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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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<strong>The</strong> steeple can occur in<br />

body language clusters as well, but what is important is not what happens after the steepling, as in the<br />

chin stroke and eye glass language, but rather what happens preceding the steepling. <strong>The</strong>refore, by<br />

watching for positive open postures such as palms up and arms un-crossed or closed postures such as<br />

arms crossed, touching the nose or face and avoiding eye contact, we can tell if the person is trying to<br />

be honest or manipulative with his or her apparent power. In other words, steepling is a finish posture<br />

serving to punctuate a body language clue cluster rather than the other way around. Steepling can also<br />

ebb and flow along with confidence to what is being said which can be useful in negotiations or in<br />

arguments. If something is said to drop confidence the steepling might be broken in favour of

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