Body Language. Why, What, Practice… Why “Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech and apparently, 80% of what.

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Body Language

Why, What, Practice…

Why

•“Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.”

Deborah Bull

Why

•“Language is a more recent tech-nology. Your body language; your eyes; your energy will come through to your audience before you every start speaking.”

Peter Guber

WhatSquinting Arched Eye-

browsDirect Eye Contact

Blinking Steeple Hands Arms AkimboLeaning Forward Smiling

Lowered Head Dilated PupilsArms Crossed Hands on Hip

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•Squinting: Displeasure/Disgust

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•Arched Eyebrows, increased inter-est, pleasant surprise.

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•Direct Eye Contact: Trust, reliability, sincerity

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•Blinking: Too much, nervous, stupid.

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•Steeple Hands: Contemplating, Planning

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•Arms Akimbo: Proud, confident

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•Leaning Forward: Interested, pay-ing attention

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•Smiling: Approachable, happy

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•Lowered Head: ashamed, unconfi-dent

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•Looking to the Side: Distracted

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•Dilated Pupils: Scared, crazy, read-ing memorized words

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•Eyes “Far Away:” Thinking about other things, not paying attention

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•Arms Crossed: Closed, dominant

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Hands on Hip: Assertive, aggressive

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Classify: Good for Public Speaking, Bad for Public Speaking, irrelevant. Talk: In what situations might you use these during a presentations

Squinting Arched Eye-brows

Direct Eye Contact

Blinking Steeple Hands Arms AkimboLeaning Forward Smiling

Lowered Head Dilated PupilsArms Crossed Hands on Hip

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