How body language effects effective communication

What is Body Language

Body language is nonverbal communication that involves body movement.“Gesturing” can also be termed as body language which is absolutely non-verbal means of communication.

Non Verbal Communication

Why is Body Language important?

Body language plays a big role in intuition as it gives us messages about the other person, that we can interpret

at an intuitive level.

Body Language,

55%Spoken Words, 7%

Tone of Voice, 38%

Body Language

Spoken Words

Tone of Voice

Body Languages

• Eye Contact

• Facial expressions

• Smile

• Shaking hands/Touch

• Posture

• Appearance

• Listen and Speaking

• How close you stand to others

Eye Contact

• Eye contact is a form of body language which is important during communication. How we present ourselves and communicate with others aside from talking is by our body language.

Facial Expressions

Facial expressions are the key characteristics of nonverbal communication. Your facial

expression can communicate happiness, sadness, anger or fear.

Touch

• Touching and being touched are essential to a healthy life

• For example: We use handshakes to gain trust and

introduce ourselves.

Posture

• Posture and how you carry your self tells a lot about you. How you walk, sit, stand or hold your head not only indicates your current mood, but also your personality in general.

Gestures

• A gesture is a characteristic of nonverbal communication in which visible body actions communicate particular message.

• Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body.

Types Of Gestures

• DescriptiveClarify or enhance a verbal message

• EmphaticUnderscores a verbal message

• SuggestiveSymbols of ideas and emotions

• PromptingEvoke a desired response

Appearance

• Hairstyle

• Perfume

• Clothes

Listening and Speaking

Voice

Tone

Listen

How close you stand to others

Negative Body Languages • Leaning Back too much

• Leaning forward.

• Breaking eye contact too soon

• Nodding too much

• Chopping or pointing with your hands

• Fidgeting

• Holding your hands behind your back (or firmly in your pockets)

• Looking up or looking around

• Staring

• Failing to smile.

• Stepping back when you’re asking for a decision

7 Body Language Tricks To Make Anyone Instantly Like You ….

• The Flooding Smile

• Sticky Eyes.

• The Big-Baby Pivot

• Limit the Fidget

• Hang By Your Teeth

• Hello, Old Friend.

• To show agreement, mirror expressions and postures.

• To improve your speech, use your hands.

• To increase participation, look like you’re listening

When you're on set all day, and you don't look people in the eye, it's really relaxing. Normally when you talk to someone, a lot of the conversation is in the body language and in the eye contact and stuff. And if you don't do that, if you just listen to the words, it's quite relaxing, because there's just one thing to focus on.