BODY LANGUAG Lia Kuo

I. Identify by MOUTH  Telling a truth unconsciously  Blocking the mouth by:  Hands, a finger, or fingers  Making a “shh” sound  Scratching the lip  A fake cough  Interpreting to be aware of a lie or not to tell a truth

II. Identify by PUPILS  Soaking—  Crying  Emotional feelings  Excessive blinking—  Sign of stress  Lying maybe  Romantic interests  Being dilated—  Romantic interests  Excitement  Being uncontrollable by the light conditions

III. Identify by EYEBROWS  Telling if someone is angry, concerned, submissive or confused  Raised eyebrows (Audrey Hepburn):  a sign of submissiveness (V)  a gesture of surprise  Lowered eyebrows:  displaying aggressiveness, dominance or sadness  or showing concern or authority

V. Identify by HEADS  Basically three positions—  Head downwards  Sideway head  Head upwards—fearless, arrogance, or superiority  Obama:  Revealing his throat (weakness)  Not feeling to be threatened  Fearless

IV. Identify by THUMBS  To be used as a sign of superiority—  Dominance  Assertiveness  Aggressiveness (rarely)  In Gladiator—  Displaying confidence, aristocratic or powerful people

VI. Identify by ARM SHIELDS  Hitler—self holding hands  Lacking self-confidence  Being insecure  A gesture of protection  Only having one testicle by which Hitler adopted this position when in public to hide his sexual disability

Works Cited: Michael, Matthew. “The Beginners Guide to Language”. Sapientology, 26 Jan Web. 29 Sep