laclal Lxpresslons

1ransmlsslon of lnformaLlon and lnfluence by an lndlvldual's physlcal and behavloural

cues" (aLLerson)
Sllvan 1omklns world recognlsed guru on emoLlonal sLaLes belleved LhaL Lhere are
elghL baslc expresslons
W5otptlse
Wlotetest
WIoy
Wkoqe
Wleot
Wulsqost
WAoqolsb
W5bome
laclal Lxpresslons
WANGUISn hyslcal manlfesLaLlon of angulsh can be ln Lhe form of crylng or rhyLhmlc
sobblng arched eyebrows mouLh sllghLly open and llps Lurned down
WSUkkISL 1he eyebrows are llfLed so Lhey become curved and cenLral Lo Lhe forehead
1he skln underneaLh Lhe eyebrows ls sLreLched and horlzonLal wrlnkles appear across
Lhe forehead 1he eyellds open and Lhe upper llds are ralsed whlle Lhe lower llds are
broughL down 1he [aw ls dropped so LhaL Lhe llps and LeeLh are parLed creaLlng Lhe
effecL of a slack [aw 1he head ls ofLen LllLed and Lhe eyes ralsed lf Lhe head ls forward
lL lndlcaLes dlsbellef lf Lhe head ls pulled back lL lndlcaLes fear
WIN1LkLS1 1hls faclal expresslon ls essenLlally neuLral and by deflnlLlon open Lo
lnformaLlon le lnLeresL 1here are some lndlcaLors a half smlle and a sllghL wldenlng
of Lhe eyes 1he forehead and Lhe eyebrows are Lhe klneslcs Lo observe A sllghL frown
lndlcaLes concenLraLlon raLher Lhan dlsbellef
W oy ls an emoLlon of slncere happlness 1he key vlsual componenL of Lhls
emoLlonal sLaLe ls Lhe smlle
laclal Lxpresslons
WkAGL 1he eyes narrow and Lhe eyebrows form Lhe classlc v shape 1he llps LlghLen 1he
face prepares for combaL Adrenallne floods Lhe body preparlng muscles for vlolence
whlle endorphlns prepare Lhe body for paln
WLAk A frozen sLare wlld and wldeopen eyes face pale face pulled back chllls
sweaLlng and halr sLandlng on end 1hese are all some of Lhe componenLs LhaL make up
Lhe faclal expresslon of fear or Lerror
WISGUS1 lsgusL ls a survlval lnsLlncL LhaL repels people from dlsease As such Lhe
expresslon of dlsgusL may be an aLLempL Lo close of Lhe nose and eyes from conLacL wlLh
Lhe conLaglon
WSnAML Shame gullL and humlllaLlon have almosL ldenLlcal faclal expresslons 1he
person looks down and Lo Lhe slde Lo avold meeLlng Lhe eyes of oLher people 1he
eyebrows arch ouLwards ln a nonaggresslve expresslon and Lhe mouLh droops ln sorrow
usually Lhe head ls LllLed forward or bowed
Lye ConLacL
When Lwo people meeL each oLher eye conLacL ofLen prefaces a message
lttle eye cootoct can reflecL lack of lnLeresL
wlJe eyes are assoclaLed wlLh frankness Lerror and nalveLe
uowowotJ glances reflecL modesLy or shyness
kolseJ eyebrows reveal dlspleasure
5tote lf ofLen assoclaLed wlLh haLred and coldness
eople who malnLaln eye conLacL durlng a conversaLlon are percelved as bellevable
and malnLalnlng eye conLacL allows a person Lo become a good observer
Lye ConLacL
When you malnLaln eye conLacL you presenL an alr of confldence ln yourself and whaL you are
communlcaLlng eople who are llsLenlng Lo whaL you are saylng wlll Lake you more serlously and
wlll Lake whaL you say as lmporLanL
lf you lose eye conLacL or focus on everyLhlng else buL Lhe person you are speaklng Lo you may noL
be Laken serlously and Lhe LruLh ln your polnLs may be losL lalllng Lo malnLaln eye conLacL durlng a
conversaLlon can send mlxed slgnals Lo Lhe person you are speaklng wlLh lL ls ofLen consLrued as a
LellLaleslgn LhaL you mlghL noL be forLhcomlng or LruLhful ln whaL you are saylngllars Lend Lo noL
keep eye conLacL lf Lhe lack of eye conLacL ls noL consLrued as a lle Lhe person may be Lrylng Lo
conceal lL ls ofLen percelved as lack of lnLeresL or an lndlcaLlon of a shorL aLLenLlon span
Lye conLacL can relay our lnner mosL lnLlmaLe LhoughLs and deslres lL can leL Lhe person we are
speaklng wlLh know our emoLlonal connecLlon and lnLeresL ln whaL we are converslng abouL
A longlng sLare or Lhe ablllLy Lo smlle wlLh your eyes llke a super model can ofLen dellver Lhe subLle
message of lnLeresL Cn Lhe fllp slde anger dlsgusL and dlssaLlsfacLlon can also be easlly dellvered
wlLh Lhrough our eye conLacL