Comments on: The Beginners Guide To Body Language http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/ The insight humorous study and observations of the self-proclaimed "wise" civilized human society. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andressa ^^ http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Andressa ^^ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:36:49 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-131 Great. Great.

]]> By: Pete http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Pete Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:45:42 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-125 This is a common miss representation of Albert Mehrabian's research. <br>Check out this statement on his web site which makes things more clear.<br><br>'Please note that this and other equations regarding relative importance of verbal and nonverbal messages were derived from experiments dealing with communications of feelings and attitudes (i.e., like-dislike). Unless a communicator is talking about their feelings or attitudes, these equations are not applicable. Also see references 286 and 305 in Silent Messages ~ these are the original sources of my findings.'<br> (...) [quoted from <a href="http://www.kaaj.com/psych/smorder.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kaaj.com/psych/smorder.html</a> This is a common miss representation of Albert Mehrabian's research.
Check out this statement on his web site which makes things more clear.

'Please note that this and other equations regarding relative importance of verbal and nonverbal messages were derived from experiments dealing with communications of feelings and attitudes (i.e., like-dislike). Unless a communicator is talking about their feelings or attitudes, these equations are not applicable. Also see references 286 and 305 in Silent Messages ~ these are the original sources of my findings.'
(…) [quoted from http://www.kaaj.com/psych/smorder.html

]]> By: Matthew Michael http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Matthew Michael Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:42:19 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-59 Thank you for your kind feedback, it's really helpful =).You know it's something I've been trying to work on for a long long time (my teachers use to say the same), I use the (...) way too much while I'm thinking of the next thing to say as I always write spontaneously and if I don't I tend to over think it never getting anything done.<br><br>The rambling is just something I do, old habits, like that joke of the pimp who hired a hair dresser and a call center girl both very pretty to work for him, while the third was an average looking teacher.He noticed the teacher made double the money than the rest so decided to eave's what was going on, he overheard the hair dresser say to her client "Don't touch my hair or you'll mess it up" which clearly was a turn off, the call center girl made statements such as "I'm sorry, your three minutes are up" found unappealing by the men, when he went to listen to the teacher however he heard her say "No, you're going to have to do this over and over again till you get it right!". I guess it's true old habits die hard, I should stop listening to old mens jokes in the Sauna, see rambling again arghh.<br><br>Thanks for the advice once more ;) Thank you for your kind feedback, it's really helpful =).You know it's something I've been trying to work on for a long long time (my teachers use to say the same), I use the (…) way too much while I'm thinking of the next thing to say as I always write spontaneously and if I don't I tend to over think it never getting anything done.

The rambling is just something I do, old habits, like that joke of the pimp who hired a hair dresser and a call center girl both very pretty to work for him, while the third was an average looking teacher.He noticed the teacher made double the money than the rest so decided to eave's what was going on, he overheard the hair dresser say to her client “Don't touch my hair or you'll mess it up” which clearly was a turn off, the call center girl made statements such as “I'm sorry, your three minutes are up” found unappealing by the men, when he went to listen to the teacher however he heard her say “No, you're going to have to do this over and over again till you get it right!”. I guess it's true old habits die hard, I should stop listening to old mens jokes in the Sauna, see rambling again arghh.

Thanks for the advice once more ;)

]]> By: Sandy http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Sandy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:29:30 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-58 Matthew, I like your blog, but I had a hard time following this post. Your sentences are too wordy! When you use a comma or an ellipses (...) it feels like you are rambling instead of making cohesive points. Just look at that last paragraph of your Final Thoughts. It's all one sentence! Instead of using so many commas, try to break up your sentences with periods. <br>I know I probably sound really bitchy and I promise I am not trying to be at all!! Honestly this is just feedback and you can take it or leave it. I'm a writing major and things like this bother me more than most, but I think fixing your writing structure will make your blog even better than it already is. Matthew, I like your blog, but I had a hard time following this post. Your sentences are too wordy! When you use a comma or an ellipses (…) it feels like you are rambling instead of making cohesive points. Just look at that last paragraph of your Final Thoughts. It's all one sentence! Instead of using so many commas, try to break up your sentences with periods.
I know I probably sound really bitchy and I promise I am not trying to be at all!! Honestly this is just feedback and you can take it or leave it. I'm a writing major and things like this bother me more than most, but I think fixing your writing structure will make your blog even better than it already is.

