Title: Dominant Body Language
Headings: Dominant Body Language
Dominant Body Language
Size signals
Making the body big
Making the body high
Occupying territory
Superiority signals
Breaking social rules
Ownership
Invasion
Dominant positions
Dominating time
Belittling others
Facial signals
Phallic displays
The dominant greeting
The handshake
Eyes
Speaking
And...
Responding to dominance
See also

Content: Thus a senior manager will casually take out their Mont Blanc pen whilst telling their secretary to fetch the Havana cigars. Invasion
A dominant act is to disrespect the ownership of others, invading their territory, for example getting to close to them by moving into their body space. Other actions include sitting on their chairs, leaning on their cars, putting feet up on their furniture and being over-friendly with their romantic partners. Invasion says 'What's yours is mine' and 'I can take anything of yours that I want and you cannot stop me'. Dominant positions
A dominant person will take higher status physical positions where they can see and be seen by more other people. If the table is rectangular, they will sit at the end. Likewise, they will sit on a corner seat. They will also stand in the middle of a group where they will have their backs to some people (but will not fear attack). They will also walk down the middle of a path or corridor and expect others to get out of the way. Negotiations for moving over start a long way off and they signal by not making any moves that others will have to move.