1. UNIVERSAL GESTURES

3. Shoulder shrugging is found in all cultures, though the meaning is not always the same.

4. When someone winks at you, they are showing you affection or complicity.

5. In the West, sticking out your tongue at another person is a deliberate insult.

6. Patting or rubbing the stomach in a circular movement means ‘I am hungry’

8. Legs crossed at the ankles is subtle barrier between one person and another.

9. Grasping hold of the other arm across the chest is a disguised arm barrier

10. Confident people stand tall and erect, and provoke a more positive reaction from others. Slumping, bending and lowering the head may show a lower status or depression.

11. A calm, relaxed and confident sitting posture. A tense, nervous, low self-esteem posture.

12. Self-touch is a sign of stress and tension