Notes on Body Language & Behaviour

Body Language Decoded

Reading Ashneer Grover's Body Language: What His Hands Reveal

A close look at how Ashneer Grover sits, opens his palms and frames a confession — and what those cues suggest about confidence and candour.

3 min read · Mar 2022 Body Language Decoded

The 5 Non-Verbal Signals That Mark You as a Target

Street criminals make snap judgments, and they read your body before they read your bag. Here are five non-verbal cues that quietly decide whether you look like an easy target.

3 min read · Jan 2022 Body Language Decoded

Decoding Rihanna: Does She Really Mean "I'm Not Looking For a Man"?

Rihanna says she isn't looking for a man — but her timing, her smile and her tiny pre-answer pause tell a slightly more layered story. Here's what the body language actually suggests.

3 min read · Dec 2020 Microexpressions

How Engagement Analytics Reads Faces — And What It Misses

Engagement analytics now captures micro-shifts in our faces in real time, but reading expression from a screen is harder and riskier than the dashboards suggest.

3 min read · Nov 2020 Communication

Three Body Language Fixes for Video Calls and Interviews

On camera you become a two-dimensional figure, and that flat frame demands more from your face, your head and your hands. Here are the three adjustments that make you read as warm, honest and memorable.

3 min read · Apr 2020 Communication

Your First Online Class: Non-Verbal Cues That Make You Watchable

Teaching online for the first time isn't about the perfect slide deck. It's about your camera, your eyes and your face — and a few small non-verbal habits decide whether students stay or scroll away.

3 min read · Apr 2020 Body Language Decoded

Why Deepak Mittal chose a namaste over a handshake at the ICJ

India's representative folded his hands instead of shaking at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Read as body language, it wasn't a snub — it was a deliberate, graceful boundary.

3 min read · Feb 2019 Body Language Decoded

Why I Don't Decode Celebrity Couples' Body Language

I get asked constantly to read whether two famous people are 'really' in love. Here's the ethical line I won't cross, and why a single photograph never tells you what a relationship actually is.

3 min read · Nov 2018 Communication

The FORD Method: A Simple Map for Better Conversations

Most awkward conversations stall because we don't know what to ask next. The FORD method — Family, Occupation, Recreation, Dreams — gives you four doors to walk through, the kind, careful way.

3 min read · Oct 2018 Communication

Five Quick Cues That Make You Look More Confident

Eye contact, blink rate, your smile, your pitch and the way you nod — five small adjustments that shift how confident you appear in the first few minutes of any conversation.

3 min read · Apr 2018 Body Language Decoded

What United CEO Oscar Munoz's Body Language Revealed

A close read of United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz's apology video and interview — where his words, hands and micro-expressions agreed, and where they quietly contradicted each other.

3 min read · Apr 2017 Microexpressions

Deepika's Smile: Real or Fake? A Microexpression Read

A real smile and a fake one are run by two different parts of the brain. I slowed down one of Deepika Padukone's videos to show you exactly where her smile gives itself away.

3 min read · May 2016 Microexpressions

Did SRK mean it? Reading Shah Rukh Khan's face on the multi-crore rumour

When a journalist asked Shah Rukh Khan about a multi-crore film deal, his answer sounded confident and easy. His face, slowed down frame by frame, told a slightly different story.

3 min read · May 2016 Body Language Decoded

What Body Language Really Is — And Why It Decides So Much

Body language is everything we do with the body — how we sit, stand, walk and speak — and it shapes the first impression we make in interviews, on stage and in every new meeting.

3 min read · May 2016 Communication

What Voice Tone and Filler Words Reveal About a Person

Voice pitch and the fillers we lean on say more than the words themselves. Here's how to read tone, pitch and verbal crutches to gauge confidence and preparation.

3 min read · Aug 2015 Body Language Decoded

What a Handshake Reveals in the First 10 Minutes

A handshake, a glance, a held breath — the first ten minutes of any conversation say more than the words do. Here is what to actually watch for.

3 min read · Jul 2015 Communication

What Quadros Motors taught me about reading customers

After a body language session with the sales team at Quadros Motors, here's what changes when salespeople learn to read a face instead of just pitching a price.

3 min read · Jun 2015 Deception

The Cube Test: A Quick Way to Spot a Skilled Liar

A simple drawing exercise can hint at whether someone deceives easily — and why lie detection saves you time, energy and heartbreak in business and love.

2 min read · May 2015 Communication

How to Build Real Confidence in Interviews and on Stage

Leaning in, freezing hands, fidgeting under pressure — small body language habits can quietly undercut your confidence. Here is how to read them and fix them before your next interview or presentation.

3 min read · Jan 2015 Microexpressions

How to Read a Real Smile From a Fake One

A genuine smile lives in the eyes, not just the mouth. Here's how to spot contempt hiding inside a smile, and why a one-sided lip lift gives people away.

3 min read · Jan 2015