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Territory
Intimate
Touching
6-18”
Personal
Close -1½ to 2½ feet
Far - 2½ to 4 ½ feet
Social
Close 4-7 feet
Far - 7-12 feet
Public
Close - 12-25 feet
Far - 25 feet or greater
When you invade my space
Reactions to an invasion of your space
Feel troubled
Get defensive
Become aggressive
Retaliate
Masks We Wear
Public Masks
Public smile
Clothing
Putting on my face
Extended territory
On the road
At work
Can we drop masks?
Jockeying for position
Inclusive - Non-inclusive
How you include/exclude others in a group
Parallel body positions
Will position yourselves to relate to each other
Side by side are neutral
Facing means people are involved
Congruence-incongruence
Groups that imitate each other
Looking
How long do you look?
Staring- dehumanizes or challenges
Glances - socially acceptable timing
Appraisal- may indicate interest
Do you look when you talk?
Do you look when you listen?
‘What often happens in any relationship is that
language itself becomes a mask and a means of
clouding and confusing the relationship. If the
spoken language is stripped away and the only
communication left is body language, the truth
will find some way of poling through. Spoken
language itself is a great obscurer”
Body Language, Julius Fast, MJF books, 1970.
Actions Speak Louder than Words?
Misinterpretation = Trouble??
Lost business
Lack of animation = lack of interest?
US tendency to get right to business
Trouble….
Misinterpretation of signals
Can be BIG trouble
Legal trouble
Do you know how to act or are you confused?
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