How to Analyze People: How to Analyze People, #1

By Victor Sykes

If you've always wanted to learn how to analyze people but don't know where to start then keep reading...

Are you sick and tired of not being able to read people?

Have you studied endless other body language articles and guides from the so-called "experts" but nothing seems to work?

If so, then you've come to the right place.

You see, analyzing people doesn't have to be difficult.

You don't have to have a degree in psychology or years of training to know how to read people quickly.

This guide boils down the unneeded details and leaves you with the practical, real-world skills to analyze people on the spot.

In fact, it's easier than you think.
 

Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:

 

• How to develop your perception and intuition to automatically pick up on body language clues
• The biggest mistake people make when trying to read people
• How to instantly spot the most powerful person in the room
• The #1 thing to look for to know if someone is intelligent (It's not what you think)
• The BIG signs someone is lying to you
• Little-known speech clues that give you a ton of information about a person's personality and mindset
• Surefire signals he or she is romantically interested in you (This is different for men and women)
   

...and much, much more!

Take a second to imagine how your day-to-day life will change when you can instantly analyze people everywhere you go.

So even if you've tried to learn these skills before but still feel lost and frustrated, this guide will give you the practical tools and knowledge to read and understand people in a way few others ever will.

And if you have a burning desire to finally learn how to analyze people then scroll up and click "add to cart"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victor Sykes
• Release date: Feb 18, 2019
• ISBN: 9798201622893

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Introduction

We go through life with a burning desire to discover ourselves—to find meaning to the complex machinations of the world and the parts we play in it. We go through life searching for a way to understand others in order to relate and communicate better. We are social animals after all. Let’s paint a scenario.

Imagine your life is just like a car. Every car model comes with a particular specification that makes it different from other models. Once you understand the specifications of your car model, the next step is for you to know how your car can get along with other cars on the highway. This knowledge will enable you to get maximum performance from your car since you know its strengths and weaknesses when compared to other models. Studies show that people who learned how to properly analyze others have become a better spouse, manager, worker, and even better parents.

Over the centuries, we have learned how to utilize this knowledge to help shape our decisions. We have made it second nature to always try to delve beneath the surface—beneath the smile or anger. Analyzing people is an indispensable skill you need to acquire. It is the determining factor in so many aspects of our daily activities. Have you ever marveled at how some people are so good at negotiations while others are not? Perhaps you wonder why some are so great at building rapport with their colleagues in the office while others can’t seem to connect. You might think this is because of their smooth way of talking. Perhaps you will have a change of mind if you realize that verbal communication makes up only 7 percent of effective communication while body language communication takes up a whopping 50 percent. These successful people have discovered how to interpret others’ body language and how to project the right body language to others. It is called decoding when you can properly analyze people’s body language, and it is encoding when you have learned how to send the right body language cues. But don’t worry, as we will go in-depth into the two definitions within this book. If you paid close attention, you would notice the word properly is in quotes. It is a well-known fact that some people are good at picking nonverbal cues from the body language of the other party. These set of individuals, in psychology, are termed as having a high mind reading motivation (MRM). Despite having a high MRM, these set of individuals are prone to make wrong assertions or guesses from the nonverbal cues.

On the other hand, those with low mind reading motivation often blunder through their world without a clue on how to harness the nonverbal cues of those around them. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to properly read and analyze people since this can make a lot of difference to the actualization and success of your life goals. It is the difference between those who excel in their daily activities and those who don’t.

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You Are Born with This Ability

Why is it so important to know what the other person is thinking? Why do we try to read the body language of those we interact with? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that our personality is geared toward making a good impression and connecting with our peers. We always want to see how well people receive our messages—to see if we are really communicating.

We try to read the subtle and not-so-subtle body language of those around us. Then we make an assumption on the nonverbal signs we get from those around us. We base our judgments on this assumption. It might come as a surprise to you, but a huge part of your judgment comes from what you see. It makes up 50 percent of your judgments. On the other hand, only 7 percent of your analysis is derived from verbal communication. The paraverbal communication takes up the remaining percentage. This is based on the tone, timbre, and pitch of the voice.

When analyzing people, we tend to observe the following nonverbal and verbal signs: How does he stand? Is he in a slouching or in an upright position? What is the tone or shade of his hair? His skin? Does he look aggressive or non-aggressive? How well do they dress, shabby or neat? How deep or soft is their voice? Are they talking too fast or too slow?

Whether you like it or not, you will base a huge part of your judgment from the aforementioned observations. Most people with an irrational fear of psychology will see this field as a Machiavellian scientific plot to dominate people. They fail to realize that the need to analyze other people is an innate ability. Your body is wired with a survival guide that helps you to gauge people’s body language.

There are different names for this concept. Some might refer to it as gut feeling or intuition. Long before the evolution of the modern men, the Neanderthals learned how to verbally communicate effectively. They communicated via nonverbal gestures. This is also evident in the early years of a child; parents have to learn how to read their children’s expression in order to predict their needs. Yes, we analyze people even when we don’t mean to.

Hone Your People Reading Skills

Learning how to read people is the key to building your social influence. Man is a social animal, driven by the thirst to boost his influence by creating connections with the outside world. Therefore, we try to build these connections by analyzing the body language of those around us—from the intonations to the hand gestures and body movements. The facial features, intonations, posture, and body movements convey a huge percentage of our feelings. Let’s use the word ‘thanks’ as an example. We all know that this word has a positive connotation. However, think about it—when someone uses this same word in a firm or curt tone (while rolling their eyes), you may interpret it in a different way. In this context, the word ‘thanks’ has lost its positive vibe. Why? It is because the intonation and facial gesture don’t match the connotation of the word thanks. As you can see, intonations and gestures affect the impact of spoken words. This brings to mind an experiment conducted by Albert Mehrabian, a psychologist who studied the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication. In a controlled experiment, he was able to deduce the pivotal role of nonverbal communication. His conclusion revolved around the point that words alone are not enough to fully understand the content of someone’s message.

Things Are Not What They Seem

Let’s say you have a knack of reading people’s emotions. Heck! You’ve been proven right more than a few times. Maybe you see yourself as a human barometer. Hold on! Things are not always what they seem. It is possible to make mistakes, especially when analyzing the body language of people from different cultures. First-time tourists to a particular destination are usually prone to making such mistakes. For instance, the thumbs-up in Western culture translates to well done or good job. However, this same hand gesture means five to the Japanese, one to the Italians, and ‘up yours’ to the Mediterraneans. Why don’t we try a more elaborate scenario? This time around, we will compare two different cultures on different continents with little to no culture fusion. Let’s pick Brazil and Italy as our case study. Mind you, we selected these two countries because they have one thing in common. They have a habit of gesturing with their hands to complement their speech. Brazilians love gesturing. Although Portuguese is a rich and dense language, Brazilians feel that gesturing help them express their ideas better. In Brazil, you click your thumb against the rest of your fingers if you want to say that there are a lot of people in a particular place. In Italy, the same gesture signifies fear, and you can use it to say the person you are communicating with is scared of something. What’s more? In Western culture, this is a derogatory gesture you use when you think someone talks too much or what he or she is saying is of no importance.

In Italy, you make a flicking gesture with your hands when you want someone that you came with to leave the venue of a party or event discreetly. This same flicking gesture is often applied when someone says something