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Every last gesture-whether it's a tilt of the head or plain fidgeting-tells a story. Do you look down when you speak? Play with your hair? Lean to one side? Learn what you're telling others with your body language-and what others are telling you with theirs.



How to Read Faces

Brushing Hair Off Your Face

This movement, a combination of nerves and flirtation, helps call attention to and frame your feminine assets (think face and neck). No wonder it's a staple of a promising date.

Smiling

Botox be damned! The only real smile, says Anita Barbee, a professor of social work at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, is one in which eye muscles are engaged. People who grin for more than five seconds and only with their lips can be faking it. Frequent smiling in the workplace can make a person seem less serious.

Blinking

The normal blink rate is six to eight times a minute. But under stress, you'll blink more often and somewhat more dramatically. Want to know who's freaking out and who's as cool as a cucumber at the next big meeting? The eyes have it.

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Closing Your Eyes

By rubbing, covering, or closing your eyes for longer than a blink, you're trying to keep out certain auditory or visual cues. It's a survival mechanism to prevent the brain from processing anything undesirable or threatening.

Lowering Your Gaze

This meek gesture is an unconscious bid for public support-a favorite tactic of small children, not to mention the late Princess Diana. It often elicits a parental response. If someone does it to you, she may be searching for your empathy. Be gentle.

Pursing Your Lips

Narrowing the red margins of your lips is a clear sign of anger, says Paul Ekman, professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. Why? When a person is not truly mad, she typically can't feign this gesture, even if she tries.

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Standing With Legs Together
This conservative stance denotes deference, says Goman.

Angling Yourself

Do you align yourself with the head honcho at work? Most people position their bodies or feet toward the person who has captured their focus. Coming to attention and squaring your chest at the sight of your boss is a sign of respect. Another note about proper alignment: If someone approaches you and a friend in the middle of a conversation and you want to give the newcomer a nonverbal invitation to join in, angle your bodies outward by 45 degrees. This subtle sign of inclusion shows the person that she is welcome.

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Crossing Your Arms

Don't be too quick to leap to conclusions: This pose doesn't always mean anger, but when coupled with crossed legs, it is a defensive position. Take note of the surroundings. More often than not, this stance means a person is cold. Also, many people simply find it comfortable, says Cunningham.

Walking

The way you tread speaks volumes about how others see you. Fast strutters come across as productive and competent, looking as if they have somewhere important to be. Those with a "bounce in their step" are perceived as having upbeat personalities. For a purposeful stride, walk from heel to toe. (Interestingly, most men land on their heels; most women, mid-arch.)

Sitting

When in doubt, spread out. Taking up space, such as by fanning out your papers in the boardroom instead of stacking them in a small pile, screams importance. Likewise, sitting with your legs apart assures others that you are large and in charge.

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Pointing Toes In

Even if you're sitting up straight with your shoulders aligned and your head up-all signs of an open body position-your feet may be betraying you. If they're cocked inward, big toe to big toe, this indicates that you're closing yourself off because you feel awkward or insecure.

Crossing Your Legs

Pay attention to the direction in which you cross your legs. In a seated conversation, people tend to point the toes of the top leg toward the person who they feel is the most approachable. The kicker? Lifting your toes means your feelings toward said person are extra-positive.

Pointing Toes Toward the Door

When you're having a conversation with someone but her feet are angled toward the door, she may be unconsciously saying that she's ready to cut the talk short and move on.

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