"... I want to be looked at. And honestly, I’m not an exhibitionist. It’s just that eye contact has gone the way of proper enunciation, a good handshake and a h

"... I want to be looked at. And honestly, I’m not an exhibitionist. It’s just that eye contact has gone the way of proper enunciation, a good handshake and a hug that means something — casualties of modern life. ..." Gaining eye contact - the face and body as well - means people can see what you are saying matches what you actually think. This type of analysis is understood intuitively by some but there is some science behind the gestures of which the work of Paul Enkman is most interesting ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ekman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ekman TV watchers might recognise his work in "Lie to me" ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me The "handshake" and "hug" serve numerous functions, one I've always found interesting is the "oxytocin" hack ~ http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moral-molecule/200810/handshake-or-hug-why-we-touch http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moral-molecule/20081...