We can polish a resume, rehearse a speech, and choose our words with precision, but our bodies? They’re usually terrible liars. Our body language subtly gives cues about our inner lives. Whether it’s a subtle shift in your chair or the way your feet are pointing, your physical self often broadcasts what you’re feeling long before you’ve even processed it.
Think of this as a field guide to the stuff we do without thinking—the little “tells” that show when someone is actually engaged, totally over it, or low-key panicking.