Baseline & The Basics - The C5 Model Before you can read anyone accurately, you need a system—not guesswork, not checklists, not TikTok body-language myths. In this lesson, you’ll learn the five essential principles for interpreting behaviour using the C5 Model. Why people misread body language ❌ Most beginners jump straight into “gesture meanings.”But gestures only matter when you understand the person, the moment, and the pattern. Without structure, you get false reads, overthinking, and bad assumptions. The C5 Model fixes that. The 5 Elements of the C5 Model 1️⃣ Change Always compare behaviour to the person’s baseline.The meaning isn’t in the gesture, it’s in the shift. 2️⃣ Context Environment, situation, stress, weather, noise, who’s present all these shape behaviour before psychology ever does. 3️⃣ Clusters One cue means nothing.Three cues pointing the same direction?That’s data. 4️⃣ Culture Upbringing, neurotype, environment, language, and social norms change how people express themselves.Without this lens, you misread people instantly. 5️⃣ Checklist Only AFTER the first four filters do you assign meaning.Checklist LAST — never first. What this model gives you: ✔ Accurate baselines ✔ Context-grounded interpretation ✔ Freedom from guessing ✔ Protection from false assumptions ✔ A skill that works in the real world The Big Principle Body language is never analysed cue-by-cue. It’s always interpreted as part of a bigger picture. This is what separates beginners from profilers.