2. • Body Language is a form of mental and physical ability
of human non verbal communication, which consists of
body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye
movements.
• Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely
subconsciously.
3. To keep people’s attention
To create a good atmosphere
To create more impact
4. • Gestures
• Paralanguage
• Posture
• Eye Contact
• Facial Expressions
• Handshake
CATEGORIES OF BODY LANGUAGE
5. • A gesture is non-verbal body movement used to express
or emphasize an idea , an emotion or a state of mind.
6. • The term posture refers to how we hold our bodies as
well as overall physical form of an individual.
• Posture can convey a wealth of information about how a
person is feeling as well as hints about personality
characteristics, such as whether a person is confident,
open, or submissive.
7. • This face of nonverbal communication includes such
vocal elements as:
• Tone
• Pitch
• Rhythm
• Loudness
• Inflection
8. EYE CONTACT
• Important channel of
interpersonal communication.
• Helps regulate the flow of
communication.
• Eye contact with audiences
increases the speaker's
credibility.
• Eye contact open the flow of
communication and convey
interest, concern, warmth and
credibility.
10. • When you shake hands, grasp the hand firmly. The
power of your grip will convey your confidence. And a
firm handshaking provide a positive message to another
person.