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Another simple dominance signal is eye contact. | Another simple dominance signal is eye contact. | ||
More dominant people keep eye contact when they speak, perhaps because they | More dominant people keep eye contact when they speak, perhaps because they do not fear being judged as overconfident hence do not need to divert attention by looking at someone or something else. | ||
More dominant people look away when someone else speaks, perhaps because they can afford to ignore less dominant people speaking. | More dominant people look away when someone else speaks, perhaps because they can afford to ignore less dominant people speaking. | ||