How to Use Body Language
How to Use Body Language to Attract Women
Body language is a form of non-verbal communication. Together with facial expression and tone of voice, body language conveys more meaning than words alone. Effective communication happens when there is agreement between the verbal and the non-verbal. So it is important both to understand how to use body language and how to interpret it in others.
Types of Body Language Patterns
Closing
Examples of closing body language include crossing the arms or legs, hunching, tucking in the chin and lowering the head. These movements can indicate disagreement or the need for defense. Anything that makes the body appear smaller and protects the core is a defensive posture and indicates the speaker may feel threatened.
If you find yourself adopting closing postures, it may be a sign you dislike or distrust what your conversation partner is saying.
Opening
Opening body language includes unfolding arms or legs, standing up straight, lifting the chin and raising the head. This usually indicates agreement, acceptance, and readiness to listen. Open body language can also be aggressive, communicating that the other person isn’t a threat.
If your communication partner is using open body patterns, it may be a sign that agreement is near, or that negotiation is possible.
Moving Closer
Moving closer can include stepping or leaning toward a conversation partner, reaching out, pushing out the chest, or pushing the head forward. This can either be a sign of aggression or anger, or signal looking for closeness, as in a romantic context.
Moving Away
Moving away can include stepping or leaning away from a conversation partner, pulling the arms close to ones body, retracting the chest, or pulling the head in. This can be a sign either of refusal, defense, or surprise. If combined with turning the back, it can also be a kind of aggressive signal that the speaker doesn’t fear the conversation partner.
Touching
When a speaker touches him or herself, either on the face or body, it is often a way of seeking reassurance and can be a sign of confusion, uncertainty, stress, or discomfort.
Touching the conversation partner can be either an aggressive act or an act of friendship or bonding, depending on context.
Cultural Differences
Body language and social distance can vary widely between different cultures, so be careful of interpreting the non-verbals of someone from a very different cultural background than your own.
Using and Interpreting Body Language to Flirt
It’s almost impossible to manipulate your body language to effectively lie, so the best way to understand and use body language is to enhance your understanding of others, and to pay attention to your own body’s signals. That way you can line up your verbal and non-verbal signals to enhance communication.
See also:
- How to Flirt with a Girl – Tips and Advice
- How to Pick Up Women at Work
- How to Develop a Personality
- How to Talk to Women
- How to Improve Your Speaking Voice
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