Reading people tip: if someone is looking at all your body parts and has trouble following the conversation, it could mean that they have seen this video.
My body language is messed up. People don't like me cause I look mad, but I'm actually really happy or I'm completely fine or I'm tired or I'm sad. I'm really not a mean person lol
Yeah, I was wondering about the end of the video when he said to pick something to observe, and I was like, if my eyes are constantly aimed down at their feet, they're going to have questions. XD
These signs are great for actors to learn. No matter how well you can deliver lines, if your body language isn't convincing, your performance won't be convincing. While delivery of lines marks the difference between a bad and okay actor, body language marks the difference between an okay and good actor. Just try to display the signs your character is supposed to be feeling in the scene and you will see a big improvement in how much more convincing your acting is.
Me: **tries to kiss girl** Her: Ew, wtf are you doing?! Me: I‒I thought you liked me. Her: Why on earth would you think that? Me: Your pupils were dilated...
A helpful trick I learned that has helped me quite a bit during business meetings is to look at peoples faces when other people are talking. When a person is talking, watch the other people in the group and pay attention to who is looking at them and who is not. It gives you a good insight into conflicts and power-plays amongst the people in the group. You will notice that people look at the speaker when they are aligned with them, but will look away or look down when the speaker is someone they don't care for or someone they feel dominant over. I've used it over the years to give me an indication of a group's dynamics and it's surprisingly accurate. And it gives you an idea of how people feel about you when you're the speaker.
Happy feet: bounce or wiggling Means : excitement satisfaction or can mean impatience Lifted feet: part of the foot lifted Happiness excitement interest Feet pointing away: we point feet away from things/ people we don’t like might indicate they don’t like something which has been saidor it can mean they have an appointment or something like that Knee clasp: puts both hands on knees and leans forwards That person is ready to leave Standing width: someone with feet close together is less confident someone with feet shoulder with apart is confident ( more space taken up more confident as general rule) Legs apart while sitting: comfort Standing leg cross: extremely comfortable usually points in direction of the person they like most ( how to tell if someone has a crush on you lol) Legs crossed while sitting ( not on the floor SCHOOLS): makes one thigh form a barrier if the barrier is between you and them they are not comfortable with you or dislike something you said if barrier not towards you they feel comfortable and like what you said Foot freeze: someone has been moving their legs a lot and they suddenly freeze They are experiencing some sort of stress or powerful emotion Foot lock: someone suddenly crosses legs when they had them apart( not in a school environment where they will get told off for apart legs on floor) Stress or discomfort
Another thing to notice, is that people will often take the same body posture in a given room or small group. Watch who changes first and see who follows that posture. It can be crossed legs or arms. There can be people back to back and not able to see each other. Eventually, unless they are both alpha, one will take the others posture. So another rule is don't assume their posture is actually their own. Wait to see other peoples posture to see if they are mimicking someone or taking the pose themselves.
I don't mirror, I do the opposite. If other people in a room are standing in a similar pose, I have a tendency to "break" the chain and stand differently and act as a counter-balance.
Really the only ones I bother about worrying about is confidence and looking engaged in other people i care about even when i have to leave/was about to do something else
and i thought i was the only one who does this! in my opinion, i think when i play with my slipper it's out of interest. idk if it happens to anyone else.
Question: do u live in the uk and therefore said “generally” instead of “genuinely”? I’ve noticed people from like Britain and stuff pronounce “genuinely” as “generally”. Ya please tell me I’ve been wondering this for a while.
Well, it's not like you're gonna stare for a full minute, just a quick glance should be more than enough. Unless you have a pretty serious case of tunnel vision, you should be able to see the general area of the feet inside your FOV
Some chick in High School yelled at me to stop looking at her feet in class hahahahahahaha im not gonna lie she had pretty feet and she wore sandals that day. I wasnt embarassed i laughed after all im handsome and respected.
Great video as usual mate. I personally feel that videos like these especially ones regarding body language should have clips of interaction, so that an audience can observe changes in their context to improve their understanding of different physical signs. Anyway, keep up the great work! ✌
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Thanks! I'm a pretty unconfident person, and want to look more confident (fake it to make it), and also this can help me a lot to show expression in my drawings more and if I ever venture to animation.
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when you're observing someone's lower parts of the body, be careful to sneak glances and not stare, though. Staring may seem rude and show zoning out of your current action.
