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WHAT DOES YOUR HANDWRITING SAY ABOUT YOU? HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION What does your handwriting say about you? Studies find more than 5, 000 personality traits are linked to how we write. From: http: //www. dailymail. co. uk/sciencetech/article-2380858/What-does-handwriting-say. Study-finds-5 -000 -personality-traits-linked-write. html#ixzz 3 yvr. Ko 1 Kj
THE SCIENCE: Graphology: the process of analyzing handwriting It is called a pseudo-science because of the debates about how accurate it is at determining psychological or physical attributes * The science of handwriting analysis to determine a forgery is actual real science
LETTER SIZE Small: You are shy or withdrawn, studious, concentrated and meticulous Average: You are well-adjusted and adaptable Large: You are outgoing, people-oriented, outspoken and love attention OR – you are putting up a front and pretend to have a lot of confidence
SPACING BETWEEN WORDS Wide spacing: you enjoy your freedom and don’t like to be overwhelmed or crowded Narrow spacing: you don’t like to be alone, to tend to crowd people or be intrusive
THE LETTERS “L” AND “E” Narrow “l”: you may be holding back, causing tension Wide “l”: you are relaxed and spontaneous Narrow “e”: you are skeptical of others, not easily swayed by emotion Wide “e”: you are open minded and enjoy new things
REMEMBER TO DOT YOUR I’S… • Center of the i: detail-oriented, organized and emphatic • Left side: you are a procrastinator • High center: you have a great imagination • Circle or other design: visionary, child-like • Slash, no dot: you are overly self-critical, no patience with people who don’t learn from their mistakes
…AND TO CROSS YOUR T’S! In the middle: confident and comfortable Top/high: ambitious, optimistic, high self-esteem Long: determined and enthusiastic, also stubborn and “can’t let it go” Short: lazy and lack determination
CHECK OUT YOUR “S” Try it with a cursive, lowercase “s” • Round: you are a people pleaser, avoid confrontation • Pointy: enjoy learning new things, inquisitive, ambitious (higher the point – more ambition) • Wide bottom: you are not following your heart
“O” MY GOODNESS! Look at your “o’s” (and p, g, q a’s) • Open O: you are talkative, social, able to express your feelings, hide very little • Closed O: you are very private, an introvert, you limit who you share with
IS THERE A SLANT? No slant: logical, practical, not emotional Right slant: open to new experiences and enjoy meeting new people Left slant: keep to yourself – behind the scenes ***Right handed with a left slant:
ARE YOU ROUND OR POINTED? Look at your sample handwriting: What do you see more of? Round: creative and artistic Pointed: aggressive, intense, curious, smart Connected: logical, systematic and weigh decisions very carefully
PRESSURE AND SPEED: • Light pressure: sensitive, show empathy, lack vitality • Heavy: take things seriously, commitment • Very heavy: uptight, react quickly to criticism • Fast: impatient, dislike delays and wasting time
CAPITALIZATIONS This is looked at with a page of writing: When you write the capital letter “I”: • Larger than other capitals: arrogance • Smaller than other capitals: happy
YOUR SIGNATURE Illegible: very private, hard to read or understand Legible: confident and comfortable,
PAGE MARGINS Left margin: you tend to live in the past, have a hard time letting go of things Right margin: you fear the unknown, you constantly worry about the future All over the place: you cannot sit still or relax, your mind is constantly going
IS SOMEONE LYING? Detecting deception in writing: Handwriting that is: • Bunched up • Out of alignment with the rest • Or otherwise different This indicates that sentence is a LIE!
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