Body Language Encyclopedia

Author: Saimi Moreau
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Body language reveals a person's emotions, attitudes, wisdom, and upbringing. Although silent, body language often conveys more information than spoken language. Interpersonal communication cannot do without body language, and cross-cultural communication requires even more interpretation of body language! Analyzing body language helps you be sharp in the business world and seize the initiative; mastering body language gives you the advantage in job interviews; skillfully using body language helps you easily become a master of love! The body never lies. Perhaps we say "no" with our mouths, but our eyes and forward-leaning body posture reveal that our emotions have already said "yes." Those who understand this can easily elicit our affirmative responses. On the other hand, if the person we are talking to says "yes" with their mouth but their body says "no"—they retreat and close themselves off—then there is no real substance in that "yes." Recognizing the signs of body language, interpreting them correctly, and putting them into practice can make various forms of communication easier. Those who understand these signals can actively face their opponents, see through others' deceptive gestures, and more importantly, learn to understand and respect others' emotions. Saimi Moreau compares body language to water, this primal element. Like our emotions, body language is a flowing element that changes with every encounter but remains fundamentally the same. Body language reveals our inner desires and reactions. In the book "The Complete Guide to Body Language," Saimi Moreau teaches the knowledge in this field and the experience accumulated from countless related workshops through a question-and-answer format.