Word spacing in handwriting relates to your ‘space’ in relation to other people around you. Word spacing can indicate whether you’re an easy, go-with-the-flow type of person or a more arm’s length type of person. Your word spacing can also reflect your style of speech, whether you talk quickly or in a more paced, relaxed manner.
If there is a nice visual balance between the space between your words, this suggests that you are likewise well balanced and have a good sense of boundaries between yourself and others. Your balanced word spacing also indicates you are reasonable, quite self-confident and are likely at ease in social settings. It also indicates you’re likely comfortable whether alone or in the company of others as well as a clear thinker.
If the space between your words is narrow, this does suggest you seek contact with others and have a strong desire to maintain constant relationships. Your narrow word spacing also suggests you may think, talk or act with minimal reflection. Very narrow word spacing can suggest you give advice freely (perhaps too freely), and your judgments are based on feelings. In addition, there is some insecurity that can be an integral part of close word spacing and some inclination toward occasional periods where you can feel isolated or lonely (resulting in you more strongly reaching out to others to compensate).
Wide word spacing suggests you’re not one to allow another close without giving time for the relationship to develop. Should your word spacing be wide, you likely hold others at arm’s length until you get to know them. You’re likely a little reserved. Extremely wide word spacing indicates you are quite independent and a little wary of intimacy. You may give the impression that you are self-assured, but feel shy or isolated inside.
If your word spacing varies between wide and more narrow, you’ll approach issues from a varied point of view depending on your mood of the moment. There are times you may feel a little anxious or scattered, and you can tend to worry. Your sense of boundaries may be blurred.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Handwriting: A Fine Line
The space between lines of writing is significant. Line spacing reflects how clear emotionally the person is, it suggests organizational abilities and has ramifications in regard to goal setting. Self-discipline and common sense are also factors in line spacing.
All the above is challenging to assess if you give your potential candidate or friend lined paper, for the lines of writing and so many other factors are dictated by the margins as well as the lines on the paper. Remember to always use blank paper.
Line spacing that is balanced suggests someone who can plan well, and who has a clear objectivity in their outlook. Balanced line spacing, in addition, suggests clarity of thinking and a good ability to plan. In addition, this is an area where you can assume that your candidate or friend’s level of common sense will be strong.
Where you observe narrow line spacing, when you can see that the lines are almost going to collide, it suggests a questionable judgment on the part of your potential candidate. It also implies a lack of comfort with self and a questionable level of knowledge about themselves. Their sense of reserve can also be called to question.
Overlapping lines, where the handwriting resembles a ‘traffic accident’ immediately raises red flags in relation to ability to follow through in an organized fashion. Where the upper loops (ideas, philosophies) are colliding with the lower loops (imagination, ability to bring what you are thinking into ‘reality’) it also suggests the person’s thinking may be far from organized. If you think of the writing as one line stepping on the other, it can call to mind a person who steps on another’s toes and who therefore lacks consideration for others. The look of such a writing can be analogous to the proverbial dog’s breakfast, and suggests issues with perspective and judgment.
A writer whose line spacing is wide is indicating they wish to be more detached, perhaps so that it is easier for them to exercise their judgment. If the distance between the lines is significant, it can suggest the writer feels somewhat isolated emotionally, or at least someone with an arm’s length idea of manners or protocol—perhaps a more elegant or ‘refined’ individual. Overly wide line spacing can also suggest the person is experiencing some level of upset or is a dispassionate individual.
Line spacing that is up, down and all around is an obvious red flat insofar as inconsistent confidence, demeanor, and can indicate moods that swing this way and that way at will. This is type of person who can be impetuous and whose moods are ‘of the moment’.
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All the above is challenging to assess if you give your potential candidate or friend lined paper, for the lines of writing and so many other factors are dictated by the margins as well as the lines on the paper. Remember to always use blank paper.
Line spacing that is balanced suggests someone who can plan well, and who has a clear objectivity in their outlook. Balanced line spacing, in addition, suggests clarity of thinking and a good ability to plan. In addition, this is an area where you can assume that your candidate or friend’s level of common sense will be strong.
