Much has been written in this area and now I will have a go. The heart of the matter is can a person hide their inner thoughts, feelings, intents and possible actions, or can these be discerned by the discerning person?

What are the signals we can learn about what words a person uses, the eyes, the breathing patterns, the body motions, the mouth, the "space" they take up, which of these can give us hints?

Talk about fun? Here we go.

Chapter Headings

Introduction:

The human brain is a superbly honed instrument designed for social living.
From baby-hood on we seek to understand, react to and other wise organize our lives on social precepts.

Babies learn to recognize their mother's faces, moods and emotions from birth onward and its brain energies are bent toward that goal, almost to the exclusion of others.

See:

http://www.parenting.com/article/the-social-life-of-babies

http://www.parentingscience.com/newborns-and-the-social-world.html

http://www.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/25/new_research_into_babies_and_their_comprehension_of_intention.html



Intent? Finding what you are looking for?

Readable skills, first self and then the other

Context

 Negotiations, Dating, Hiring, Introductions, etc.

Presentation, me and the real me

Dress

Goals

Power

Visible and non-visible

Props

Location

Social Clues and Que

Culture

Racial Issues

Language

Religion

History, Personal, Generational

Money

Conflict

Touch

Sex

Me, you and them

Intimacy

Words

Inflections

Group vs. Individual behavior

Eye language

Mouth Language

Body Hurts and Harms

Observer vs. Participant

Tone and Tones

Emotions

Agreements, Silences and Disagreements, You and Others

Self reading and door to reading the other

Open vs. closed communication paths

Recognition vs. Stranger

Free Will, Neurology and the Science of Recognition

How TV and Media can help you practice