...
103). The arms take the readiness position and the hands serve as central indicators,
highlighting the genital region. Men use this gesture to stake their territory or to show
other men that they ... pornographic films showing men and women in sexual positions are shown
to men, their pupils can dilate to almost three times the normal size. When the same
films are shown to...
... of the desk to stake his claim to it.
Twelve
Territorial and Ownership Gestures
TERRITORIAL GESTURES
People lean against other people or objects to show a territorial claim to that object ... one way that others tell us that they agree with us or like us. It is
also a way for us to tell others that we like them, by simply copying their gestures.
If an employer wishes...
... In some cases, their territory is magnified by up to ten times the normal
size, so the driver feels that he has a claim to an area of 9 to 10 metres in front of and
behind his motor car. When ... continually touches people
during a conversation is secretly
disliked by everyone. As a number of
factors can affect the spatial distance a
person takes in relation to others,...
... shows submission by rolling on its back and exposing its throat to
the victor, so the human uses the palm-up gesture to show submission to others. The
reverse of the dominant handshake is to ... finger is commonly
used as a money expectancy gesture. It is often used by sales people who rub their
fingertips and thumb together and say to their customers ‘I can save you...
... scratching
action, as opposed to the light strokes of the nose touch gesture. Like the mouth guard
gesture, it can be used both by the speaker to disguise his own deceit and by the listener
who doubts ...
This gesture is used by movie actors to portray insincerity, but is rarely seen in real life.
The Ear Rub
This is, in effect, an attempt by the listener to ‘hear no...
... fist-clenched position to show quite clearly that nobody is
permitted to pass where they stand.
PARTIAL ARM-CROSS BARRIERS
The full arm-cross gesture is sometimes too obvious to use around others because ... countries, particularly to show
their displeasure with a husband or boyfriend.
DISGUISED ARM-CROSS GESTURES
Disguised arm-cross gestures are highly sophisticated gest...
... forward-moving
gesture. Men often use this gesture in the presence of women to show an aggressive,
dominant male attitude.
It is interesting to note that birds fluff their feathers to make themselves ... rise to the theory that
this may be an inborn gesture. The headshake, usually meaning ‘No’, is also claimed by
some to be an inborn action; however, others have theori...
... required by two people, the angle formed by their
torsos decreases from 90 degrees down to 0 degrees. A man wishing to attract a female
partner uses this ploy, as well as other courtship gestures, ... T-cross gesture
(Figure 96 ), his subordinates will copy.
People who sell to married couples in their home are well advised to watch the
couple’s gestures, to see who...
... and gestures. As they do in
the standing position, both torsos point to a third mutual point to form a triangle; this
can show mutual agreement.
By turning your chair to point your body ... If the nut you are trying to crack is a difficult
one, you may need to revert to the direct body point technique to get to the facts.
Summary
If you want a person to have r...
... of their throne or official chair as high as 250
centimetres (over 8 feet) to show their status relative to their subjects; the senior
executive has a high-backed leather chair and his visitor’s ... is devoted to social and business situations and shows
how gestures and body signals occur in clusters and the circumstances that may affect
your interpretation. However, before...