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Communication Skills
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Use of Body Language in
Communications Dr. Heba Nayef PowerPoint slides created by Dr. Heba Nayef © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Body Language & Communication
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“The eyes of men converse as much as their tongues, with the advantage that the ocular dialect needs no dictionary, but is understood the world over.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Body Language • • • • •
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Quiz Seating positions Smiles Cross cultural differences Putting it all together
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Body Language
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What are these people displaying?
Acceptance/courtship, openness, and secretiveness © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Body Language
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Boredom/confidence, defensiveness, and cooperation/acceptance © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Body Language
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Readiness, nervousness/suspicion, and reassurance/evaluation © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Body Language
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Frustration/selfcontrol
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Body Language
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The bore and his victim © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Body Language
The suppressed gesture
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Body Language
The audience nobody wants
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Body Language
The defensive
The bored.
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The shy female
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Body Language
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• SEATING POSITION - The Table Test - Types of Tables - The Effect on Learning - Decisions Over Dinner
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Seating Position •
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Where to sit and why
“Just feel at home and tell me all about it.” © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Seating Position
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• The Table Test
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The Table Test
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• You will interview someone for a job in a small, friendly company. • You are going to help someone complete a crossword puzzle. • You are going to play chess against someone. • You are in a public library and don't want any involvement.
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The Table Test
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• B1 The Corner Position
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The Table Test
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• B2 The Co-operative Position
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The Table Test
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• B3 The Competitive/Defensive Position
Sitting directly opposite others creates bad vibes. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Table Test
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• B4S The Independent Position
Sitting directly opposite others you do not want to get involved. © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Types of Tables
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• The Square Table
Competitive and corner position for all © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Types of Tables
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• The Round Table
King Arthur’s concept © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Types of Tables
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• The Rectangular Table
Power positions at a rectangular table © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Effect on Learning
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• The Attention Zone
• The Funnel Effect © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Decisions Over Dinner
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• Things To Consider - Choice of Place - Seating Positions
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Smiles
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• The magic of the smile • Genuine or false • Types of smile
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Smiles
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• Greeting Differences “ A Smile is the shortest distance between two people.”
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Smiles
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• Genuine Vs. False
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Smiles
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• Smile and the Brain
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Smiles
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• Types of smiles
• The Tight-Lipped Smile
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Smiles
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• The twisted smile
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Smiles
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• The drop-jaw smile
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Smiles
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• The sideways-looking-up smile
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Greeting Differences
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• Hand Shake • Cheek kiss • Common cross-cultural gestures • How to offend other cultures
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Cross Cultural Differences
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• To touch or not to touch
Don't touch
Germany Japan England USA & Canada Australia New Zealand
Do Touch India Turkey France Italy Greece Spain
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Cross Cultural Differences
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• To touch or not to touch
Don't touch
Estonia Portugal Northern Europe Scandinavia
Do Touch
Middle East Parts of Asia Russia
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Cross-Cultural Differences
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• Cross-cultural gestures - The Ring Westerner Japanese French Turks Brazilians
Ok Money Zero Insult Insult
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Cross-Cultural Gestures •
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The Thumb-Up
Good One/Five Insult
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Cross-Cultural Gestures •
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The V-Sign
America Britain/Australia/Malta Germany France
Two Up Yours Victory Peace
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Cross-Cultural Gestures •
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The Thumb-Index Sign
Europe Britain/Australia America Japan
Two One Waiter An Insult
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Cross-Cultural Gestures •
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The Open Palm Sign Western Countries Everywhere Egypt, Greece & Turkey
Five Stop Go To Hell
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Cross-Cultural Differences •
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Offending other cultures
America
Football Gesture
Italy
Jail able Offence
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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Putting It All Together •
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What are the main signals ?
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