HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE AT FIRST SIGHT
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HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE AT FIRST SIGHT
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR READING BODY
LANGUAGE & NON- V ERBAL COMMUNICATION
SCOTT COLTER
THE BASICS OF KINESICS
Body language, or kinesics as it is technically referred to, has been separated into five categories by
social scientists. In this chapter learn about each of these five categories in turn.
EMBLEMS
Emblems are signals that are 'concrete' and have a defined meaning in a certain culture or context. A
thumbs up gesture is understood to communicate that everything is “ok” or that something went well.
Bear in mind that emblems are culturally sensitive however and that different regions in the world
will have different meanings for the same emblems (covered in more detail in chapter 5).
Specific groups or subcultures may have their own emblems. It is not unusual for gangs or groups to
develop their own emblems as a welcoming gestures or to show who is a member of the in-group.
Think back to your school days – it is likely that you either had one of these emblems yourself or
knew someone that did.
Alternatively people develop their own signals to communicate in social situations without other
people understanding – such as secret 'sign language' or codes that children might use in school during
lessons to not get the attention of the teachers
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR READING BODY
LANGUAGE & NON- V ERBAL COMMUNICATION
SCOTT COLTER
THE BASICS OF KINESICS
Body language, or kinesics as it is technically referred to, has been separated into five categories by
social scientists. In this chapter learn about each of these five categories in turn.
EMBLEMS
Emblems are signals that are 'concrete' and have a defined meaning in a certain culture or context. A
thumbs up gesture is understood to communicate that everything is “ok” or that something went well.
Bear in mind that emblems are culturally sensitive however and that different regions in the world
will have different meanings for the same emblems (covered in more detail in chapter 5).
Specific groups or subcultures may have their own emblems. It is not unusual for gangs or groups to
develop their own emblems as a welcoming gestures or to show who is a member of the in-group.
Think back to your school days – it is likely that you either had one of these emblems yourself or
knew someone that did.
Alternatively people develop their own signals to communicate in social situations without other
people understanding – such as secret 'sign language' or codes that children might use in school during
lessons to not get the attention of the teachers
