Human body language

Let's face it, very few of us tell the truth all the time, even if it's just a small lie, like saying you love your friend's new hair style. It can be tricky to tell if someone's lying or being truthful if you have no way to check their story. Using Dr. Lillian Glass' ideas from her book The Body Language of Liars, Business Insider has created a useful infographic showing 10 signs someone is lying to you. Take a look!

Up to 80% of the information we receive from a person in conversation is transmitted non-verbally. A lot of the time though, we don’t understand precisely what feelings they’re trying to express through their body.

Writers Write is your one-stop writing resource. Use these cheat sheets to help you show a character's state of mind when you're writing body language.

Bad body language habits are often the hardest ones to break.

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Ever catch yourself doing these things? Perhaps ever heard of 'unconscious body language?' Yawning when you're disinterested. Fidgeting when you're bored. Faking a smile when you meet someone you don't particularly want to engage with. It's almost impossible not to at times, isn't it? Like you simply can't help yourself. As if some unseen force has taken control of your body. It's no big deal. It happens to everyone. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't even give it a second thought…

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