The book: Understanding Body Language

I finish this book, and I find some chapters are useful for my project.

The first one I have mentioned in the formal journal, so I am going to the second one. It is about the hand signals:

clenched hands: when speaking, clenched hands indicate that what is being talked about is frustrating, or was a painful experience.

hiding the thumbs inside the fist: difficulty in analyzing a problem.

rubbing the hands together: quick rubbing indicates a pleasurable sense of satisfaction or expectation, while slow rubbing or wringing of the hands reveals that a 'con' is about to be perpetrated.

hands pressed together, as if in prayer: demonstrates a desire to persuade, or underline a point gently but firmly.

The third one is how to spot a liar. The nervous system is the most important. A dry mouth, produced by fear, will cause the liar to lick his or her lips more often- and perhaps swallow nervously. There may be more throat-clearing than usual too. Breathing may become more uneven- another stress reaction which is easily observed. Meantime, the feet and legs are the most difficult parts of your body to control consciously. When someone chooses to lie during a conversation, he or she will often suddenly cross arms or legs simultaneously. It suggests advance self-defense against challenge.And tell-tale foot signals may include feet pointing towards the exit- revealing a desire to escape the situation - or a lot of foot tapping or jabbing movements in the air, meaning that the person wants to get out.

To conclude, it is a very useful book for body language, and I have learn the knowledge of the eyes, the hands and how to spot a liar by watching the body languages. Also I want create a liar in my film, so this knowledge is useful for that character and make me control it.