Reading body language
Social Skills · Beginner
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Train your attention on non-verbal signals — yours and other people's — in your everyday conversations.
Micro-habits to get started
Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:
Open posture for 10 seconds
Before a conversation, straighten your back, drop your shoulders and uncross your arms.
Body and mind feed each other: moving confidently helps you start to feel it.
1 minWatch for a cluster of signals
In a conversation, notice a set of signals (gaze, feet, gestures) and how they change, rather than one isolated gesture.
A single gesture means almost nothing; the meaning lies in clusters and changes.
2 minHold eye contact
Hold their gaze around 60% of the time: look, glance away gently, and come back.
Too little seems evasive; too much, intimidating.
2 min