Understand the meaning of hand gestures in body language.
When people shake hands, they don’t just shake hands. They also convey attitudes and intentions. In this article, we’ll explore the different types of handshakes and what they mean. Long time ago, when humans had not yet developed a full-fledged spoken language, they communicated mostly through grunts and body language gestures.1 At that time, hands …
The ‘hands clasped in front’ body language gesture is displayed in three major ways. Clasped hands in front of the face, hands clasped on a desk or a lap, and, whilst standing, hands clasped over the lower abdomen. When a person assumes this gesture, they are exercising some sort of ‘self-restraint’. They’re symbolically ‘clenching’ themselves back …
This article will discuss the meaning of the steeple hand gesture- a gesture commonly observed in professional and other conversational settings. Before I go into what the steepling hand gesture looks like and what it means, I want you to imagine the following scenario: You’re playing chess and have reached a crucial moment in the …