FW Chapter 6: 307-319: Reading Actions

In this excerpt of Field Working: Reading and Writing Research I learned how body language, the way a person looks or acts, during an interview can be very informative about how he or she feels about the topic you are asking about. Like if I were to ask a person something too personal it would be obvious to me by the way they might just stare at me or perhaps look away. They may even fidget with their hands out of being nervous. Whatever they do I should be able to tell that their comfort line was crossed or that they are really excited about the topic. Even the way the person dress can say something about them. Perhaps they are conservative if they wear a turtleneck. This can help to understand more about how a person thinks or acts but it is not everything.