Body language

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Presented ByMs. Dipali Pandya

• Body language is a form of mental andphysical ability of human non-verbalcommunication, which consists of bodyposture, gestures, facial expressions, and eyemovements.• Humans send and interpret such signalsalmost entirely subconsciously.

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Like any spoken language, body language has words, sentences and punctuation.

Each gesture is like a single word and one word may have several different meanings.

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According to the social anthropologist,Edward T. Hall, in a normal conversationbetween two persons, less than 35% of thesocial meanings is actually transmitted by words.

So, at least 65% of it is conveyedthrough the body (non-verbal channel).

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Gestures

Paralanguage

Posture

Eye Contact

Facial Expressions

(Handshake)

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A gesture is non-verbal body movement used to express or emphasize an idea , an emotion or a state of mind.

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• The term posture refers to how we hold ourbodies as well as overall physical form of anindividual.• Posture can convey a wealth of informationabout how a person is feeling as well as hintsabout personality characteristics, such aswhether a person is confident, open, orsubmissive.

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Hands in pocket

(disrespectful in Turkey)

Sitting with legs crossed (offensive in Ghana, Turkey)

Showing soles of feet.

(Offensive in Saudi Arabia)

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This face of nonverbal communication includes such vocal elements as:

TonePitchRhythmLoudness Inflection

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important channel of interpersonal communication.

helps regulate the flow of communication.

eye contact with audiences increases the speaker's credibility.

eye contact open the flow of communication and convey interest, concern, warmth and credibility

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Facial expressions reflect emotion, feelings and attitudes

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When you shake hands, grasp the hand firmly. The power of your grip will convey your confidence. And a firm handshaking provide a positive message to another person.

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1.Don’t cross your arms or legs – You have probably already heard you shouldn’t cross your arms as it might make you seem defensive or guarded. This goes for your legs too. Keep your arms and legs open.

2. Have eye contact – If there are several people you are talking to, give them all some eye contact to create a better connection and see if they are listening.

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3. Relax your shoulders – When you feel tense it’s easily winds up as tension in your shoulders. They might move up and forward a bit. Try to relax. Try to loosen up by shaking the shoulders a bit and move them back slightly.

4. Nod when they are talking – nod once in a while to signal that you are listening. But don’t overdo it and peck like Woody Woodpecker.

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5.Don’t slouch, sit up straight – but in a relaxed way, not in a too tense manner.

6. Lean, but not too much – If you want to show that you are interested in what someone is saying, lean toward the person talking. If you want to show that you’re confident in yourself and relaxed lean back a bit. But don’t lean in too much or you might seem needy and desperate for some approval. Or lean back too much or you might seem arrogant and distant.

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7. Smile and laugh – lighten up, don’t take yourself too seriously. Relax a bit, smile and laugh when someone says something funny. People will be a lot more inclined to listen to you if you seem to be a positive person. But don’t be the first to laugh at your own jokes, it makes you seem nervous and needy8. Don’t touch your face – it might make you seem nervous and can be distracting for the listeners or the people in the conversation.

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9. Mirror – Often when you get along with a person, when the two of you get a good connection, you will start to mirror each other unconsciously. That means that you mirror the other person’s body language a bit.

10. Keep a good attitude – last but not least, keep a positive, open and relaxed attitude. How you feel will come through in your body language and can make a major difference.

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Nonverbal communication is the process of sending and receiving messages from another person. These messages can be conveyed through gestures, engagement, posture, and even clothing and hygiene.

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