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Body language


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Major areas of nonverbal behaviors

are:

Eye contact

Facial expressions

Gestures


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Posture and body orientation

Proximity

Paralinguistic


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EYE CONTACT


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EYE CONTACT Good eye contact helps the audience

develop the interest in the speaker.

Eye-contact helps regulate the flow ofcommunication and reflects interest inothers.


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EYE CONTACT Direct eye-contact conveys interest,

warmth, credibility and concern.

Shifty eyes suggest dishonesty.

Downward gaze may be a sign ofsubmissiveness or inferiority.


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONSThere are six categories of facial

expressions:

Happiness Sadness

Anger

Disgust

Surprise

Fear


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

HAPPINESS

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

-Mark Twain


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONSSADNESS

Sadness dulls the heart more than thegrossest sin

-Author Unknown


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONSANGER

Anger is one letter short of dangerAuthor Unknown


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONSDISGUST

A disgusting expression

on the face is considered

negative and should beavoided in formal

gatherings.


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

SURPRISE

The eye-brows and the eyesare most affected in an expression of

surprise.


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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

FEAR

There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.


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GESTURES Gestures communicate as effectively as

words, sometimes even better.

Gestures support the verbalcommunication.

They sometimes detract from what yousay.


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GESTURES

There are some negative gestureswhich should be avoided:

Pointing at people- It is perceived asaccusatory.

Fiddling with your items-It gives the

impression that you are nervous. Dragging the feet-It implies lethargy.

Head Down- It suggests timidity.


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GESTURES

Drooping shoulders- It impliesweariness and lethargy.

Weak handshake-It implies meek and

ineffectual personality. Shifty eyes- It suggests nervousness.

Arms crossed on the chest- It is a

defensive gesture.

Shaking feet or legs- It showsindifference and disinterest.


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Avoid these hand gestures


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Use these hand gestures


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POSTURE AND

BODY ORIENTATION


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POSTURE

Body posture can be open or closed.

Interested people pay attention andlean forward.

Leaning backwards demonstratesaloofness or rejection.


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POSTURE

A head held straight up signals aneutral attitude.

A head down is negative andjudgmental.


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POSTURE

Some negative postures should beavoided:

Rigid Body Posture-Anxious/ Uptight

Hunched ShouldersLacks interest/

Feeling inferior Crossed Arms-Protecting the body/

Negative Thoughts

What impression do the following people give


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What impression do the following people giveyou?

What impression do the following people give


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What impression do the following people giveyou?


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PARALINGUISTICS

Components of Para linguistics are:

Rate of speed- When a speakerspeaks too fast, he is seen as morecompetent.

Pitch-Pitch should be changed inaccordance with the context of spokenwords.


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PARALINGUISTICS Volume- It refers to loudly we

speak.Loud people are perceived as

aggressive or over-bearing. Soft-spokenvoices are perceived as timid or polite.

Fillers- Words like umhh ahaaaare used to gather thoughts.


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Aggressive People

Body language

Stiff and straight

Points, bangs tables to emphasize points

Folds arms across body

Verbal language

I want you to

You must

Do what I tell you!

Youre stupid!

Aggressive peopleare basically

insecure.. Try to

avoid them.


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Submissive people

Body Language

Avoids eye contact

Stooped posture Speaks quietly

Fidgets

Verbal Language

Im sorry

Its all my fault Oh dear

Submissive peoplehave a great sense

of inferiority

A i P l


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Assertive People Body language

Stands straight Appears composed

Smiles

Maintains eye contact Verbal language

Lets

How shall we do this? I think What do you

think?

I would like


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