Tempted to read a person's body language? First, read this article. From "5 Mistakes People Make When Reading Body Language" (Business Insider):
1. They don't consider the context. When it comes to body language, context is king. You can't make sense of someone's nonverbal message unless you understand the circumstances behind it. Context is a complex weave of variables including location, relationships, time of day, and past experience. Depending on the context, the same nonverbal signals can have totally different meanings...
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1. They don't consider the context. When it comes to body language, context is king. You can't make sense of someone's nonverbal message unless you understand the circumstances behind it. Context is a complex weave of variables including location, relationships, time of day, and past experience. Depending on the context, the same nonverbal signals can have totally different meanings...
Click to read the rest. (Sorry the quote is not indented but TypePad is having one of its temperamental moments.)
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