Head gestures reveal the way we see things and how we feel about them. As the sensory center of our body, the head turns towards the things we like, and away from the things we want to avoid.

1. Summary :-
• Introduction
• Head Thrust and head Retreat
• Head Tilt
• Rhythm, Length and Gaze
• Head Beckoning
• Speed and Rhythm

2. • Head gestures reveal the way we see things and how we
feel about them. As the sensory center of our body, the
head turns towards the things we like, and away from the
things we want to avoid.

3. • Truth is, it's quite instinctive to "get it" when it comes to
the meaning of head gestures. We know that a nod
means a 'yes' and shaking the head means a 'no' (most
of us anyway).
• We also learned to recognize many other more subtle
movements subconsciously, meaning we get a certain
feedback from them but often if we were asked why is
that so - we couldn't say.

4. • Head Thrust - When we're
extremely angry we thrust our
head forward, ready for battle
like a predator locked on his
pray. We neglect our self
defense and focus on the
attack, some people won't
hesitate to use their head as a
weapon and head-butt their
opponent.
• Head Retreat - Just think of a
turtle retreating back into the
safety of his house. We do that
when we're afraid and
defensive, obviously, but also
when we feel negatively
towards what's happening - we
back away from what we don't
like.

5. • The kind of interest and attention can be diverse and depends upon the
context:
• An interviewer who tilts his head and nods signals the interviewee to
continue speaking, he finds his message important.
• It can be a sympathetic gesture of interest: "are you ok? You don't look so
well...“
• A head tilt up and to the side reveals surprise or disbelief: "wow...really?"

6. • Slow and lengthy nods usually show agreement and
understanding, they're not urging you to finish talking.
"Take your time I'm listening“
• Small nods combined with a smile is an encouraging and
bonding signal.
• A fast rapid nod, especially if the listener is touching his
ear or rubs his face, show impatience and urge you to
move on or let them do the talking. "yeah I got it, let's
move on"

7. • It's a quick dip of the head downwards or a little toss of
the head backwards, usually to signal recognition.
• It's a nonverbal way of greetings when shaking hands
seems inappropriate or uncomfortable or a prelude to
such physical contact.

8. • A fast and rhythmic head shaking definitely says - “no, I
disagree, this is not true.”
• A slow and irregular turning of the head usually signals
misunderstanding.
Something didn't get through quite right.
• Slow and rhythmic head shaking can also signal
disbelief. We cannot accept what we just heard.

9. • Name – Priyansh J. Thakar
• Batch – CE 2 : A
• ID. No. – 16BECEG082