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Either way — whether it’s chocolate castles or supermarkets — the other person can see in your eyes that you’re somewhere else. Gestures can be some of the most direct and obvious body language signals. Waving, pointing, and using the fingers to indicate numerical amounts are all very common and easy to understand gestures. Eisenbarth H, Alpers GW. Happy mouth and sad eyes: Scanning emotional facial expressions. Emotion. 2011;11(4):860-865. doi:10.1037/a0022758 His writing was so small that the whole class was squinting at the board trying to read it.” Sideways glance

Our mouth opens when we are scared because it helps us prepare for two things. First, it readies us in case we need to shout for help if we feel threatened. Second, it prepares us to breathe in a large amount of oxygen. This oxygen is helpful in case we need to run away…or fight the enemy! Now you may be wondering—why should I control my microexpressions? Other than giving you confidence in social situations, your microexpressions give other people glimpses into your true emotions. And as we covered earlier, people are hardwired to feel microexpressions. That’s whether we like it or not! Foley GN, Gentile JP. Nonverbal communication in psychotherapy. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2010;7(6):38-44.

For example, a person who is interested in something might have a raised eyebrow and a smile, while a person who is not interested might have a neutral expression. What are the 9 facial expressions? Surprise is expressed by widened eyes and a raised brow and is associated with emotions such as astonishment, amazement, and disbelief. Disgust is expressed by a wrinkled nose and is associated with emotions such as revulsion, loathing, and abhorrence.

Thanks. Your suggestions really helped me write this prologue. (I think prologues help to explain why a three-year-old can talk to cats…) What Everybody is saying is written by Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins. Ex FBI agents, this book is about reading the people around you. There is a lot going around you at all times and this book provides you with a complete insight on how you can read the body language and gestures of people around you. The book comprises of ancient survival instincts that control body language, the right way to learn through thumbs, feet, and eyelids. You can effectively read nonverbal signs from people around you to make sure that nothing goes unnoticed around you. Happiness is the most commonly recognized facial expression and is generally associated with positive emotions such as joy, pleasure, and delight. It is generally characterized by the presence of a smile and the use of the upper muscles in the face.

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Tipper CM, Signorini G, Grafton ST. Body language in the brain: constructing meaning from expressive movement. Front Hum Neurosci. 2015;9:450. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2015.00450 The fourth reason why people control their facial expressions is need of the moment.... The embezzler must falsely show surprise when the theft is discovered. The husband must inhibit the smile of pleasure on encountering his lover, if in the presence of his wife. Writers need good facial expression descriptions in their writing to help the readers picture the characters and to convey emotions. However, it’s easy for us to rely on the same descriptions over and over again. And sometimes in the middle of writing, when we’re trying to find the words to describe an angry expression or a sad expression, we draw a blank. Ekman P. Darwin's contributions to our understanding of emotional expressions. Philos Trans R Soc Lond, B, Biol Sci. 2009;364(1535):3449-51. doi:10.1098/rstb.2009.0189 Some of these aren’t exactlywords to describe facial expressions, but they’re useful for dialogue tags. In fact, I started this list in a notebook for myself as a reference so I would stop using “he said” and “she said” so often…and as any editor or writing coach will tell you, just using tons of synonyms for “said” does not solve this problem; it makes it worse! By using a facial expression as a dialogue tag, you can also convey the tone of voice.