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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?
Body Language
What follows next…
Posture
Gesture
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Contents
The Body as a whole
• Sitting and Standing Positions
• The slouch
Head
• Level head
• Tilted head
Posture
Arms
• Crossed arms
• Hand positions
Legs
• Sitting Positions
• Standing Positions
Posture
What follows next…
Posture
Gesture
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Contents
Handshakes:
Control
Glove
Dead Fish
Gestures
Hand Gestures:
Steepling hands
Mouth Guard
Gestures
What follows next…
Posture
Gesture
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Contents
General Characteristics
Generally spontaneous.
Facial Expressions
Use of Facial Expression:
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…
Posture
Gesture
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Contents
Several factors that influence the
“language of eyes”…
Direction of eye
Cultural difference
Eye Contact
Usage of Eye contact:
Monitor feedback
Secure attention
Regulate the conversation
Signalthe nature of
relationship
Visual dominance
Compensate for distance
Eye Contact
Stand straight with well set posture
http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/parts_body_la
http://jefmenguin.wordpress.com/resources/articles/profe
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