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Body Language

Body Language. By: Natasha Kostuck. Body Language. body language is a form of nonverbal communication body language includes body movement, gestures, mannerisms, motion, and visual communication ( http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/body language)

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Body Language

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  1. Body Language By: Natasha Kostuck

  2. Body Language • body language is a form of nonverbal communication • body language includes body movement, gestures, mannerisms, motion, and visual communication (http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/body language) • kinesics is the study of body movement (Floyd, 2009) • body language can have multiple meanings • improving your body language can change the way people respond to you (Sayer, 2009)

  3. (Sayer, 2009)

  4. The Truth • the body doesn’t lie • actions speak louder than words • when people like one another they subconsciously begin mirroring each other (Pease, 2006) • body language is important because it reveals to people how you are feeling (Sayer, 2009)

  5. Making a Positive Impact with Body Language • put a smile on your face • keep your head up • roll your shoulders back • pull in your stomach • deflate your chest (Sayer, 2009)

  6. Making a Negative Impact with Body Language • arms folded across the chest • tapping your foot or finger • propping your head with your hands • resting hands behind your head or on your hips • looking down when in conversation (Pease, 2006)

  7. (http://www.livingtv.co.uk/relationships/bodylanguage.php) Body Language and Relationships

  8. Common Universal Body Language • the shoulder shrug implies that the person does not understand what is being said • nodding the head is a indication of “yes” • head shaking shows disagreement or indication of “no” (Pease, 2006)

  9. The Ring Sign • the ring sign in the United States generally means OK • in some Mediterranean countries it is used as a signal to imply a man is a homosexual • Throughout Europe it can mean zero, nothing, or worthless • In Japan it can mean money or asking for a bribe (Pease 2006)

  10. The Thumbs-Up Sign • commonly used as another OK signal in the United States • used by hitchhikers to get a ride or telling someone “up yours” • in Greece the main meaning is “get stuffed!” • Europeans use thumbs-up for meaning “one” (Pease, 2006)

  11. The V-Sign • in the United States the v-sign usually stands for peace or meaning “two” • in Britain it was used to show their enemies that they still have their shooting fingers • if the palm is facing out it stands for victory • if the palm is facing the speaker it can mean “up yours” (Pease, 2006)

  12. Before We Began Speaking • when someone strokes their head or hair it is because that is how their mother comforted them when they were young • shaking the head side to side is learned through infancy by breastfeeding, it is a way of saying “no” to not wanting more to eat • most people, even people born blind use gestures before they begin to actually speak (Pease 2006 )

  13. Works Cited • Body Language. (n.d.). Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from Thesaurus.com website: http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/body language • Floyd, K. (2009). Interpersonal Communication.(Vol. 1st ed., Michael. Ryan, Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. • Pease, A., & Pease, B. (2006). The Definitive Book of Body Language. New York, NY: Bantam Dell. • Sayer, M. (2009). Read the Signals: The Body Language Handbook. Molly Aloian, (Ed.). New York, NY: Crabtree Pub. • (2009). It’s All in the Body Language. http://www.livingtv.co.uk/relationships/bodylanguage.php

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