Body language: 23 must-know moves

What does a frown signify? That's not so hard to figure out. Ditto for hands on hips or crossed arms. But not every example of body language is so easy to interpret, and that's where Patti Wood (shown here) comes in. The Atlanta-based consultant teaches people the subtleties of body language - and was just in the news for teaching employees of a New York City hotel how to figure out guests' needs simply by looking at them.

What's Wood "saying" in this photo? Holding the chin in the fist may show an objection to what's just been said, Wood says. Keep clicking as Wood gives her take on 22 more body language cues...

Credit: Patti Wood