21 October 2026
Mirroring and Synchrony: When People Move in Similar Ways
People sometimes mirror posture, gestures or timing. Explore how shared activity and environment can produce similar movements without proving rapport.
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21 October 2026
Family Gatherings and the Body Language of Familiar Relationships
Familiar people still have different nonverbal habits. Explore the meaning and limits of gestures, distance, touch and attention at family gatherings.
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21 October 2026
Why Crossed Arms Are Not a Verdict on Someone’s Feelings
Folded arms are easy to notice and easy to misread. Their meaning depends on comfort, habit, space, activity and the surrounding interaction.
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21 October 2026
Body Language During Job Interviews: What to Notice and What to Avoid
A job interview puts conversation, posture, gaze and gestures under unusual pressure. Here is how to observe behaviour without turning nervousness into a verdict.
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21 October 2026
Look Again: How to Become a Better Observer of People
Becoming a better observer does not mean collecting more confident opinions about people. It means noticing more of what actually happens and becoming clearer about what you still do not kn…
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21 October 2026
Personal Space: When Distance Changes a Conversation
A conversation can change when the gap between two people changes. One person steps closer to hear; the other moves back. Nobody has said anything about distance, yet both have adjusted the…
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21 October 2026
Facial Expressions: What We See and What We Assume
A smile seems easy to recognise. So does a frown. The difficulty begins when recognition becomes certainty: she is happy, he is angry, that person feels contempt. You may have noticed real …
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21 October 2026
Why One Gesture Never Tells the Whole Story
You see someone fold their arms. Before the movement has finished, a familiar explanation appears: they are defensive. It sounds plausible because you have heard it before. Yet you have not…
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