This document discusses the importance of non-verbal communication and body language in effectively communicating messages. It notes that 60-80% of communication is non-verbal, including facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, posture and physique. Specific gestures and their meanings are explained, such as handshakes communicating trust, dominance or equality. Maintaining eye contact shows respect, while crossed arms may indicate negative feelings or coming threats. Overall, it emphasizes that non-verbal cues are important in impression formation and conveying intentions.

1. NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATION MORE EFFECTIVE

2. SOFTEN S SMILE O OPEN POSTURE F FORWARD LEAN T TOUCH E EYE CONTACT N NOD

3. BEWARE THROUGH OUT YOUR LIFE OF JUDGING PEOPLE BY THEIR APPEARANACE JAPANESE PROVERB

4. Money has a Direct Relation with the Gesture Wrinkled purse make wrinkled faces. (English proverb)

5. Be careful about your body language In spite of your intelligence you may not get a job. Even though you are not a best scorer, you may get a good job by your nonverbal behavior

6. Before people started speaking languages. Gestures were the only medium of communication & of revealing one’s intensions

7. Gesture may not inborn as crying , shouting etc. some gestures However are genetic; where as some are learnt and few are related to one’s culture

8. Strictly speaking between 60 to 80% of our message is communicated through our body language

9. What is physiognomy? The interpretation of outward appearance, especially The feature of the face to discover a person’s predominant Temper & Character.

10. Fear

12. Anger

13. Surprise

14. Happiness

15. Disgust

16. Sadness

17. Telling a Lie

18. Attention

19. Fear or Frustration

20. Winning Face

21. Eyes gives us a definite impression about a person in front of us

23. Eyes which can find out the behavior

24. Eye contact

25. Eye contact signals need for affiliation, an involvement with the other person

26. Eye is the window of the mind

27. Maintaining good eye contact shows respect and interest in what they have to say.

28. Hands –Arms - Palms Hand : The lowest part of the arm , below the wrist and including the fingers. Arms : One of the two upper limbs of a human being Palms: The soft fleshy part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist which is covered with many lines

29. Palm facing down indicates Telling some body to sit down or stopping some body

30. FACING DOWN POSITION (REQUEST WITH AUTHORITY ) Facing up position (gesture of submission)

31. Hand shake (shook hand)

32. Submission

33. Dominance

34. Equality

35. Double Handed Shake Trust and affection Intimate friends or relatives

36. Globe Hand Shake The person initiating such a gesture offers his right hand to the person in front for hand shake and then puts left his trustworthiness

37. Finger tip hand shake It show that there is a lack of trust in the self and in the other person

38. Stiff Arm Thrust A person wishes to keep the other at a distance

39. Dead fish handshake There is no warmth feeling. It is life less

40. When a person rubs his palms together he is communicating something positive News of success Cheerful

41. Raised Thumbs Ok

42. Locked fingers (clenching) Frustrated & is adopting negative attitude

43. If a person Sits back , crosses his arms and legs, it is definite that his decision is negative

44. Folding of one or both the arms across the chest is an indication Coming threat or occurrence of some undesirable event

45. Stand arm cross gesture is common When one is among strangers and presume insecure

46. Suppose arm are gripped tightly it indicates The person is waiting for a call or anxious to know a thing that is unfamiliar

47. Folding arms indicates the social status also Boss intends to speak to his juniors

48. Locking of the leg one over the other indicates that the person is unsure of himself/herself and is feeling insecure Nervous ,negative attitude

49. One leg is crossed neatly over the other usually the right over the left

52. But, I know! What about you?