Importance of body language

2. • Body language is a product of both genetic
and environmental influences.
• More refined Gestures are learned or
modified through learning usually by
unconscious observation of the environment.

3. • Body language refers to any kind of bodily
movement or postures, including facial
expressions, which transmit a message to the
observer.
• Every part of the human body, either in
motion or stillness conveys a meaning which
depends upon the physical, social and cultural
context of the action.

4. • Body language is a term for communication
Studies show that,
• Communication through BL------55%
• Communication through Tone----38%
• Communication through Words---7%

5. • Body language is the meaning behind the unspoken words.
• Body language is the communication of personal
feelings,emotions,attitudes,thoughts through BL movement
either consciously or unconsciously-voluntarily or
unvolunarily.
• Bl forms the part of the category of PARALANGUAGE which
describe all forms of human communication that are not
verbal language.
• BL contrdicts the spoken word,because the body is more
articulated than words in communicating emotion.
• The tricky thing about body language is that we are often
unaware of how we are reachig toit.

6. Refers to the Movements,Gestures and poses
intentionally made by a person.

7. INVOLUNTARY B’LANGUAGE
Refers the movements made by a person which
often takes the form of facial expression.

8. PARTS OF B’LANGUAGE

9. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Facial Expressions are responsible for a huge
proportion of nonverbal communication.
EX:Smile,Frown.
The expressions for happiness,sadness,anger
and fear are similar throughout the world.

10. GESTURES
Deliberate movements and signals are an
important way to communicate meaning
without words.
EX:waving,pointing,using fingers to indicate
numbers.
Other gestures are arbitrary and related to
culture.

11. PARALINGUISTIC
• This refers to vocal communication that is
separate from actual language.
EX: tone of voice,loudness,inflection,pitch.
consider the powerful effect that tone of voice
can have on the meaning of a sentence.
Hesitant tone of voice might convey disapproval
and a lack of interest.

12. • The state of being near in space or time.
• People often refer to their need for “personal
space” which is also an important type of non
verbal type of communication.
EX:social norms,situational
factors,personality characteristics and level of
familiarity.

13. • When people encounter people or things that
they like,the rate of blinking increases and
pupils dilate.
• Looking at another person can indicate a
range of emotions,including
hostility,interest,attraction
EX:looking,staring and blinking

14. Communication through touch is another
important nonverbal behaviour.

15. APPEARANCE
• Our choices of colouring,clothing,hairstyles
and other factors affecting appearances are
also considered a means of no verbal
communication.
EX:interpretations

16. EYE CONTACT
• Eye contact is an important aspect of social
interaction, and it is something that many shy
and socially anxious people have difficulty
with.
• Often people with social anxiety describe
looking at someone in the eyes as anxiety-
provoking and uncomfortable.

17. REASONS TO STUDY BODY LANGUAGE
• Body language increases your attractiveness.
• Body language reveals your emotions
• Body language reduces confusing
words,messages.
• Body language improves your communication
skills.
• Body language gives you better first
impression.

18. IMPROVING YOUR B’LANGUAGE
• Keep your arms and legs open
• Develop eye contact,but don’t stare
• Relax your shoulders
• Nod when they are talking
• Sit up straight
• Lean but not too much
• Smile and laugh
• Keep your head up
• Use your hands confidently
• Keep a positive attitude

19. • There are six types of body language one has to
be aware of
Eye contact
Facial expression
Head movements
Gestures and body movements
Postures and stances
Proximity and social distance
Hand shake

20. EYE CONTACT

21. • If u make too much eye contact or if you stare too hard at
other people, they will feel uncomfortable.
• Staring too directly at another person can be intimidating.
• You need to learn a good balance between making eye
contact and looking away.
• Some people feel very uncomfortable looking directly into
another person’s eyes.
• Glance away from the other person for very brief seconds
at a time,but always bring your attention back to your
converation partner’s face.
• It is also important to know that most people don’t want to
be stared at intensly during a conversation.

22. INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
EYE CONTACT
• While you are speaking to another person,keep
listening to what the other person is saying,and
show your interest in them by looking at their
face the majority of time.
• Don’t keep glancing around the room too
much,or look at other people too often,keep
looking at the person you are with.
• If you look around too much means you are
bored with them and can’t wait to get away.

