Body language provides important non-verbal cues about communication and attitudes. Research shows that 60-70% of communicated meaning is derived from non-verbal cues like facial expressions, gestures, and body posture rather than just words. Various parts of the body like the head, face, hands, and physical space between people provide clues through behaviors such as nodding, smiling, pointing, and maintaining appropriate distances during interactions. Understanding these unconscious body language signals can provide insight into feelings, confidentiality, and social relationships.

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/