Arms
You can
understand when somebody tries to control his body language while looking at
his arms. This person possibly holds one arm to keep both of them.
Expanding: If you keep your arm away
from you it shows confidence. It indicates comfort and trust.
However, when
your arm is closed or crossed, this
is a protective or uninviting position. The person might intend to defense
himself or to hide himself for not being noticed. Meanwhile, pay attention to
his thumbs. Since, crossed arms with thumbs up indicate approval or agreement.
Otherwise, crossed arms mean disagreement.
In a nutshell
crossed arms show anxiety but this can’t be generalized for every situation. It
can even be a relaxed position.
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When
you touch someone’s arm, this
indicates invitation, trust or sympathy. If you want to persuade someone or
make the person trust you, you can touch his arm.
If the person
is excited or confident, he waves his
arms a lot. But, in a less confident situation his arms get smaller and
closer to the body.
Shoulders
Although
shoulders don’t have much movement, they can indicate many a signal.
Raising shoulders
give the message that the person feels anxiety or fear. If this occurs with a
lowering head, this indicates the fear more obviously.
Pushing shoulders back
shows a bigger torso. So, it can demonstrate dominancy.
Shrugging shoulders
means “I don’t know”
Turning shoulders
while talking to someone shows uncomfortable situation. If someone does it
while looking at you, he possibly wants to leave.
