As a human being, you communicate information about yourself even when you don't use words. Your body has its own language. exist traits of your corporality that have a particularly marked expressiveness. The face is an example of this thanks to the look and the smile. Your hands also have great expressive power when interacting with others.
For example, it is recommended that when you are talking to a person or making a presentation in public, you avoid gesturing excessively with the hands, as in that case, this visual information can become a form of noise in the interaction. The gestures of your hands should always be aimed at reinforcing verbal information. In this Psychology-Online article, we tell you what is the importance of hands in non-verbal language through visual examples.
When you cover your mouth with your hand, you are creating a barrier in the dialogue. This body language gesture conveys the image of a person trying to hide something about himself. Therefore, control this gesture, especially in situations where you must pay greater attention to your personal brand. For example, in a job interview.
It agrees not interpreting body language at face value, since there can be many factors that are affecting that person at that moment from the point of view of communication. The fact of having your hands in your pockets can mean a gesture of a certain pasotism.
For example, if you are talking to a person who has their hands in their pockets, keep in mind that you have yet to gain their interest. From the point of view of social protocol, having your hands in your pockets when you are introduced to a person is interpreted as a sign of little education. The visual image of a person who has his hands in his pockets when he addresses another reflects little openness towards otherness.
In the field of business and professional meetings, there is a common gesture: join hands behind the back. However, this gesture, which in some cases can be interpreted as a gesture of self-confidence, can also project the image of someone who creates a barrier.
The gesture of extend the palm of the hand towards the other expresses an attitude of sincerity and truth. Why is body language so expressive? Because it is a reflection of your emotions, feelings and your present attitude. As much as you try to control all the details of body language, there may be some aspect that you miss.
Make a fist and point your finger to someone is a gesture that causes discomfort to the person who feels targeted, since this gesture denotes a certain degree of hostility. Learning to point fingers is one of the first gestures that children learn in infancy. However, in the context of adulthood, this childish sign takes on another meaning for the simple reason that you now have a wide repertoire of words to make you understand.
Point It can only be positive in a case of extreme urgency when what you are pointing out is truly decisive for action. Another context in which pointing the finger does not have a negative meaning is when someone asks you for an address on the street. determined and you indicate with your hand the direction to which it should follow or some visible point that can serve as a reference in its road.
When a person intertwine your fingers, is showing authority on the issue expressed. Sometimes, it may happen that in a conversation there is a natural rhythm of the interlocutor's non-verbal language. This copycat effect is a reflection of empathy and connection.
A simple example that you can carry out to acquire more information from your non-verbal language, specifically, from the language of your hands, is record you on video. For example, you can prepare a fifteen-minute talk on a topic that you like. Then check out the video. This exercise is very common in workshops offering public speaking training.
In addition, from now on, at certain times, you can also pay more conscious attention to the non-verbal information of the movies you see in the cinema or, also, on television. Remove the sound from an image and see how, from the image, you have the power to deduce details of that situation.
The importance of hands in non-verbal language is evident provided that you do not analyze this point in a reductionist way because you express information about yourself with your whole body.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
