Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carol Kinsey Goman is a contributor on body language and presence. Oct 22, 2025, 11:00am EDT It’s not enough to say the right ...

For two world leaders in a high-stakes summit, a handshake is never just a simple gesture.

I walked into a meeting feeling unprepared. My body gave me away. I hadn’t even opened my mouth, but they knew. No one said a word. They didn’t need to. Body language communicates your state of mind ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carol Kinsey Goman is a contributor on body language and presence. Jul 31, 2025, 10:28pm EDT The talented professionals I coach ...

President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin “looked like buddies” during their initial greetings on the tarmac in Anchorage, Alaska — but by the end of their historic summit the dynamic ...

From prolonged handshakes to the pat on the back, the Trump-Xi summit sparked a flood of dominance theories online. But behavioural specialist Kanan Tandi says many of these analyses drew flawed ...

“ The Clemons Method allows you to see the invisible, what others may not see, and hear the inaudible,” she explains. The Clemons Method also emphasizes the value in context and not drawing ...

What happens when the leaders of the two biggest superpowers meet? More often than not, their body language is a giveaway. We decode the handshakes, the smiles and more from the photographs and videos ...