body language

1. BODY LANGUAGE
NEELAM ANTIL
M.Sc IIyr, Centre for Bio-informatics
Pondicherry University

2. Bodily Speaking
 According to the social
Anthropologist human
communication consist of 93%
of body language and
paralinguistic cues and only 7%
communication consist of
words.
 Other researches said between
60-70% of all the meaning is
derived from non-verbal
behavior.

3. Communication from head to toes:

4. Introduction:
 Form of non-verbal communication.
 Body posture, gesture, facial expression, eye
movement.
 Provide clues about attitude or state of mind.
 Eg. Aggression, attentiveness, boredom etc.

5. Head:
 Nodding the head:
yes, in some scoieties.
 Tossing the head backward:
yes, in india.
 Rocking head slowly, back or
forward.
yes, I m listening, in most of
Asian countries.

6. Face:
 Reflects emontion,
feeling, attitude…
 Like, laugh, smile,
giggle, frown etc.

7. Nose:
 Holding the nose:
Something smile bad.
 Nose tap:
Its confidential
Watch out
Be carefull

8. Hands Fingers and Thumb:
 Hand holding
 Hand shaking
 Crossing fingers
 Thumbs ups
 Pointing
 Thumbing a ride

9. Signs:

10. Body Language & Space:
 First zone:
 Ranges from touching to 8inches.
 Reserved for lovers, children, close family members,
friends and pet animals.
 Second zone:
 Ranges from arm length to 4 feet way from a
person.
 Used when conversation with friends, associates,
group etc.

11. Contd..
 Third zone:
 Also called interpersonal
zone.
 Ranges from 1.2m – 2.4m.
 Reserved for strangers,
newly formed groups, new
acquaintances etc.
 Fourth zone:
 Range more than 8 feet.
 Used for speeches,
lectures, theaters, etc

12. References:
 http://www.juniorsociety.com/contact/
 http://www.blifaloo.com/info/flirting-body-language
 http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/