Analyzing Body language

Body language can be an indicator for many things. If looking closely and analyzing someone lying you will see inconsistencies with their normal behavior. For example if some who’s normal body language shows confidence when telling the truth and then they lie and back away from you, there is a good chance they are telling a fib. For example in the movie clip Marion Jones an Olympic athlete was publically defending herself in a press conference and left key signs for people to know she was lying. Over 90 percent of how we communicate is made up of body language. That means the other 10 percent is the content of what is being said. People often underestimate the use of body language but in reality good body language could be the difference of one candidate being elected over another. While public speaking the utilization of body language is a must.

Learning how to use body language to your advantage is an effective tool in the world of public speaking. There are many important things to remember when considering body language. The first one that comes to mind is posture. A good or a poor posture will have a big impact on your speech. For example an open posture invites friendliness openness and willingness. It should as well coincide with tone in order to enhance the speech in the listeners mind. A poor posture can be detrimental to the success of the overall speech. For example If you are in front of a classroom giving a speech about a great time you had at the amusement park and you are slouching over, chances are the audience is not going to be any more interested in the speech then you are. That’s why placing a good deal on emphasis of posture while speaking is important.

Another use of body language we can use to become better speakers is good eye contact. In the video eye contact was referred to by police officers as windows of the soul. Maintaining appropriate eye contact with your audience is important to grab their attention and to make your