Mark Bowden (English author)

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Mark Bowden is an English author on body language and human behavior.^[1] His techniques have been used by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.^[2]

His work is derived from evolutionary psychology, behavioral psychology and embodied cognition.^[3][4] One claim by Bowden is GesturePlane System, or the specific use of open palm hand gestures in what he coins as the "TruthPlane"^[5][6][7] (the horizontal plane at navel height on the human body) to create feelings of trust, credibility, and confidence when communicating. This was described in his 2010 book, Winning Body Language.^[8]

He is also the President of The National Communication Coach Association of Canada.^[9]

Bowden is a commentator for national^{[clarification needed]} news networks on body language analysis.^[10] During US Presidential and Canadian Federal elections and debates, along with subsequent diplomatic meetings, he has commented in the press and on network news on the body language of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Justin Trudeau, and Andrew Scheer.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} Bowden contributes to GQ magazine on modern male culture and behavior.^[16][17]

Bowden was trained at Middlesex University, London, graduating 1991 (BA Hons, Performing Arts).^[18]

From 1991 to 2007 Bowden performed in:

• The 1992 UK London West End premiere of Six Degrees Of Separation at the Royal Court Theatre and the Comedy Theatre.^[19]
• Hamlet (1998).^[20]
• A Midsummer Nights Dream (1999).^[21]
• The False Corpse (2005). ^[22]
• The Behavior Panel - YouTube (2020)^[23]
• The Behavior Panel - Merit Street Media (2024).^[24]
• Killer Performance (2024).^[25]

• Mark Bowden and Tracey Thomson, Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking (HarperCollins, 2018)^[26]
• Mark Bowden, Tame the Primitive Brain: 28 Ways in 28 Days to Manage the Most Impulsive Behaviors at Work (Wiley, 2013)^[27]
• Mark Bowden with Andrew Ford, Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals: Control the Conversation and Connect with Your Customer―without Saying a Word (McGraw-Hill, 2013)^[28]
• Mark Bowden, Winning Body Language: Control the Conversation, Command Attention, and Convey the Right Message without Saying a Word (McGraw-Hill, 2010)^[29]