The conversation goes beyond the face.

Explore posture, gesture, gaze and space. Practice describing behavior before interpreting it.

ILLUSTRATIVE SCHEMATIC

Posture

Folded arms

A person folds their arms during an evening conversation outdoors.

Describe the visible or stated change

Both arms move across the front of the torso.

OBSERVATION OR INTERPRETATION?

Which conclusion is justified?

Your confidence 50%

Keep more than one possibility open.

Temperature or physical comfort

A familiar resting posture

Tension or many other states

A possible follow-up

“Are you comfortable here, or shall we go inside?”

Illustrative hypotheses, not a diagnostic dictionary. Source framework: nonverbal communication, context and neurodiversity research (S01, S12, S13, S30, S32).