Open Body Language

Open Body Language

Open body language generally expresses relaxation or higher comfort. Open arms and hands express the persons desire not to hide anything from another. They are relaxed in their current situation. However, if a person is exhibiting a closed body language and then quickly changes to an open presentation, it exhibits an extreme change in emotion. Say if you are talking to a person and they are in a curled up fetal position exhibiting closed body language and then all of the sudden they are sitting up, feet planted on the ground, or sprang up to a upright stance you more than likely said something that triggered an extreme mood change. At this time, the open body language may not be presenting as relaxed at all but more of an aggressive or defensive body language. Determine quickly what was said that possibly caused the sudden mood swing so you can direct the conversation in a fashion that does not lead to physical attack.