Psychologists say that gestures can say more about a person's emotions than his words, because we most often perform body movements unconsciously, on the machine, submitting to internal sensations, and we can not always control them. Therefore it is useful to know what gestures mean, for example, hands, in order to understand how sincere your interlocutor is, open, calm or excited, etc.
What do gestures of hands and palms mean?
Man's hands are almost always in sight. And they always pay much attention to them in a communication situation. If your opponent is overwhelmed by strong emotions , then his hands and hands are unlikely to be at rest, most likely, he will twist something in his hands, stroking something, touching things, his clothes, hair, etc. It is important to know what hand gestures are talking about, in order to correctly interpret the behavior of one's interlocutor, focusing not only on words.
The very first gesture that can say a lot about a person is a greeting handshake. If he is a domineering person, he will stretch out his hand first, turning it with his palm down. Wanting to show special respect and even servility, people stretch out their hand, facing down with a rib. Compliant, non-conflicting and somewhat shy opponent, most likely, will give you a hand, turned upside-down. In an insecure, weak-willed person, the hand will be strained and straight, and the handshake is weak.
Other hand gestures and their meaning:
- people often spread their hands to the sides and show their hands - he is sincere and open to communication;
- crossed arms and palms, on the contrary, speak of alertness and not readiness for contact;
- palms folded on each other speak about the overestimated self-conceit of the opponent;
- hands in pockets, especially if the person is sitting at the same time - a sign of aggression and irritability;
- hands are in motion, a person constantly stroking his hair, touching his face, etc. He is trying to lie;
- a man covers his mouth with his hand - does not agree with you, but does not dare to object;
- straight, pressed palms to each other - a sign of purposeful and rigid in human communication;
- palms lie on the edge of the table - the opponent expects to get support from you;
- half-bent brushes - the interlocutor does not want conflict , is ready for any compromises in communication;
- one hand holds the wrist another - the person is not sure of his actions and words, but tries to pull himself together.
The most common gestures of the fingers and their meaning
There are so-called international gestures, which are well understood by people from around the world. And they often use them to overcome the language barrier. Though, nevertheless, it is necessary to use with caution some gestures with fingers, familiar to Europeans, for example, in Muslim and some other countries. After all, here they can be treated as indecent.
So all the well-known "OK" sign - the ringed thumb and index finger - is usually an expression of approval. But in Brazil and the Arab countries, it means a hint of intimacy and is offensive. In Japan, this gesture should be understood as the question "How much is it?".
The meaning of other gestures with your fingers:
- locked in the "lock" fingers - an expression of silent disagreement with your words, even if the person while smiling, be sure that he will reject your proposal;
- fingers clenched into a fist - a sign of restrained aggression, your opponent is likely to explode any minute;
- the joint ends of the fingers forming a hut - a sign of the confidence of the interlocutor in oneself, he experiences a sense of superiority, and your words evoke a condescending smile.