arm Palm, hand and arm gesturesgestures

multiplexed informationmultiplexed information Open palm facing

upwards or away from the body

Palm turns towards the body or faces downwards

Palm, hand and arm Palm, hand and arm gesturesgestures

superior gesturessuperior gestures Palm faces the

floor Pointing fore-finger

Palm, hand and arm Palm, hand and arm gesturesgestures

superior gesturessuperior gestures Both hands

together behind his head

Thumb displays

Palm, hand and arm Palm, hand and arm gesturesgestures handshakeshandshakes

The palm-up or palm-down positions Both palms remain in a vertical position

Palm, hand and arm Palm, hand and arm gesturesgestures handshakeshandshakes

“Tough man's” handshake

The politicians' handshake

Hand to face gesturesHand to face gestures to block what another person is sayingto block what another person is saying

The boredom gesture

But don't confuse with the interested evaluation gesture!

Hand to face gesturesHand to face gestures to block what another person is sayingto block what another person is saying

Critical evaluation gesture

Arm and leg barricadesArm and leg barricades

To shield our body in hostile situations To be unsure of ourselves

LLookook

Either interested in each other Non-verbal challenge

SummarySummary

To learn to decode gestures, the key is to watch yourself first, to spot the link between your gestures and your thoughts.

Sources of InformationSources of Information

http://www.psyberia.ru/psyhodiary/polit01 http:// www.studyenglishtoday.net

/lesson7.html Allan Pease «Body Language»

Body Language:Body Language: How to Read Others Thoughts by Their How to Read Others Thoughts by Their

GesturesGestures

Polina Rakhmanova, Ph-52Polina Rakhmanova, Ph-52