body language of human beings

8/10/2019 Body Language of Human Beings

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Body language is nonverbalcommunication that involvesbody movement.

Gesturing can also betermed as body languagewhich is absolutely non-verbal means ofcommunication.

People in the workplace canconvey a great deal ofinformation without evenspeaking; through nonverbalcommunication.

What is Body Language ?


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How Does Body Speak?

Like any spokenlanguage, bodylanguage has words,sentences and

punctuation.

Each gesture is like a

single word and one

word may have severaldifferent meanings.


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What we are trying to deliver to the one whom weare communicating through verbal means mightnot be exactly similar to the one which we are

delivering from our non-verbal means i.e. BODY


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Why is Body Language important?

Body language plays a big role in intuitionas it gives us messages about the otherperson, that we can interpret at an intuitive

level.

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Body language

Gesture

Face

Posture


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Humans pride themselves on theirseemingly unique ability to

verbalize feelings and ideas.


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While the mouth tells one story,gestures and

posturemay tell a different story.


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Types Of Gestures

Descriptive Clarify or enhance a

verbal message

Emphatic Underscores a verbal

message

Suggestive Symbols of ideas and

emotions

Prompting Evoke a desired

response


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Common Gesture Clusters

Openness:

Several gestures indicateopenness and sincerety.

Open hands, unbuttoned coal or collar,

leaning slightly forward in

the chair,

removing coat or jacket,

uncrossing arms and legs,

moving closer.


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When people are proud of what

they have done, they usually showtheir hands quite openly.

When they are not often put theirhands into their pockets, or hide

back

When people show signals ofopenness that means they are

generally beginning verycomfortable in your presence whichis good.


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Defensiveness:

People who are defensiveusuallyhave

a rigid body, arms or legs tightly crossed,

eyes glancing sideways or darting

occasionaly,

minimal eye contact,

lips pursed, fists clenched and

downcast head.


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Evaluation:

Evaluation gestures say that theother person is beingthoughtful or is considering

what you are saying.Sometimes in a friendly waysometimes in an unfriendly way.

Typical evaluation gestures

include: tilted head,

hand to cheek,

leaning forward and

chin stroking.


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Sometimes evaluationgestures take on a critical

aspect. The body is more drawn

back.

The hand is to the face but

the chin is in the palm ofthe hand with one finger

going up the cheek and the

other fingers positionedbelow the mouth.

This is generally an

unfavorable gesture.


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To gain time for evaluating

the situation people use

cigarette or pipe smokinghabits, removing eyeglasses.

A final negative evaluation

gesture is dropping hiseyeglasses to the lower

bridge of noise and peering

over them.

This gesture usually causes anegative emotional

overreaction in other people.


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Suspicion, Secrecy, Rejection, and

Doubt

These negative emotions are

communicated typically by:

Sideways glances

Minimal or no eye contact

Shifting the body away from

the speaker

Touching or rubbing the

nose.


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Readiness

Readiness is related to the

goal-oriented high

achiever with a concernfor getting things done.

It communicatesdedication to a goal and is

usually communicated by

sitting forward at the

edge of a chair. This may negatively give

the appearence of being

overly anxious also.


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Nervousness Clearing ones throat,

Chain smoking.

Covering the mouth withhand,

Tapping fingers.

Whistling,

Jingling pocket change, Fidgeting,

Twitching lips or face.


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Boredom or Impatience

These unproductivefeelingsare usuallyconveyed by the

Drumming of fingers

Cupping the head in thepalm of the hand,

Foot swinging

Brushing or picking a lint

Looking at your watch orthe exit.


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Lets Examine How Body

Communicates, from head to toes


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BODY MOVEMENT

Balance movements with verbal cues

Avoid random movements

Step forward to indicate you are arriving at a point

Step back when concluding a point and signals theaudience they can relax momentarily

Always lead with your foot nearest your destination.


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Facial expressions reflect emotion, feelings and attitudes


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Frowns:unhappiness, anger


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Pouting lips: sadness


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Your face is

watched wheneveryou speak

Often the key

determinant of themeaning behind a

message Communicates

your attitudes,

feelings, andemotions more so

than any other partof your body.


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EYE CONTACT

To make people feel good and show your interest you mustmaintain eye contact.

The easiest way to maintain eye contact naturally is to look at

the persons whole face above the tip of their nose


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Windows of the soul, excellent

are indicators of feelings.

Shifty eyes, beady eyes and

look of steel demonstrate

awareness.

Honest person has a tendency

to look you straight in the eyewhen speaking.

At least listeners accept it like

that.


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People avoid eye contact withother person when an

uncomfortable question asked. Try to reduce tension and build

trust rather than increasetension.

The raising of one eyebrow showsdisbelief and two shows surprise.

People are classified as rightlookers and leftlookers. Right

lookers are more influenced bylogic and precision, left lookersare found to be more emotional,subjective and suggestible.


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Most powerful feature after voice

Establish a bond

Look at your audience to conveyyour sincerity of the message

You will increase their attention toyou by sufficient eye contact

Provides you feedback and helps

you relax


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SMILING

The most strongbody languagesignal toinfluence ourfirst impression

is the smile. It is the most

recognized signaleverywhere.

Smiling is aninternationallanguage.


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Hand Gestures


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The Hands


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Tightly clenched hands usually indicate that

the person is experiencing undue pressure.

It may be difficult to relate to this person

because of his tension and disagreement.


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Superiority and authority are usually indicated when you are

standing and joining your hands behind your back.


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Rubing gently behind or beside the

ear with the index finger or

rubbing the eye usually means the

other person is uncertain about

what you are saying.


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Leaning back with both

hands supporting the

head usually indicates a

feeling of confidence or

superiority.


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Cupping one or both hands over the mouth, especially when

talking, may well indicate that the person is trying to hide

something


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Putting your hand to yourcheek or stroking your chin

generally portrays thinking,

interest or consideration.


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Arms and Legs


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Crossed arms tendto signal

defensiveness.

They seemingly

act as a protective

guard against an

anticipated attack

or a fixed position

which the other

person wouldrather not move.


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Conversely, arms open andextended toward you

generally indicate openness

and acceptance.


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People who tightly cross

their legs seem to besaying that they disagree

with what you are saying

or doing. If the people

have tightly crossed legsand tightly crossed arms,

their inner attitude is

usually one of extreme

negativity toward what is

going on around them. It

may be difficult to get

agreement.


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POSTURE


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What kind person are you?


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One of the first key things people notice is how to carry

and present your self.


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Sitting with your legs crossed and

elevated foot moving in a slight circular

motionindicates boredom or impatience.


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Interest and involvement are usually projected by

sitting on the edge of the chair and leaning slightly

forward.


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Generally, people who walk fast and swing their arms freely tend

to know what they want and to go after that.


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People who walk with their

shoulders hunched and

hands in their pockets tend

to be secretive and critical.

They dont seem to likemuch of what is going on

around them.


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People who arepreoccupied or thinking,

usually walk with theirheads down, hands

clasped behind theirbacks and pace very

slowly.

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