Where you observe narrow line spacing, when you can see that the lines are almost going to collide, it suggests a questionable judgment on the part of your potential candidate. It also implies a lack of comfort with self and a questionable level of knowledge about themselves. Their sense of reserve can also be called to question.
Overlapping lines, where the handwriting resembles a ‘traffic accident’ immediately raises red flags in relation to ability to follow through in an organized fashion. Where the upper loops (ideas, philosophies) are colliding with the lower loops (imagination, ability to bring what you are thinking into ‘reality’) it also suggests the person’s thinking may be far from organized. If you think of the writing as one line stepping on the other, it can call to mind a person who steps on another’s toes and who therefore lacks consideration for others. The look of such a writing can be analogous to the proverbial dog’s breakfast, and suggests issues with perspective and judgment.
A writer whose line spacing is wide is indicating they wish to be more detached, perhaps so that it is easier for them to exercise their judgment. If the distance between the lines is significant, it can suggest the writer feels somewhat isolated emotionally, or at least someone with an arm’s length idea of manners or protocol—perhaps a more elegant or ‘refined’ individual. Overly wide line spacing can also suggest the person is experiencing some level of upset or is a dispassionate individual.
Line spacing that is up, down and all around is an obvious red flat insofar as inconsistent confidence, demeanor, and can indicate moods that swing this way and that way at will. This is type of person who can be impetuous and whose moods are ‘of the moment’.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Handwriting: A Marginal Issue
Margins not only create a person’s ‘universe’ as encapsulated on a piece of paper, but they create a frame around the writing. Margins also represent the writer’s area for communicating. For example, just as some people crowd their lives with activities, they crowd their page without any room to spare. Others leave space around their page, analogous to time left for reflecting upon their thoughts.
The person who has no discernible margin around their paper, but who uses every inch of space wants to live life fully. His sense of boundaries may not be developed, and they may believe that because they’re interested, everyone is interested. Someone who writes with a fairly even, broad margin all around is someone who makes sure there is plenty of space in their lives for everything to be done. People like this are not inclined to extend themselves beyond comfortable limits. Those with average margins have a good overall sense of control, neither being over-involved or distant with others.
A left margin that drifts righward is usually characteristic of someone who is enthusiastic and wishes to move to their future. This writer is so excited by what they are doing, they don’t want to take the extra time to go all the way back to the left margin. The writer whose left margin drifts leftward is someone who prefers to opt for the tried and true and established methods rather than ‘taking a risk’. In a sense, this person is ‘backing up’ from taking risks.
Should a page have a concave margin to the left, the person likely starts a project quite enthusiastically; as they realize they are overly far from a familiar ‘comfort zone’, they’ll likely move back toward the familiar (similar to the way their margin steadily drifts back to the left). The writer whose right margin is concave has readily sailed into a new project only to back away mid-page in the right margin pulling back toward the left when they’ve had a chance to re-consider their initial action. After such introspection and with renewed feelings of security that things will work out very well, their right margin is free to drift back from the left and back into the rightward area of the page.
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The person who has no discernible margin around their paper, but who uses every inch of space wants to live life fully. His sense of boundaries may not be developed, and they may believe that because they’re interested, everyone is interested. Someone who writes with a fairly even, broad margin all around is someone who makes sure there is plenty of space in their lives for everything to be done. People like this are not inclined to extend themselves beyond comfortable limits. Those with average margins have a good overall sense of control, neither being over-involved or distant with others.
A left margin that drifts righward is usually characteristic of someone who is enthusiastic and wishes to move to their future. This writer is so excited by what they are doing, they don’t want to take the extra time to go all the way back to the left margin. The writer whose left margin drifts leftward is someone who prefers to opt for the tried and true and established methods rather than ‘taking a risk’. In a sense, this person is ‘backing up’ from taking risks.
