Body Talk

BODY LANGUAGE Section – D

Group – 5 Ankur Grover M Adithya Priyanka Sanyal Sonik Shah Sourabh Shah

What is Body Language? Body Language is the communication of personal feelings, emotions , attitudes, thoughts through body movements i.e. its not only your tongue you communicate with but also you speak with your body movements & gestures.

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

Why is BODY LANGUAGE important? •

It reveals our thoughts, attitude & desires

•

It is also important to decipher the signals you receive from others

Misinterpretation spells Trouble - Can hamper business prospects - Conflict with peers •

Body Language

What follows next…  Posture  Gesture  Facial  Eye

Expressions

Contact

Contents

The • •

Body as a whole

Sitting and Standing Positions The slouch

Head • •

Level head Tilted head

Angle

of the Body

Posture

Arms • •

Crossed arms Hand positions

Legs •

•

Sitting Positions Standing Positions

Posture

What follows next…  Why

is Body Language so Important?

 Posture  Gesture  Facial  Eye

Expressions

Contact

Contents

Handshakes: Control Glove Dead

Fish

Gestures

Hand Gestures:  Rubbing  Hands

palms together

clenched together

 Steepling  Mouth

hands

Guard

 Scratching

head (neck)

Gestures

What follows next…  Why

is Body Language so Important?

 Posture  Gesture  Facial  Eye

Expressions

Contact

Contents

General Characteristics Facial

expressions carry most of our nonverbal meanings

Flexible

and changeable.

Generally

spontaneous.

Facial Expressions

Use of Facial Expression: To

add conviction to the message you are trying to portray.

To

build trust.

To

show your concern about an issue in a way that words can never hope to.

Facial Expressions

Changing Facial Expressions Wrong

Expression at wrong time sends a bad meaning.

Methods

of changing facial expression are • Qualification • Modulation • Neutralizing • Masking

Facial Expressions

What follows next…  Why

is Body Language so Important?

 Posture  Gesture  Facial  Eye

Expressions

Contact

Contents

Several factors that influence the “language of eyes”… Direction

Length

of eye

of eye contact

Cultural

difference

Eye Contact

Usage of Eye contact:  Monitor  Secure

feedback attention

 Regulate

the conversation

 Signal

the nature of relationship

 Visual

dominance

 Compensate

for distance

Eye Contact

Stand Be

straight with well set posture

expressive with body movements

Smile Look

with confidence and warmth

in the eyes

Mantra for perfect body talk!!

 http://www.businessballs.com/body-language.htm#eyes-b

 http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/parts_body_la

 http://jefmenguin.wordpress.com/resources/articles/profe  The

Definitive Book of Body Language – Barbara Pease

References