Please join Mayor Lloyd Winnecke on Monday, March 11, at The Centre at 3 p.m. for a news conference to announce the 2013 Evansville Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series speakers. The Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series is a community collaboration committed to the support of diversity in the community. The lectures will take place in April and September. Press packets will be distributed at the news conference.
Here’s what a body language expert says about arms being crossed (I won’t say anything about his smug facial expression. Pay special attention to #3 – and think about the “closed” door meetings like the homestead exemption meeting and you’ll see why the mayor loves this picture so much)…
1. Arms can act as the doorway to the body and the self. When they are crossed, they form a closed defensive shield, blocking out the outside world. Shields act in two ways: one is to block incoming attacks and the other is a place behind which the person can hide and perhaps not be noticed.
2. Crossed arms may thus indicate anxiety which is either driven by a lack of trust in the other person or an internal discomfort and sense of vulnerability (that may, for example, be rooted in childhood trauma).
3. The extent of crossing indicates how firmly closed the person is. This may range from a light cross to arms folded to arms wrapped around the person. An extreme version which may indicate additional hostility is a tight close with hands formed as fists. If legs are crossed also then this adds to the signal.
4. Crossed arms is a very obvious signal and if you do it in front of other people they will likely feel rejected and respond accordingly (including not agreeing with you).
I’m not an expert on body language but when a person is speaking and they are wringing their hands ( look like washing hands ) that’s also a sign that they aren’t telling the hole truth
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