Body Language and Facial Expression
All of us are trained in a way to use of the word, which means to communicate in a way that other people will understand it. And often, others understand what we mean. In a telephone conversation, we can only communicate through speech. In a face to face meeting, part of the communication is done in a non - verbal, is often called body language or body movement. In few paragraphs, I'm going to show you what you are “body language”, positive and negative, and why it is important for us.
Body language and non-verbal communication plays a major role in determining how effective we are as presenters. Hints and send messages while we talk during our presentations or offer our audience and therefore reinforce our message to speak, or impair our credibility, and this dramatically reduces efficiency.
For example, imagine that that you are watching through a window as someone does a presentation to a group of people in a room. You can't in reality hear that person’s voice, but that person seems to be speaking clearly, is to make eye contact with individuals in the room, the points highlighted using appropriate gestures, seemed to be in command of the material, and exudes enthusiasm. Even without hearing what you say, and the impression will be one of competence, honesty, and leadership from the presenter, and will make these determinations based on body language alone.
On the other hand, imagine that you are looking in similar conditions, while the second person making a presentation. This time, you observe that the person staying away from direct eye contact with their audience, holding hands in their pockets or in part, their weight goes alone, and generally seem enthusiastic about their subject....
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...use they are so fast . The language of the body, on the other hand, it is much easier to read. I learned some very visible kinds of body language , like someone mind when I see the eyes, but it is much more than that. Watching people from a distance can be determined , usually , how they feel about each other , whether they be friends, family, or simply unknown. Body language is something that we see every day, which helps us to communicate without words.
To wrap up we can say that body language has great effect on verbal language. It’s a positive effect if you use it to support what you are saying and a negative one if it contradicts your verbal language. Never forget to laugh and it’s even much better if you were able to make people around laugh as well . It will help you improve your health and your entire life. As we all know laughter is the best medication.
Body language is a very important factor in the communication process, the psychologists started studying this language at the late centuries because it forms a big part of understanding the verbal words; by this way we can explore another people’s real feelings ,meanings and thoughts, It’s also help us to understand ourselves. It is known as “kinesics” pronounced like ”kineesicks”. This kind of language dose not consist a words or alphabets, it is consists of hand movement, facial expression and eye movement.
In this video, Ann Washburn talks about how body language is a key to access our subconscious. Body language is something that demonstrates and determines who we are as a person because we send messages to others and to ourselves with our body language. For example, if a person stands with crossed arms while putting his weight on one leg, it sends out a message that the person is weak. On the other hand, if the same person stands with his hands on the side keeping the weight on both the legs, it sends a message of being confident to his subconscious and signals others that he is a strong person. Another example in the video is about our reaction to the compliments given by others to us. If a person says thank you after hearing the compliment
Over half of all communications is done through body language and non-verbal communications and not through words themselves. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary states that body language is “movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings.” Part of the first impression you get from someone is based on the way the use their body. Even though body language should not be used as the sole reason to form an opinion of someone, many people te...
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Nonverbal communication is rich in meaning. Everyone communicates through nonverbal gestures and motions. I realized that you can decipher a lot from an individual or individuals by just paying close attention to what they do, and that words are not really necessary. Watching two people interacting, I figured that they are really close by their space communication, eye language, and body movements.
Nonverbal cues involve everything but the spoken word which includes: body posture and facial expressions, gestures, eyebrows, eyes, tone of voice, speed of delivery, inflections, volume, and proximity. Even one's attire sends messages to others. Each area of the nonverbal has the power to send a message; combined they tell the listener what is meant and what is felt. The power of the nonverbal cannot be over-rated; it will almost always ...
Good communication is an essentialvalue for successful relationships, whether personal or professional. Many researchers have stated that most of our communication is non-verbal. Non-verbal communication includes body language, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, posture, and the tone of our voice. The ability to understand and use non-verbal communication is great skills that will help individualsconnect with others, when trying express feelings, handlingdifficultsituations and creating relationships with other in various places.Non-verbal communication is the body way of sending messages between people. These messages can be sent through emotions, gestures, engagement, voice tone, posture, and clothing.
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...tention to how people react to one another’s comments, guessing the relationship between the people and guessing how each feels about what is being said. This can inform individuals to better understand the use of body language when conversing with other people. It is also important to take into account individual differences. Different cultures use different non-verbal gestures. Frequently, when observing these gestures alone the observer can get the wrong impression, for instance, the listener can subconsciously cross their arms. This does not mean that they are bored or annoyed with the speaker; it can be a gesture that they are comfortable with. Viewing gestures as a whole will prevent these misunderstandings. Non-verbal gestures are not only physical, for example; the tone of voice addressing a child will be different from the way it is addressed to an adult.
Non-verbal communication doesn’t involve words, but is a powerful form of communication. The way your body language is tells the other party whether or not you are receiving their message or just listening. When your nonverbal behaviors align with the words you’re saying, they indicate to the person you are communicating with that you are trustworthy. When non-verbal behaviors do not align with your message it sends mixed signals on what you are trying to convey. When communicating in business it is imperative that you are conscious of your own body language and nonverbal cues as well as that of
When we communicate, we can say a lot without speaking, through our body, our posture, tone of voice and the expression on our face all display a message. If our feelings don’t fit with our words, it is often the body language that gets heard and believed. Nonverbal communication is a rapidly flowing interactive process. Being aware and understanding the cues you may be sending along with the cues others send and pick up from your body language, may not be showing what you are really trying to communicate to others at that moment.
Verbal and non-verbal skills are other important techniques relevant to public speaking that greatly contributed to my personal development as a public speaker. During my lessons, I did learn that body language is an important aspect of speech delivery. Facial expression and body movement really matter to an efficient public speaker. Learning how to tailor my speech to suit my audience’s needs through non verbal and verbal techniques will actually contribute to my success as a communicator.
Before the spoken word was commonly used to communicate, there was body language. Body language allowed people to effectively communicate with one another. Non-verbal gestures, facial expressions, and movements were used to express thoughts and feelings when the mouth was not. Later in history, a famous philosopher, politician, and scientist by the name of Francis Bacon stated that “as the tongue speaks to the ear so the gesture speaks to the eye.” Even though spoken l...