23. • Smile more often,and keep nodding at the other.
• Let your facial muscles be relaxed so that you are
not smiling nervously.
• Let your facial expression change as the
conversation changes.
• Look at what you find genuinely interesting about
the other person and their opinions.
• Making good eye contact while you are making
conversation is a very important way you can
show other people that you value them and
enjoy their company.

24. EYES ARE SO TRANSPARANT THAT THROUGH
THEM ONE SEES THE SOUL

25. USE OF EYE CONTACT
• The different purposes of eye contact are
1.Showing attention.
2.Showing interest.
3.Inviting interaction.
4.Providing feedback.
5.Revealing attitudes.

26. FACIAL EXPRESSION
1.Expression implies a revelation about the
characteristics of a person a message about
something internal to the expresser.
2.In the context of the face and nonverbal
communication,expression usually implies a
change of a vision pattern over time.So too
the face can express relatively static
characteristics.
3.The concept of facial expressions,thus,include:

27. • A characteristic of a person that is
represented,i.e the signified;
• A visual configuration that represents this
characteristics,i.e the signifier;
• The physical basis of this appearance,or sign
vehicle eg:the skin,muscle
movements,fat,wrinkles,etc
• Typically,some person or other perceiver that
perceives and interprets the signs.

28. • Facial expression of emotion is similar among
human beings regardless of
age,culture,religion or region.
• Facial expression is universal.
• Smile is the essential ingredient of a facial
expression.Smile sends positive message,smile
adds wamth and aura of confidence.
• Others will be more receptive if you
remember to smile.

29. USES OF FACIAL EXPRESSION
• Facial expression can be used to express the
following emotions and feelings.
1.Showing happiness
2.Sadness
3.Displeasure
4.Anger
5.Fear
6.Interest/disinterest

30. HEAD MOVEMENTS
• The position of your head speaks to
people.When you find two people talking,you
find besides the mouths and faces,the heads
talking.
• Head movements are significant not only in
talking but also in listening.
• If the head movements are not used carefully
and appropriately,it can adversely affect the
relationship.

31. USE OF HEAD MOVEMENTS
• Head movements are used for variety of
purposes.
1.Indicating attitude
2.Replacing speech
3.Supporting what is said
4.Contradicting what is said
5.Indicating the direction I which one has to
travel

32. 6.Expressing doubt
7.Expressing reluctance
8.Recognizing someone
9.Expressing arrogance
10.Expressing feeling of superiority
11.Expressing easy going and casual approach.

33. • Male and female use head movements
differently
• Male nod their head more than women
• Women lower their head more than men
signailing a submissive gesture
• Men tilt their heads forward in a greeting
more than women.

34. • Head up position:indicates positive or neutral attitudes
about what he/she is hearing,ocassionally nodding
• Tilted position:indicates that the person hearing has
developed interest in what the speaker says
• Head down position:indicates negative or judgemental
attitude about what she/he is hearing

35. GESTURES AND BODY MOVEMENTS
• Gestures communicate as effectively as
words-may be even more effectively.
• We use gestures every day,almost
instinctively.
• But no two people will use similar gestures.
• This is simply because gestures are
spontaneous.

36. • To be absolutely safe and sure in the world of
gestures,the best piece of advice is to “ask” and be
“aware”.
• Body language is extremely important,particularly in
non-literature or semi-literature societies in which
commitment is made through ritual gestures,formal
spoken words and symbolic objects.
• Gestures mean making expressive movements with
hands and arms.
• Real mastery over body language can be developed
only when we learn to use gestures appropriately.

37. USE OF GESTURES
• Gestures can be used to express the following
feelings such as
1.Openesses
2.Defensiveness
3.Readiness
4.Reassurance
5.Frustration
6.Confidence

39. GESTURES HAVING UNIVERSAL
MEANING
• Clapping as a sign of approval
• Raising ones hand to gain attention
• Shaking the fists to show anger
• Yawning out of boredom
• Patting o the back to encourage
• Rubbing the stomach indicating hunger
• Rubbing the palms together in anticipation

40. GESTURES AND PERSONALITY
• Gestures can help us make an assessment
about the kind of personality an individual
has.
• Authoritarian personalities tend to use less
bodily movement than democratic type
personalities.

