ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains Cicero, who wrote the 'action of the body' expresses 'the sentiments and passions of the soul'. Of course, Cicero was, in addition, very sensitive to the power of spoken language, but here he is adding that human actions, including hand movements, convey both sentiments and passions. It introduces the reader to a particularly vibrant area of current psychological research and partly to suggest that the time has come to rethink what body language is all about. If we recognise that bodily movement, at least in the form of hand movements, is dynamic and creative and core to the articulation of ideas, this might make us all more sensitive, as human beings, to each other. We know that the ability to 'read' other people is the key to success in many different fields of life.