Should a page have a concave margin to the left, the person likely starts a project quite enthusiastically; as they realize they are overly far from a familiar ‘comfort zone’, they’ll likely move back toward the familiar (similar to the way their margin steadily drifts back to the left). The writer whose right margin is concave has readily sailed into a new project only to back away mid-page in the right margin pulling back toward the left when they’ve had a chance to re-consider their initial action. After such introspection and with renewed feelings of security that things will work out very well, their right margin is free to drift back from the left and back into the rightward area of the page.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Handwriting: Big or Small Picture?
In essence, the size of writing reflects your need for visibility and recognition. The letters, line direction and more marching across the page will indicate your ability to remain steadfast and steady, and whether your ego strength will help or hinder you in your quest for goals and objectives.
Large Writing: If your writing is very large, you are unconsciously ‘broadcasting’ that you feel a different standard or construction of the page should be created for you to accommodate your script rather than having to pinch your writing into a smaller space. This alone says volumes about you. Your very large script will almost seem to challenge the page; you’ll likely respond to life with the same confidence and enthusiasm. You’ll be very likely to enjoy risks and you’ll be quite at ease with others and in terms of your ‘inner self’. Your goals are likely high, and you’ll naturally assume a leadership role. Others will usually acknowledge and recognize your ability to influence others.
Small Writing: If your script is the opposite end of the proverbial spectrum from the large writer’s, it’s likely you’ll be more introspective. You may not be as open as the larger writer, although you’ll have a talent for detail and organization, personifying your small script. You’ll find it easy to focus for long time periods. In a sense you’re a kindred soul to the large writer, for you both have chosen paths away from the ‘norm’ and your small writing (similar to the large writer’s script) makes you quite independent. Your goals may be just as grandiose as the larger writer’s goals, but you’ll be more private and introspective about them. As a small writer, you’ll be comfortable working alone and, when you’re focused and intent on what you’re doing, will exclude the entire world without even realizing it.
Average-Size Writing: If your lower case letters are about one-eighth of an inch high, your writing is average in size and indicates you have the ability to be practical and realistic; you are able to adapt to your writing without compromising yourself in the process.
Large Writing: If your writing is very large, you are unconsciously ‘broadcasting’ that you feel a different standard or construction of the page should be created for you to accommodate your script rather than having to pinch your writing into a smaller space. This alone says volumes about you. Your very large script will almost seem to challenge the page; you’ll likely respond to life with the same confidence and enthusiasm. You’ll be very likely to enjoy risks and you’ll be quite at ease with others and in terms of your ‘inner self’. Your goals are likely high, and you’ll naturally assume a leadership role. Others will usually acknowledge and recognize your ability to influence others.
Small Writing: If your script is the opposite end of the proverbial spectrum from the large writer’s, it’s likely you’ll be more introspective. You may not be as open as the larger writer, although you’ll have a talent for detail and organization, personifying your small script. You’ll find it easy to focus for long time periods. In a sense you’re a kindred soul to the large writer, for you both have chosen paths away from the ‘norm’ and your small writing (similar to the large writer’s script) makes you quite independent. Your goals may be just as grandiose as the larger writer’s goals, but you’ll be more private and introspective about them. As a small writer, you’ll be comfortable working alone and, when you’re focused and intent on what you’re doing, will exclude the entire world without even realizing it.
Average-Size Writing: If your lower case letters are about one-eighth of an inch high, your writing is average in size and indicates you have the ability to be practical and realistic; you are able to adapt to your writing without compromising yourself in the process.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Handwriting: The Baseline - How are you motivated?
When you interview that potential candidate and have decided to ask them for a Handwriting sample, be sure to hand your candidate blank paper as opposed to lined paper. Blank paper will allow your candidate’s writing to find its own direction and size without the restriction of lines and margins.
Should your candidate request lined paper because they don’t feel comfortable with blank paper, you’ll know your candidate prefers structure to being more free-flowing/creative. Should you see your candidate use some sort of edge (whether it be a ruler edge or the edge of another piece of paper) as a baseline for their writing, it suggests your candidate has a strong need to feel in control.
