This document discusses non-verbal communication or body language. It begins by defining non-verbal behavior as communication without words using facial expressions, gestures, posture, eye contact, and touch. It then lists some common functions of non-verbal communication like expressing emotions and attitudes. While some signals like the six basic emotions are universal, non-verbal behavior varies across cultures. The document then categorizes and provides examples of different types of non-verbal communication and highlights some cultural differences in their meanings.

1. Presentation
Topic: Non-verbal behavior

2. Description
• The communication without words. The face is used a
great deal. Hand signals, shrugs, head movements, etc.
also are used.
Non-verbal behavior is commonly called body language.

3. Non-verbal aspects were a significant part of
communication. It can be used for:
+ Expressing emotion (e.g. smiling to show
happiness)
+ Conveying attitudes (e.g. staring to show
aggression)
+ Demonstrating personality traits (e.g. open palms to
show accepting qualities)
+ Supporting verbal communication
Non-verbal behavior also varies across cultures (such as
the ‘ok’ finger O), although the six major emotions (anger,
fear, disgust, sadness, happiness and surprise) are
common across the world.

5. Types of nonverbal behavior
1. Body language:
2. Facial expression:
3. Posture
4. Eyes contact
5. Gesture
6. Touch

6. 1. Facial expression
Human faces are incredibly expressive including the eyes,
eyebrows, mouth, and any other movement. Emotions such as
anger, happiness, hurt, and boredom are all easily expressed with
facial movements.

7. 2. Posture
How you carry yourself including bearing, stance, rigidity, uprightness.
Whether you are leaning back comfortably, sitting rigidly on the edge
of your seat, or leaning back with your eyes close, you convey a
message via your posture and positioning.

8. 3. Eyes contact
People often attribute trustworthiness to people who speak while
maintaining good eye contact and vice versa. Eye contact is also
used to convey interest and emotions, and to promote rapport with
the receiver of the message. It is also used to feign interest, mislead,
and fake interest.

9. 4.Gesture
Especially hand gestures are rich conveyors of communication.
the conscious gestures such as scratching your nose, stroking
your hair, tugging on your clothes, placing your hands on your
hips, and waving communicate messages advertently or
inadvertently.

10. 5. Touch
Touch is a powerful method of nonverbal communication. A pat on
the back, a hug, a person reaching out to touch your hand in
sympathy communicate with or without accompanying words.

11. Example

12. Military air marshallers use
hand and body gestures to
direct flight operations
aboard aircraft carriers.

13. The high five is a celebratory
hand gesture that occurs
when two people
simultaneously raise one
hand each, about head-high,
and push, slide, or slap the
flat of their palm against the
flat palm of the other person.

14. In basically, a hug express the friendship or love. However,
different hugs carry different meanings, for example a one shoulder
hug is often a sign of friendship while a hug where one puts the
hands on the lower back shows that the person may be in love or
wants more from the relationship.

15. 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 and attraction.

16. Misunderstandings non-verbal
behavior between different
* The gesture of moving
hand when talking is
normal, comfortable
when talking in italia, and
some other europan
countries
* In japan: impolite (some
Asia countries is also)
cultures

17. 1. Meaning of nonverbal behavior in different cultures :
*nod means " I agree" in almost countries
*nod gestures in Bungary, Turkey and Yugoslavia means:
'I don't agree"
2. In Bungary
*nod means "don't agree"
*wag means “agree”

18. Putting the thumb on the
nose
*In British: The secret
*In Italy: watch out, be
careful that

19. Germany : you are foolish, horrible
Brazil, greek, italia, turkey, russia: is insult

20. Funny quiz
* 1 When taking a picture you may see people motioning the
"rabbit ears" sign behind another person's head. In
countries such as Britain this is done in a harmless, playful
manner. However, when done to a Brazilian man what are
you seen to be suggesting?
A. That he has a wife
B. That he has an adulterous wife
C. That he is evil
D. That he is balding
E. That he is very physically unattractive

21. Funny quiz
* 1 When taking a picture you may see people motioning the
"rabbit ears" sign behind another person's head. In
countries such as Britain this is done in a harmless, playful
manner. However, when done to a Brazilian man what are
you seen to be suggesting?
A. That he has a wife
B. That he has an adulterous wife
C. That he is evil
D. That he is balding
E. That he is very physically unattractive

22. 2. What act, seen as homosexual in Westernized
countries, is a very common sign of friendship in India,
Muslim countries and African countries?
A. Two men holding hands
B. Two women eating together
C. Two men kissing
D. Two men in a car with each other

23. 2. What act, seen as homosexual in Westernized
countries, is a very common sign of friendship in India,
Muslim countries and African countries?
A. Two men holding hands
B. Two women eating together
C. Two men kissing
D. Two men in a car with each other

24. 3. if you were scrunch your face and raise your voice will
make most people think you are angry. However, if you
were to display these gestures in Kenya what are the
locals most likely to think?
A. You are ill
B. You are singing
C. You are happy
D. You are mentally ill
E. You are greeting them

25. 3. if you were scrunch your face and raise your voice will
make most people think you are angry. However, if you
were to display these gestures in Kenya what are the
locals most likely to think?
A. You are ill
B. You are singing
C. You are happy
D. You are mentally ill
E. You are greeting them

26. 4. the U.S., Canada and many European countries, it is
____________ to eat noisily or burp loudly in front of
others.
A polite
B impolite
C ok

27. 4. the U.S., Canada and many European countries, it is
____________ to eat noisily or burp loudly in front of
others.
A polite
B impolite
C ok

28. 5 . in Netherlands, if someone tap the center of his
forehead, it means:
A to signal that s.one is cheap
B to signal that someone is crazy
C to signal that he is tired

29. 5 . in Netherlands, if someone tap the center of his
forehead, it means:
A to signal that s.one is cheap
B to signal that someone is crazy
C to signal that he is tired

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