1. Turn and face your partner, and with as much
genuineness as you can muster, say “I really
love/like you.” Then the other person has their
turn with the same words.
Did anyone feel believed? Why not?
Words are important for their accuracy in
conveying information, such as MHPE content, but
the other aspects of language must also be
congruent (match) with the words.
5. Julius Fast was the first author who
published a book on ’Body Language’
in 1971
Scientific study on ’how the body
speaks’ has been labelled as KINESICS
6. Like any spoken language
body language has
words, sentences, and
punctuation.
Each gesture is like a
single word and one
word may have several
different meanings.
7. How you stand
How you move
How you appear to people
How you look at people
How you sound.
8. Stand straight.
◦ Stand on both legs.
◦ Don't lean against anything.
Stand where everyone can see you.
◦ Face the audience directly.
Don't obstruct the foils.
◦ Stand by the screen when pointing to foils.
◦ Stand away from it when talking about them.
9. Avoid nervous movements.
◦ Don't walk up and down.
◦ Keep your hands down except for gestures.
◦ Don't fidget, scratch, jiggle your legs, etc.
Use gestures for emphasis.
◦ Practice appropriate gestures.
◦ Don't overdo it.
◦ Avoid arm-waving.
10. Why
◦ Energy holds people's attention. Lack of energy
puts people to sleep.
How
◦ Stand straight.
◦ Put energy into your eyes, voice, and movements.
11. Why
◦ If you relax people will have more confidence in you.
◦ If you are not relaxed people cannot focus on the
content.
How
◦ Smile.
◦ Make it informal.
◦ Use humor--enjoy yourself!
◦ Slow down.
◦ Breathe slowly.
◦ Let your arms hang loose.
◦ Don't make nervous movements.
12. • Don't say sorry.
• Don't make excuses.
• Don't be afraid of the audience.
• Don't be too modest.
• Be prepared for problems.
13. The ’OK’ signal means:
* ”Fine” or ” All correct”
in most English-speaking countries.
* ”Zero” or ”worthless” in
some parts of Europe.
• ”Money” in Japan
• ”An insult in Greece, Brazil, Italy, Russia
14. In Britain, Australia and
New Zealand the thumb-up
gesture has three meanings.
1. ”O.K”, ”Fine”, or ”good job”
2. ”Five” in Japan.
3. ”One” in Germany
4. An insulting signal in some
countries like, -Russia, Greece, Australia.
15. This hand gesture is an
indication of a dominant
to –subordinate
behaviour
An ’aggressive signal’,
not liked by many.
16. The Standard Arm Cross
This is a universal gesture
showing defensive or
negative attitude almost
everywhere.
17. Shows that a person
does not know, or
understand what you
are talking about.
19. They make you seem
defensive or guarded.
Keep your arms and
legs open.
20. Every person has a natural territory that
he / she carries around with him / her.
So, one should be careful about how
one enters the space of another.
Territory also includes the arrangement
of our office or home
25. Intimate
◦ Touching
◦ 6-18”
Personal
◦ Close -1½ to 2½ feet
◦ Far - 2½ to 4 ½ feet
• Social
– Close 4-7 feet
– Far - 7-12 feet
• Public
– Close - 12-25
feet
– Far - 25 feet or
greater
26.
27. Nodding the head
* ”Yes” in most societies
* ”No” in some parts of Greece, Bulgaria,
Turkey & Yugoslavia.
Tossing the head backward
* ”Yes”in Thailand, India, Laos, Philippins
Rocking the head slowly, back & forth:
* ”Yes, I am listening”
28. Your face is watched
whenever you speak.
Your face communicates
your attitude, feelings
and emotions, more
than any other part of
your body.
29. Face and eyes convey the most expressive
types of body language,
including happiness,
surprise, fear, anger,
interest and determinalion
It is truely said that ”face
is the index of mind”.
30. Use your hands
confidently
Use your hands to
describe something or to
add weight to a point you
are trying to make.
31.
32. Don’t slouch, sit up
– straight.
But in a relaxed way,
way, not in too tense
manner
33. It might make you
seem nervous and
can be distracting
to listeners, during
conversation.
34. Don’t keep your eyes
on the ground.
It might make you
seem insecure and
a bit lost.
39. Reactions to an
invasion of your
space
◦ Feel troubled
◦ Get defensive
◦ Become aggressive
◦ Retaliate
40. Public Masks
◦ Public smile
◦ Clothing
◦ Putting on my face
Extended territory
◦ On the road
◦ At work
Can we drop masks?
41. A woman went for a walk one day and met her
friend, whom she had not seen, heard from, or
heard of in ten years.
After an exchange of greetings, the woman
said, “Is this your little boy?” and her friend
replied, “Yes, I got married about six years
ago.”
The woman then asked the child, “What is your
name?” and the boy replied, “Same as my
father’s.”
“Oh,” said the woman, “then it must be Peter.”