The Reading Body Language IQ Matrix explores how to better recognize and understand the various hand, arm, leg, and torso gestures that reveal what a person is thinking and feeling. It is said that 80 percent of the conversation we have with another person comes through the body. This means that only 20 percent comes from the words we speak. We will typically think before speaking, but rarely, do we consciously control the movement of our body. In fact, many people are probably unaware of the powerful subtle message they send through their physiology. This message typically reveals their hidden thoughts, feelings, opinions, and motives.
Working through this map will help you to better understand these signals. As a result, you will more effectively read people’s true intentions and adapt your conversation style to influence their behavior. The map specifically walks you through how to interpret movement and positioning of the arms, elbows, fingers, hands, legs, feet, torso, shoulders, chest, and neck.
Here is a quick breakdown of each branch of the Reading Body Language mind map.
- Reading Body Language: All five branches of this map explore various gestures that people typically use during their conversations with others. These body language gestures come across in the way they use their arms, elbows, fingers, hands, legs, feet, torso, shoulders, chest, and neck. These gestures must, of course, not be taken in isolation. To get to the heart of what a person is thinking and feeling it is important to look for a combination of matching gestures that tell a consistent story. Only then can we use that information to make logical conclusions. As you work your way through this map you will come to understand how specific kinds of gestures can be interpreted. As a result, you will more readily recognize what a person is thinking, feeling, and emotionalizing when their words don’t quite tell the full story.
This map provides a roadmap and framework for reading body language. Referencing it regularly and committing it to memory will help you to embed these concepts and ideas into your subconscious mind.
A mind map, of course, does this beautifully because it mirrors the synaptic connections made in your brain as you try to establish new habits of thought and behavior. It brings together key concepts and ideas that help your brain to fully integrate and process this information. The brain, subsequently, rewires itself as it attempts to establish new habits of mind. It’s an ideal tool for creating lasting change and transformation.
Stick with these principles, memorize and incorporate them into your daily interactions with others, and you will progressively grow more confident in your ability to read people’s body language. Moreover, you will become far more aware of your body language and how you’re coming across to others. Learn from this and adapt to ensure that your words match the message that your body is sending.
When you purchase the Reading Body Language IQ Matrix you will receive:
- A PDF copy of the IQ Matrix, which you can use for printing in high resolution.
- A JPG image file of the IQ Matrix, which is ideal for viewing on tablets and mobile devices.
- A Desktop Background version of the map you can use for reference on your computer.
- A MindManager file for those who wish to edit the content of the IQ Matrix.
Additional visual resources and variations of this IQ Matrix might be added to your account page at no extra cost in the future.
