Thanks to everyone who attended the third and final session of our body language webinar series! The session was held Thursday, August 27th and the topic was How about a Thumbs up? All about Gestures. Dr. Matsumoto explained what gestures are and the different types of speech associated gestures. Through various video examples from many…
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Many of our gestures and emotions are universal across cultures, but is this limited to just our species? In an exciting new study by Dr. Kirsty Graham of the University of York, researchers found surprising patterns among gestures utilized by bonobos and chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not only did they find…
Read MoreCultural Gestures and Verbal Cues
Many gestures may be universal, but are associated verbal cues translatable? Last week’s Olympics blog discussed the universal gesture of triumph and touched on Humintell’s research into the universal nature of many gestures. However, just knowing that many gestures are universal is not enough to effectively read people. Instead, it is important to connect them…
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