Baselines can move in a multitude of directions; the line direction itself indicates whether your candidate is motivated from within or allows outside circumstances to influence them. Those candidates who have a steady baseline when writing on blank paper are self-motivated. This is a person who is reliable, dependable and sincere with others. They will be a person who can maintain productivity and who can keep things in perspective and under control. This type of person will likely be quite goal oriented.
People with a fluctuating or vacillating baseline are more other-motivated, affected by reactions to their environment. They will be more susceptible to being influenced by outside circumstances or the expectations of others. Long-range projects may be challenging for this person because they prefer to wait and see what the immediate holds.
The person whose baseline ascends the page is optimistic and has an upbeat personality. A gently ascending baseline indicates the individual will be enthusiastic and buoyant. A baseline that resembles a steep hill suggests someone who is overly optimistic or who has aspirations that are unrealistic.
The baseline that moves ‘downhill’ could be broadcasting a period of discouragement or pessimism. It will be important to know whether this is something that happens in their writing all the time, for if someone is used to writing on lined paper, it is possible that their baseline will pull downward toward their body naturally without any discouragement evident.
A writing that begins the line steadily or in an upward direction and then falls downhill at the end of the line suggests someone who starts off with determination and a good attitude, but somehow loses energy as time goes on. Such a person may lose energy throughout a task or become discouraged or pessimistic as they move through tasks. Conversely, a baseline that begins well and then droops down like a sagging mattress and then moves upward toward the end of the line is someone who may become discouraged, but pulls themselves out of it to ‘win the game’ in the end.
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Should your candidate request lined paper because they don’t feel comfortable with blank paper, you’ll know your candidate prefers structure to being more free-flowing/creative. Should you see your candidate use some sort of edge (whether it be a ruler edge or the edge of another piece of paper) as a baseline for their writing, it suggests your candidate has a strong need to feel in control.
Baselines can move in a multitude of directions; the line direction itself indicates whether your candidate is motivated from within or allows outside circumstances to influence them. Those candidates who have a steady baseline when writing on blank paper are self-motivated. This is a person who is reliable, dependable and sincere with others. They will be a person who can maintain productivity and who can keep things in perspective and under control. This type of person will likely be quite goal oriented.
People with a fluctuating or vacillating baseline are more other-motivated, affected by reactions to their environment. They will be more susceptible to being influenced by outside circumstances or the expectations of others. Long-range projects may be challenging for this person because they prefer to wait and see what the immediate holds.
The person whose baseline ascends the page is optimistic and has an upbeat personality. A gently ascending baseline indicates the individual will be enthusiastic and buoyant. A baseline that resembles a steep hill suggests someone who is overly optimistic or who has aspirations that are unrealistic.
The baseline that moves ‘downhill’ could be broadcasting a period of discouragement or pessimism. It will be important to know whether this is something that happens in their writing all the time, for if someone is used to writing on lined paper, it is possible that their baseline will pull downward toward their body naturally without any discouragement evident.
A writing that begins the line steadily or in an upward direction and then falls downhill at the end of the line suggests someone who starts off with determination and a good attitude, but somehow loses energy as time goes on. Such a person may lose energy throughout a task or become discouraged or pessimistic as they move through tasks. Conversely, a baseline that begins well and then droops down like a sagging mattress and then moves upward toward the end of the line is someone who may become discouraged, but pulls themselves out of it to ‘win the game’ in the end.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Handwriting: The Aggressive, Hard-Driving Person
This blog will be helpful to you if you seek to hire someone who is a hard-driving sales person who will do their utmost to bring in the numbers. It will also be interesting to you if you are looking for a hard-driving mate who has a personality that is ‘larger than life’.
Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Handwriting: The Dependable, Logical Person
This blog is a continuation of some tips for those who hire individuals, or who are cultivating a new friendship. By now you have handed your candidate a few sheets of blank paper and asked them to record some of their long- and short-term goals, what they feel the responsibilities of the position are, and why they’re excited about working for you.
If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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