|
Body
language
 Body
language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all!
According to experts, our non-verbal language communicates about
50% of what we really mean (voice tonality contributes 38%) while
words themselves contribute a mere 7%.Our bodies send out
messages constantly and often we don't recognize that we're
communicating a lot more than we realize. |
 |
By familiarizing
ourselves with a few basic nonverbal signals, we can improve our
ability to understand what people are really communicating and become
aware of what we are broadcasting to the world with our own
non-verbal cues.
A person's
body posture, movements and positions more often tell us exactly what
they mean (which may be the exact opposite of what they are saying).
Many people are unaware of how loudly they communicate with their
bodies.
|
 |
Our use and
reading of body language is largely unconscious. We understand
what a person indicates with their gestures and body positions
and we send out our own messages - but we rarely stop to think
about how we do it.
Often when
a person is considered to have great intuition about other
people, their understanding is actually due to careful
observation of individuals, and |
|
conscious or unconscious
understanding of non-verbal communication. These people can see
interpret verbal and non-verbal language due to training or years
of observation and analysis of people.
We need to
recognize and give credibility to our own "intuition" and
"feelings" about a person or situation.
One of the most basic instances involves our personal "space." We
notice that when a stranger or someone gets too close, we feel
uncomfortable. Unconsciously we know the distancing from others
that is appropriate for our own culture. Every day we judge our
own distance and respect the space of others by avoiding getting
too close and follow our "feeling" to adjust to the correct
distances from friends as opposed to acquaintances or strangers.
|
|
Find
a date for tonight now