Body language is a form of non-verbal communication consisting of body pose, gestures, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals subconsciously. Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example, it may indicate aggression, attentiveness, boredom, relaxed state, pleasure, amusement and intoxication among many other clues.
WHY BODY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT?
Body language;
Can effect how people think of you,
Can reveal if sameone is lying to you,
Can improve your overall comunication skills,
Can turn you into a person people like, or dislike.
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS BODY LANGUAGE
Of all the body language facial expressions, the most important and powerful is the smile.
A smile says I like you send conveys happiness warmth and confidince. We use facial expressions to get our points across in the right context. For example, your message would suffer if you were saying how angry you are with a huge smile.
EYE CONTACT
Eye is one of the most important nonverbal channels you have for communication and connecting with other people.Looking at a person acknowledges them and shows that you are interested in them, particularly if you look in their eyes. When a person avoid from eye contact, they may be feeling insecure. They may also be lying and not want to be detected.
GESTURE
A gesture is a non-vocal bodily movement intended to express meaning. They may be articulated with the hands, arms or body, and also include movements of the head
We all give away hints as to our true feelings, through our movements and gestures. This is a list of examples of body language.
1.- Gesture: Brisk, erect walk
Meaning: Confidence
2.- Gesture: Standing with hands on hips
Meaning: Readiness, aggression
3.- Gesture: Sitting with legs crossed, foot kicking slightly
Meaning: Boredom
4.- Gesture: Sitting, legs apart
Meaning: Open, relaxed
5.- Gesture: Arms crossed on chest