11 Juni 2012

Summary of What Every Body is Saying by Joe Navarro.

Easy reading. A vulgarisation. Learned a few new things but not much.

Chap 1. Mastering the Secrets of Nonverbal Communication.
raising eyebrows
squinting eyes
Burgoon, 1994, 229-285
telling turning left, hand gestures 'to the right'
Goleman, 1995, 13-92
lip compression
scratching head
biting lip
deviation from baseline behaviour e.g. a child becomes less animate when he sees his uncle
comfort and discomfort
nasal wing dilation
successful and subtle observation
Terry v. OH, 1968

Chap 2. Living Our Limbic Legacy
cranial vault
Paul McLean
freeze, flight, fight
iso-praxism
shallow breathing
fixing feet
active arms and upright posture
dormant arms and avoiding eye contact
turning away from disgusting food
pointing feet to exit
leaning away
fight response
pacifying behaviours
leaning away
frown
crossed or tense arms
immediately touching neck or mouth after a question or a statement
supra-sternal notch
neck dimple
soothing neck
stroking face
playing with hair
rubbing cheeks or lips from inside
exhaling slowly with puffed cheeks
personal favorites e.g. gum, cigarettes, more food, lips, chins, faces, objects, pens, pencils, lipstick, watches, hair, forearms, brushing the front of his shirt, adjusting his tie
fleshy area of the neck
pregnant woman, neck to belly
brief touch of the neck
yawning
leg cleansing
ventilating action

Chap 3. Getting a Leg Up on Body Language: Nonverbals of the Feet and Legs
the most honest part
Morris, 1985, 244
bouncing feet
might signify impatience
moving feet with torso
not moving feet
swiveling hips
forward lean of torso shift of lower body
claspting of knee and shifting of weight
defying gravity
elevated heel
territorial display
splaid legs or foot
leg crossing
dangling a foot
movement brings attention.
orienting reflex
Morris, 1985, 229-230
jiggling feet to kicking feet
foot freeze
turning toes inward
interlocking feet
interlocking ankles

Chap 4. Torso Tips: Nonverbal of the Torso, Hips, Chest, and Shoulders
torso leaned away
turning away slightly
only a few degree is enough.
ventral denial
ventral fronting
crossing of the arms
removing jackets
rolling up shirtsleeves
crossing one arm across her front and grabbing the opposite arm at the elbow
complaining of feeling cold
bowing at the waist
letter jacket, police badge, military decoration, attention to achievements
stretching legs
splaying out
guffing up chest
territorial dominance
removing an article of clothing
rapidly expanding chest
shrug
making the neck disappear

Chap 5. Knowledge Within Reach: Nonverbals of the Arms
swinging arms affirmatively
restraining arms
withdrawing arms
restricting arm movements, a sign of child abuse
pressure marks on the ventral side of the arms
deeper in color
the larger shape
the elongated shape
lower arms
opened arms
placing arms behind backs
spreading arms or objects
personal material
elbow against waist
arms between legs
arms akimbo
interlaced hands behind hands
spreading arms and legs
fingertips planted spread apart
arms spread over chairs
an arm behind a woman's back
smooth, well-manicured elbow
scarred or tanned elbow

Chap 6. Getting a Grip: Nonverbals of the Hands and Fingers
hands should not be used to create dominance.
two-handed gesture by politicians, he doesn't know.
finger pointing
snapping fingers
better to gesture with an open hand (palm up)
picking a piece of lint
guitar player, calluses on the tips of the fingers
hyper-hidrosis, excessive sweating
trembling hand, particularly noticeable when holding something
hand steepling, Steven Spielberg, Paul Simon
modified steeples, extended index finger, thumb touching each other
interlaced fingers
thumbs up
carrying thumbs high
putting a thumb inside a pocket
genital framing
wring hands
interlacing fingers
rubbing the palms
gradual hand withdrawls
adjusting something with middle finger
pushing the hands downward along the legs and then lifting the bird finger at the moment the palms reach the knees

Chap 7. The Mind's Canvas: Nonverbals of the Face
tightening of the jaw muscles
flaring of nose wings
squinting of the eyes
quivering of the mouth
lip occulusion
the neck, the most vulnerable area
tilting head
dilating pupils
opening eyes
squinting can be brief, 1/8 of sec.
blocking eyes with hands or fingers
pupil constriction and pupil dilation
arched eyebrow
gazing away, thinking, not personal rejection
downward gaze, sentiment, internal dialogue, demonstrating submissiveness
fluttering eye-lids
looking askance
zygomaticus major
orbicularis oculi
real smile and fake smile
making lips disappear
disappeared lips in straight line
those not in straight line
pursing lips, disagreement or possible alternative
sneering
moistening lips
tongue between the teeth without touching the lips
furrowing forehead and brow
flaring of nostrils
biting nail
blushing
turning pale
crinkling nose, dislike, disgust
lifting chin
lifting nose

Chap 8. Detecting Deception: Proceed with Caution!

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