41. POSTURE AND STANCE
• Posture refers to a position or way in which a
person stands,walks etc
• Stance refers to the manner in which a person
stands,walks etc

42. KINDS OF POSTURES
1.Standing
walking, stroll,rome,slurr,limp,stagger
2.Sitting
squat, slouch, hunch,crouch,sprawl,perch
recline, supine, prone, slump, foetal
position, slump slouch, forced upright, poised
relaxed.

43. 3.Lying down
sleep,relax,comfort,complete streach,
4.Arm,Elbow
nudge,smake,dodge,straddle,tapping,
5.Hand and fingers:
thumb,index,middle,ring,baby or pinky.
2500 years old Aristophanes wrote a play named
“THE CLOUDS” which is first played in 423 BC.
Romans called this as “DIGITUS IMPUDICUS”

44. • Thumbs up and down: success and defeat.
• Dog call: curl index back.(philipines)
• Clenched fist: interpreted as a sign of aggression or
anger.
• Finger snap: two meanings,offensive,rying to
remember what is forgotten.
• Ok: forming a circle with the thumb and index
finger,other pointing upward.
EUROPE: its zero
BRAZIL,GERMANY AND CERTAIN MEDITERIANS IT MEANS
VOLGUR************.

45. • The ‘V’ sign: victory in America
Insult in GREAT BRITAN,AUSTRALIA,IRELAND,NEW
ZEALAND.
THE CORNA: index and the pink finger pointed up
with the two middle fingers and thumb curled
under---satanic connotation----symbolic orns of
devils.
THE I LOVE U SIGN: thumb,index and pink finger
out.
ITALY this is a curse.

46. • We like to keep our distance from others and
there are specific social rules about how close
we can go to others in particular situations.
• This social distance is also known as BODY
SPACE and COMFORT ZONE and the use of this
space is called proxemics.

47. • Regulating the distance between us and other
people provides us with several benefits,including
SAFETY: when people are distant,they can’t surprise
attack us.
COMMUNICATION: when people are closer it is
easier to communicate with them.
AFFECTION:when they are closer still,we can be
intimate.
THREAT:the reverse can be used-you may
deliberately threaten a person by invading their
body space.

48. • INTIMATE ZONE: This is the zone in which
people are actually touching or able to touch
each other. The distance is (0.5m)
approximately one and half feet.
Ex: Romance of all kinds happen in this space.
Entering the intimate zone of somebody else
can be very threatening.

49. • PERSONAL ZONE: This is the zone where
people are able to shake hands or at arm’s
length from each other. The distance is(1-2m)
approximately one and half to four feet.
EX: The conversation gets more direct and this is
a good distance for two people who are
talking in earnest about something.

50. • SOCIAL ZONE:This is the zone where people
are at a audible distance.The distance is(2-3m)
approximately four to ten feet.This is the zone
used in every day’s business activities.
EX:feeling a connection with other people.When
they are closer,then we can talk with them
without having to shout,but still keep them at
a safe distance.

51. • PUBLIC ZONE:This is the zone where people
are at a seeable distance.The distance is (3m)
approximately over ten feet.
• The public zone is generally over 12 feet.
• People will try to keep at least 12 feet
between other people who are walking in
front.

52. UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
• People behave differently while lying down than when
standing up.
• People lying down tend to remember more than when
standing up.
• People lying down are more imaginative than when
standing up.
• People standing make faster decision than in sitting or
lying position.
• If your body language dosen’t match your words you
are wasting your time.
• You may not be aware of what you are saying with your
body, but others will get the message.

53. HAND SHAKE
1.Many societies in the modern times are
‘touch-starved’. It is socially unacceptable to
touch.There is an unwritten rule that says,
“the less you know someone, the further away u
must be.”
2.Touch deprivation is in itself harmful. It leads
to sleeplessness, violance, depression, sexual
aberration, crimes and so on……

54. • Touch is much more than a physical interaction. It
has to do with the acknowledgement of our
shared humanness. It is intense wish for contact
and communion that is present in each of us.
• Handshake has an immediate effect on the
outcome of an encounter with other person. Pay
attention to where your hands are. Never keep
your hands in the pockets.
• Having your hands anywhere above the neck is
considered unprofessional.

55. 16 DIFFERENT BODY LANGUAGE
• Aggressive BL: which shows that the person
can be a physical danger to any one if
disturbed.