I internalized all of this info after some acid trips... every time i trip i can read and sense every expression of a person and see the way he/she is being in that moment, also using what's happening around me makes it easier. The great thing was that i was able to bring this "gift" back from the trip to life. When i watched the video i was really surprised to see that about 90% of my unconscious readings were correct! Ps english is not my main language and im a little high from a joint so sorry for possible mistekes. x)
I feel like these body language tips don't always apply. Maybe with strangers or acquaintances, but less with close friends and/or family. Some body positions are more comfortable than others for different people, and relying on a body language to sense someone's feelings towards you can be very unreliable. As both an example and a statement: confusion and conveying confusion through bodily language was barely addressed besides the shoulder shrug, but other actions of mine like a head tilt or furrowed eyebrows (or often, both) will indicate more that I'm confused than a lack of trust or belief. It reflects more of a lack of knowledge with me. Another separate example would be the raised eyebrows. It doesn't always mean excitement or happiness for me, it can also sometimes mean a "Oh really?" (both sarcastically and literally). Last one: I saw someone mention that we mimic other people's behaviors, and I find that to be very true. My music friends and I, when we sit in a line and are watching a performance, we end up crossing our legs and usually end up crossing them the same way, and shifting which way they're crossed at some point based on comfort. But none of it is as a result of unhappiness or distrust of the friends sitting to the side the thigh is pointing to. I honestly didn't need to write this whole thing, but I felt that I should, it's important to take personal difference into account too, and that wasn't really stated as much in the video. Although I know most of the viewers will know, I still felt like it should be said. If anyone else reads this, what emotion and body language connections do y'all have that aren't addressed in the video?
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00:00 Learn how to read body language to improve your communication and predictions 02:08 Different body language signs and what they indicate 04:01 Understanding body language signs related to discomfort or stress 05:57 Body language can indicate interest, confidence, nervousness or authority 07:52 Understand body language signs to display confidence and authority 09:50 Body language cues help understand if someone is stressed, attracted to something, or lacks confidence. 11:41 Body language signs and their meanings 13:30 Reading body language is a valuable skill that helps in relationships and business ventures. Crafted by Merlin AI.
Yep, this is exactly what I use and it works with practice and experience. Don't be afraid to go and meet new people, learn the stories of the world around you
Morgan in Japan yup 90% - 95% of the convo look at their face/eyes the rest look for other body language don’t be obvious and act natural (don’t stare at other body parts when not looking at the face just look around with your eyes and don’t move your head as much)
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My brother obviously has watched one of these videos because once when we were playing my favorite game I looked at him and he said “wow, you really don’t like me”, turns out my pupils had gone from extremely large when I was watching the screen to extremely small when I looked at him.
IcYGodZ lol after i started playing smash and got good at it, i improved in soccer because i was so much better at reading people. And i'm also pretty good at reading people in general now
Jackie in smash bros you learn to predict other peoples moves so you can counter. If ur good at it you can probably read people in real life. This mostly works against other players instead of cpu in game.
hey I really liked your video. as a psychology student being able to read body language can be a very useful skill however I feel that you should have added how different cultures affect expression of body language as this can severely affect a person's ability to read body language in a multicultural environment.
Dregorin i will give you an example american men and european men have different ways of sitting that is accecpted in their cultures. American men prefer to sit on a chair with their the ankle of one foot on the thigh of the other. But a european man would simply sit with his legs crossed. post ww2 american military officials realised that had the german ss realised this many of their spies would have been caught. Also to my knowledge most major studies of body language have been done only in the north america or western europe. so it is difficult to say whether that research based in the west would be equally applicable in asia and africa.
*Someone is speaking to me* Me: Me analyzing every move they make and thinking about it in my head, while completely ignoring what are they saying to me. Them: hellouu, so are you coming or what? Me: *don't know about wtf is he saying* ye ye, sure. *day later, regretting the day I was born since I am now in the literature club*
Videos like these are what shape the norms, you start looking for the said signs in others and avoid making them yourself, then in time people become conditioned to the said signs(unconsciously) which makes them all the more accurate. So having seen these signs which you can't unsee because it went into your unconscious mind, your body will have a wider range of motion(comfort and discomfort/stress wise)so you'll surely be experiencing the said signs pretty soon.
