Small physical things that give your characters personality:
- how they smile
- what their "tell" if for lying
- posture
- volume of speech, if they're verbal
- nervous ticks
- how much eye contact do they make
- in a group conversation, how close do they stand to others? Are they off to the side just listening and occasionally speaking or are they right next to people?
- when standing what do they do with their hands? Talk with their hands, cross their arms, put hands in pocket, prop up against the wall etc.
- The sound of their footsteps
- nonverbal greetings, do they wave, nod, hug, glare, punch, high five, something else?
- how do they get others' attention? Raise hand, clear throat etc.
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