h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The most important message is the message recieved. Despite what we may intend to say with our words, our body language is often the over-riding factor in what message is recieved. Police departments spend hours upon hours training their officers on ways to detect various specific non-vocal messages. For example, lies can be detected by pupil size; the fact that someone is holding back information can be detected by a "guarded" posture (arms folded etc.). There are tens of journals in publication today on the topic of non-verbal communication. Tom Green (MTV) is popular because he is exploring the effects of non-normative behavior in common, public settings. His body language is often used to elicit the desired response. If the desired response is not forthcoming, he often exaggerates the body language even more than he had in his original/previous attempts.