The feet parts can get confusing when you have adhd or some mental disease like it. Hyperactivity could make they’re feet bounce or shake either when they want to run out of the situation, or they’re mind is in a completely different situation. I would know because i have really bad adhd, and when my teacher basically put me on the spotlight and insulted me one time, my feet with moving so fast, my face was in a hand, and the other was crossed on the desk. and everything else but my feet were completely still, and my feet were bouncing endlessly. Conclusion: feet bouncing depends on the situation they are in for whether its positive or negative. It will usually just help blood flow to the brain somehow(idk, im not a physicist). aka when they are thinking alot and not acting on their thoughts
0:45 Yep. This is something that psychedelics can tune you into being receptive too. I know a guy who doses acid before playing poker. He does seem to win more than he loses. He always says “I can read minds.” Lol 😆
Something I do all the time to see if someone likes me: Fidget ur feet for a while (they’ll prolly do it too) Then, stop all of a sudden. If they stop as well unknowingly, ur on their mind
This knowledge seems like more a curse than a blessing. I mean, you can be talking to someone about a game or something else you like and they do something, you notice it, and whether they like or dislike you off of that will always change the mood then youre overthinking things when you walk away
Wow, I just realized that I have all the stressed, uncomfortable and unconfident body language singns switching from one to another, but all the time my whole body apperantly sends these signs.
For the head leaning : it depends on which side the head goes. The left brain controls the right part of your body and the right brain controls the left side of your body. Left brain = analystic, reason, logic & right brain = love, passion, intuition. So, if your head is leaning on the left side when you are looking at someone, this means you feel comfortable or you like the person. On the other hand, if you lean your head on the right side, you aren't comfortable with the subject that is being discussed or you don't like the person. Although, you have to look at other signs as you already said ^^
In Germany we call the knee clasp "So!", because thats what we say when we want to leave. We hit both laps or knees with our flat hand and just say one fast "So!" and go
I scrunch my eye brows together and squint my eyes a lot bc I’m in deep thought 😭😭 if ppl try to read me they would think I’m going threw a lot bc I fidget a lot
I have, for years, unintentionally come off as cold, closed, dominating, and very serious, even though i try to appear kind and funny. No wonder people don’t hang around me much
I've seen this video a few times but I keep forgetting the bosy language signals I'm gonna spend a few days on each body part and watch this video multiple times. I believe this stuff is very important thanks for making the video 😊👋
I think I have a built in body language sensor. If I know the basics about a person or I've just seen them interact with someone or something I'm able to tell how they feel or what they're thinking. The easiest emotions to figure out is fear, nervous and sad since people usually hunch down a little and kind of squish their body together so they're just in one tiny ball and so people are less likely to notice them.
The Foot Freeze: when someone is playing with their feet, realizes this, becomes extremely self conscious and immediately stops Or at least in my case, that is.
Nice video, you basically did me a favor by summarizing the book "What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People " which I think is where you got this informations :)) Thanks mate.
so in highschool my friend sat beside me and would randomly look at me then deduce what question to ask me. Like I would sit down and maybe one day he would ask "whats wrong" And I would be totally puzzled, another day he would be like "What are you confident about?" But I was just sitting down. And one day I was doing my work and he just turned my head to having a random staring contest then was done after I held eye contact. Never mentioned it again XD I am only just now realizing he must've watched this video. That actually makes total sense.
“Facial blanching” : As a woman, I will say that this happens to me frequently when I am starting my period and I get bowled over by cramps unexpectedly.
While remembering all the things I do, like reading my own body language I confirmed that I live in discomfort and hardly a little confidence, because also the lack of confidence in different aspects of my body language equals that my lack of confidence is almost at 95% around every day of the week, and just a few points to add to the video, when looking to the side I do it because I am interested or very interested on what the person I'm talking with is saying, the same happens when I squid, I'm just focused on what the person is telling, by the way great video, is the first one I watch from you and I look forward on watching more
Hell no! I built my business by working hard, no one just gave me anything just because! If you want my like you need to work harder and not be a disappointment!
When you're an Empath it's just weird because not only do you know what they feel without them showing little to no signs of emotion but you feel how they feel from the energy they radiate It has its benefits when you're around happy people you feel their happiness but it also has its disadvantages such as feeling another person's stress But the biggest advantage is that if you know the person you're sensing you know what triggers what and in a way it's like a type of mind reading