]]> By: Matthew Michael http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Matthew Michael Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:46:47 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-55 I know...I know, but you're quite aware of how much I put off things and I've never been good at concentrating in hot weather :S...no wonder most of the great writers and scientists have come from cold countries =|.<br><br>Motivational coach? It's not so much motivation as lack of time, I'll get around to it though ;), anyways I'll reply to your email and twitter whenever I get a chance (some funny guy has been DDOS spam bombing my twitter account and got it suspended :P) <br><br>Matty I know…I know, but you're quite aware of how much I put off things and I've never been good at concentrating in hot weather :S…no wonder most of the great writers and scientists have come from cold countries =|.

Motivational coach? It's not so much motivation as lack of time, I'll get around to it though ;) , anyways I'll reply to your email and twitter whenever I get a chance (some funny guy has been DDOS spam bombing my twitter account and got it suspended :P )

Matty

]]> By: Matthew Michael http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Matthew Michael Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:36:13 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-54 Actually I tried my best to go into as much detail as I could by isolating every gesture and it's meaning giving the readers the option to learn them individually and then use them together in larger clusters of body language to gain a basic understanding and interpretation. =)<br><br>I agree though that body language is all about practice, it's easy in concept and theory to know the definitions but it takes a skillful eye to have those definitions engraved into you and without thinking...being able to 'read' a person immediately in live time unconsciously. <br><br>Heheh yeah, scientist prove many things but I have my irrational beliefs that I can't seem to get rid of lol =p. Actually I tried my best to go into as much detail as I could by isolating every gesture and it's meaning giving the readers the option to learn them individually and then use them together in larger clusters of body language to gain a basic understanding and interpretation. =)

I agree though that body language is all about practice, it's easy in concept and theory to know the definitions but it takes a skillful eye to have those definitions engraved into you and without thinking…being able to 'read' a person immediately in live time unconsciously.

Heheh yeah, scientist prove many things but I have my irrational beliefs that I can't seem to get rid of lol =p.

]]> By: Robbie http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Robbie Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:44:22 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-53 Im famous! hahahaha, cant believed you mentioned me in your article man your awesome!, it took you will enough thou, ive been asking you to write this for over an year! seriously im going to hire you a motivational coach to follow you around everywhere cause in all the years i know you there must of been thousands or marvelous ideas that came from your head and youve just ignored them all out of laziness -_- .<br><br>Great job Matty, you even manage to make guide type of articles such as body language thought provoking (= Im famous! hahahaha, cant believed you mentioned me in your article man your awesome!, it took you will enough thou, ive been asking you to write this for over an year! seriously im going to hire you a motivational coach to follow you around everywhere cause in all the years i know you there must of been thousands or marvelous ideas that came from your head and youve just ignored them all out of laziness -_- .

Great job Matty, you even manage to make guide type of articles such as body language thought provoking (=

]]> By: anthonylicari http://sapientology.com/body-language/how-to-read-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-51 anthonylicari Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:38:45 +0000 http://sapientology.com/?p=759#comment-51 Nice overview and I realize you can't go too in depth as this is just a single post. To really understand body language as you are suggesting in the opening one has to practice, practice, practice. Interact and observe. I suppose I've read a few books on it but what I've read from those compares nothing to the actual hands on experience.<br><br>And the lips, yeah the Egyptians may have just believed that but scientists pretty much concluded that when we started walking upright males could no longer see the vagina from walking behind a female and so the females reproductive signs of fertility moved to her face which is why, as you are suggesting that females wear lipstick. Nice overview and I realize you can't go too in depth as this is just a single post. To really understand body language as you are suggesting in the opening one has to practice, practice, practice. Interact and observe. I suppose I've read a few books on it but what I've read from those compares nothing to the actual hands on experience.

And the lips, yeah the Egyptians may have just believed that but scientists pretty much concluded that when we started walking upright males could no longer see the vagina from walking behind a female and so the females reproductive signs of fertility moved to her face which is why, as you are suggesting that females wear lipstick.

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