The Ultimate Body Language Guide - 30 Movements (Arms and Shoulders)

Summary by Krater

This video provides a body language guide focusing on arms and shoulders, explaining the psychological meanings behind various postures like raising one shoulder, turtle effect, and arm crossing.

From the video

Answers: What do different arm and shoulder body language positions mean?

• shoulder body language
• arm body language
• nonverbal communication
• reading body language

What it concludes

• Raising one shoulder slightly higher while answering a question usually signifies a lack of confidence.
• Shoulder interest, where someone slowly raises a shoulder while tilting their head and making direct eye contact, indicates interest in what is in front of them.
• The turtle effect, holding shoulders high for an extended period, indicates a lack of confidence as if trying to hide.
• Arm crossing can indicate self-hugging, protection, self-restraint, dislike, or pacifying behavior.
• Arm spreading is a territorial display suggesting confidence and high status.