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Secrets of Body Language
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Secrets of Body Language

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Body language, according to researcher John Borg, does most of the talking in any human exchange: he cites a figure of 93 percent non-verbal communication against a mere 7 percent for the words themselves, and builds the film around teaching viewers to read the rest. Borg walks through posture, gesture, facial expression, and eye movement, showing how a crossed arm or a head tilt can contradict what a mouth is saying. The number itself traces back to Albert Mehrabian's research from the 1960s, and the film includes the wrinkle that Mehrabian later said his study has been widely misapplied outside the narrow context he tested it in. That caveat sits alongside the practical material rather than derailing it: examples drawn from everyday interactions, workplace exchanges, and social encounters, all used to demonstrate how much information passes between people before either one speaks. The pitch throughout is applied rather than academic, aimed at viewers who want to notice what their own gestures are giving away.