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Body Language
Definition
•Non-verbal
communication
Body Language may be the most
powerful and honest type of
communication.
Some research suggests we
send 93% of our messages nonverbally
Body Language is used to help
send a message and needs to
coordinate with how we are
speaking or listening.
Your body language should be
chosen as carefully as you
choose your words.
Body Language has two
forms:
1.Positive messages
2.Negative messages
Seven Types of
Body Language
1.How you sit or stand
(posture)
2.Facial Expressions
3.Clothing and Grooming
4. Gestures (hand, foot, eye
movements)
5.Eye Contact
6.Voice Tone, Inflection, and
Volume (38%)
7.Personal Space
The human brain processes
nonverbal messages faster than
verbal at a rate of 240 non-verbal
messages per minute.
Body Language Messages: Eye Contact
Good eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is:
honest, dependable, interested, confident
Poor eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is:
dishonest, undependable, disinterested,
nervous, embarrassed, fearful, shy
Eye contact that is too long can tell a listener that the
speaker is: disapproving, hostile, wishing for greater
intimacy, challenging a supervisor’s authority
*uncomfortable and inappropriate within a classroom
environment
Research has indicated several behaviors that may communicate
someone is lying. The combination of several of these
could mean someone is lying:
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Poor eye contact
Crossing arms and legs
Covering mouth
Face reddening
Nose itches (Pinocchio Syndrome)
Mumbling
Move less than usual
Unusual changes in volume, rate, tone, or pitch of voice
Mid-sentence cut-off
- using “um”, “ah”, “like”, “You know” (stalling for time)
- stumbling over words (making up story)
Abrupt changes in nonverbal communication
Discrepancies (differences) in non-verbal (actions) and verbal
(what’s being said)