TED TALK

Presented by Adoum Hissein AHMAT_________Card number: 42326441

The importance of Body language

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, body language designate « The movements or
positions of your body that show others people how you are feeling, without using words ».
In others words, body language refers to the nonverbal communication that humans being
use consciously or unconsciously to communicate beetwen them, just by using their
physical behavior. In fact, nonverbal communication includes facial expressions, eye
contact, gestures and postures.
So, why is body language important ?
Body language plays an essentiel role in communication with people. It can help us to
understand others and iven ourselves. It provides us with information about how people may
be feeling in a given situation : we can know their happiness, their sadness, anger, surprise,
disgust, fear, desire and so one.
Here are some cues of body language:
– crossed arms: it could indicate in some case self- protective, or defensive etc.
– hands on the hips: when someone put his hands on the hips, it could mean that he is
ready and in control, or cue of aggressiveness...
So, it is very important to know that our arms, our legs, our eyes, our whole body can
be useful in conveying message. We can also use body language to express emotions
or intentions.
But finally, body language, many limits and it depends and vary from culture to
culture. Than you to listening me.