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Body Language

Body Language . Brooke Salla , Lindsey Reprogle , Sammi Pisciotta , Arthur Wright. Gestures. Consist of:. Facial Expression Eye Contact Posture Body Movements. Culture Situation. Vary Depending on:. Eye Contact & Facial Expression. Understand Moods Shows Emotion

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Body Language

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  1. Body Language Brooke Salla, Lindsey Reprogle, SammiPisciotta, Arthur Wright

  2. Gestures Consist of: • Facial Expression • Eye Contact • Posture • Body Movements • Culture • Situation Vary Depending on:

  3. Eye Contact & Facial Expression • Understand Moods • Shows Emotion • Connects sender and receiver • Sometimes involuntary due to Micro-expressions

  4. Posture & Body Movements • Open/Closed Posture • Mirroring shows understanding *Paired with eye contact and facial expressions to be more effective

  5. Situation - Understand NO Single body language sign is a reliable indicator • It Takes several consistent signals to accurately indicate a particular conclusion • Interview- Good Posture/ Professional • Family Dinner- Good Posture/ Excitement • Funeral- Chin down/Mourning • Arrested- Chin Down/Ashamed

  6. Handshakes Decoded • weak handshake • Submissive • firm handshake • outward confidence • handshake with arm clasped seeking • control, paternalism

  7. Distance Between People and what it Represents • 5. Public12ft+ • no interaction, ignoring • 4. Social- consultative4-12ft • non-touch interaction, social, business • 3. Personal18in-4ft • family and close friends • 2. Intimate6-18in • physical touching relationships • 1. Close intimate0-6in • lovers, and physical touching relationships

  8. Decoding Female Body Language • shoulder glance - looking sideways towards the target over the shoulder signals availability, and hence interest. • flicking hair - often combined with a slight tossing movement of the head. • foot pointing - direction can indicate person of interest. • shoe-dangling - positive signal of relaxation or of greater promise, especially if the foot thrusts in and out of the shoe.

  9. Decoding Male Body Language • wide stance - legs apart (standing or sitting) - to increase size. • cowboy stance - thumbs in belt loops • hands in pockets - thumbs outs

  10. Aggressive Behavior • clenched fists, • frowns, pursed lips • stare down and squint • clinched jaw

  11. Open Body Language • -arms not crossed, may be synchronized with what they are talking about • -legs not crossed, parallel indicates open attitude

  12. Differences between Cultures • Eye Contact: • US and Cananda: Intermittent • Middle East: Intense between the same genders and brief between opposite genders. • Japanese: even brief eye contact is uncomfortable (Diener) • Handshakes: • Africa: limp handshakes are normal • Islamic countries: men don’t shake hands with women they aren’t related to • Turkey: firm handshakes are rude and aggressive (Diener)

  13. Differences between Cultures • Personal Space: • China: no personal space • If unsure start with your own personal space and let them move. (Diener) • Greetings: • Japan: people bow • Italy: people kiss cheeks (Diener)

  14. Differences between Cultures • French and Hispanic people tend to use the nose to signal alertness, disapproval, and disdain. (Lewis 137) • Thumbs up is common everywhere, but people from Brazil use it for nearly everything. (Lewis 138) • Arms: • Rarely used by Nordics • In Italy, Spain, and South America, large arm gestures are used in conversation. • We see that as being insincere or overly dramatic (Lewis 138)

  15. Medical Related Issues • Main conditions that affect body language • Chronic Motor Tic Disorder • OCD • Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome • All affect motions and motor control • Need to be aware

  16. Chronic Motor Tic Disorder • Affects approx. 2% of the population • Symptoms • Excessive blinking • Grimacing • Quick movements (arms, legs, etc.) • Sounds (grunting, throat clearing etc.) • Causes • Excited • Fatigued • Stressed

  17. OCD • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Symptoms • Checking and rechecking actions • Repeating actions • Preforming actions a certain # of times • Causes • Possible injury • 20% of people also have tics (Tourette’s?)

  18. Gilles De La Tourette • Commonly called Tourette Syndrome • 10% of Americans have tics in some form • Symptoms • Repeated, quick movements • Uncontrollable sounds • Ex. Arm thrusting, jumping, kicking, shrugging, sniffling • Causes • Genetic • Liked to brain abnormalities • 4 X’s more likely with boys

  19. Summary • Body language will show your emotions and reactions about a situation • Main components of body language include: eye contact, hand shakes, body distance, arm positions, etc. • Body language differs across cultures • Certain medical disorders effect body language

  20. Thank You! • Diener, Sam. "Body Languages in Different Cultures." Sam Diener's Stuff For Success. Sam Diener, 5 2009. Web. 1 Nov 2012. <http://www.samdiener.com/2009/10/body-language-in-different-cultures/>.  • Lewis, Richard D. When Cultures Collide. Clerkenwell, London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2004. 137-138. eBook. <http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=NTfIklbAxyUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=body language across cultures&ots=n9f5iaphnR&sig=NNltNKatiujJEatQslbw7a1IyLY> • "Gilles de la Tourette syndrome." MedlinePlus. A.D.A.M, 16 2012. Web. 4 Nov 2012. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000733.htm • "Chronic Motor Tic disorder." U.S. National Library of Medicine. A.D.A.M medical encyclopedia , 06 2012. Web. 4 Nov 2012. • "Obsessive Compulsive disorder." PubMed Health. N.p., 07 2012. Web. 4 Nov 2012. •  "body language." business balls.com. N.p.. Web. 4 Nov 2012. <http://www.businessballs.com/body-language.htm>. • "Using Body Language." changing minds. N.p.. Web. 4 Nov 2012. <http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/body_language.htm>. • funniest translator . 2010. Film. 4 Nov 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72VezYf1ZxQ>. • “Body Language” Understanding non- verbal comm. N.p..web 4 Nov2012 http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/Body_Language.htm • “Gestures your body Speaks” Toastmasters International Rev. June 2011 web. 4 Nov 212 <http://www.toastmasters.org/201-Gestures>

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