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PERSONAL INTERACTIONS

At this point you have been exposed to a broad foundation of information about body language, and now it's time to put that information to work. It's time to focus on even more practical applications for the types of interactions you encounter every day. You'll still pick up some academic pieces of information, of course, but my intent is to take you through the most common applications of body language and nonverbal behavior study in real life. Appearance There is no overestimating the power of appearance. Women who are more attractive are perceived by both men and women to be more intelligent, caring, and better at parenting. Men who are tall possess a big advantage in many ways over men who are not when it comes to competing for the attention of women. Women are strongly drawn to attractive men, but outside of a one-night stand or short-term sexual relationship, men who are attractive and possess other characteristics of status or dominance are met with unconscious res