People say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Yet, that’s exactly what the human mind does over and over. It also manifests in interview body language. The human mind tends to make as many decisions as it can be based on minimal information. This happens in almost all human interactions including a job […]
Body language signals of attraction
Body language signals of attraction are signals that people display, often unconsciously, when they’re in the presence of someone they’re attracted to. Wouldn’t it be nice to know whether or not someone is interested in you before they even talk to you? Yes, it’s possible thanks to body language. With the power of body language, […]
Masked and mixed facial expressions (explained)
A mixed facial expression is the one that someone makes when they’re experiencing two or more emotions at the same time. It is not true that we only feel one emotion at a time. We’ve all had those experiences where we are confused to the point of not knowing how we’re feeling. “I don’t know if I […]
How we express disapproval with the mouth
When you’re angry, how do you express disapproval or threaten the person who caused your anger using your mouth? That’s easy; you press your lips together strongly in an attempt to show determination- a determination to take action against the person. But what happens when you are extremely angry, the I’m-going-to-eat-you-alive type of angry? When you’re […]
Why do we raise our eyebrows to greet others
When we greet others from a distance, we give them a slight head nod or we raise our eyebrows very briefly, the latter resulting in an expression known as the ‘eyebrow flash’. In an ‘eyebrow flash’, the eyebrows rise rapidly for a split second and then drop again. The purpose of the ‘eyebrow flash’ is to draw […]
Importance of eye contact in attraction
One of the major reasons why eyes are the most revealing and accurate communication tools is pupil dilation, a phenomenon that occurs unconsciously. Following are some of the situations in which our pupils dilate: When we are in a dimly lit room, our pupils dilate so that the maximum amount of light enters the eyes and […]
How eye contact is used in body language
Eyes have been aptly described as windows to the soul for they communicate so much information that spoken words sometimes seem like an unnecessary faculty in our communication repertoire, only causing more confusion and misunderstanding. Eyes, on the other hand, convey what they want to convey very clearly in a mysterious universal language that every person […]
How to tell a fake smile from a real one
Imagine how cool it would be if you were able to clearly distinguish easily between a real smile and a fake smile. You’d be able to know when someone is genuinely pleased with you and when someone wants you to think they’re genuinely pleased with you.First off we need to know what a real smile looks like […]
Facial expressions: Sadness
Eyebrows The inner corners of the eyebrows are angled upward forming an inverted ‘V’ above the nose. This angling upward of the eyebrows produces wrinkles on the forehead that are in a ‘horseshoe’ pattern. Wrinkles (usually vertical) may also be seen between the eyebrows and if they are naturally present, they’ll deepen and darken in sadness. […]
Facial expressions: Fear
Eyebrows In fear, the eyebrows are raised and drawn together producing wrinkles on the forehead. The wrinkles appear on the area between and just above the eyebrows. Eyes The upper eyelids are raised as high as possible, opening the eyes to the maximum. This maximum opening of the eyes is necessary because when we are […]