Body Language
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Group Members
Ramsha Naeem
Harris khurrum
Asma Ismail
Ghulam Akbar
Fawaaz Qureshi
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Table of contents
Body language
Types of body language
Facial expressions
Eye contact
Proxemics
Haptics
Conclusion
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What is Body language?
Body language is a form of non-verbal
communication, which consists of body
posture,gestures, facial expressions, and eye
movements. Humans send and interpret such
signals almost entirely subconsciously.
subconsciously
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How Does Body Speak?
• Like any spoken language,
body language has words,
sentences and punctuation.
• Each gesture is like a single
word and one word may
have several different
meanings.
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BODY LANGUAGE
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Body language is more than Body
positions and Movements
Body language is not just about how we hold and move our
bodies
how we position our bodies
our closeness to and the space between us and other people
(proxemics), and how this changes
our facial expressions
our eyes especially and how our eyes move and focus, etc
how we touch ourselves and others
how our bodies connect with other non-bodily things, for
instance, pens, cigarettes, spectacles and clothing
our breathing, and other less noticeable physical effects, for
example our heartbeat
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Why is it useful?
It is a natural part of
communication
1. to clarify meaning; it is very visual
2. to vent nervousness
3. to maintain interest
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Body Language(Kinesics):
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Harris khurrum
BT-08-16
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Effective Use of Body language
Be careful with the handshake
Establish good Eye contact
Communicate at the level of the person
before you
We must be ourselves
Graceful Movements and Confident posture
improve the atmosphere at the workplace
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Facial Expressions
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Facial Expression
Expression almost as revealing as the eyes
Research – human face can display over 250,000
different expressions
Some can maintain “poker face” when they want
to hide their feelings
But most display expressions openly
Raising or lowering the eyebrows, squinting the eyes,
swallowing nervously, clenching the jaw, smiling broadly
– voluntary and involuntary facial expressions
supplement or replace verbal messages
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Facial Expressions
The face and eyes convey the most
expressive types of body language,
including
happiness, surprise, fear, anger, interest,
and determination.
Facial expressions must be controlled
when inappropriate to the setting
(yawning during a presentation).
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FACIAL
EXPRESSIONS
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What does Chanelle’s body language tell you in this picture?
Why? What
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Eye contact
Eyes are called the “windows of the soul”.
Most accurate predictor of a speaker’s
true feelings and attitudes
Cannot look in the eye and tell a lie
Tend to believe people who look directly
at us
Nonverbal clues including eye contact
have different meanings in various
cultures
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Eye contact
1. Sustained eye contact 1. trust & admiration
2. Fear or stress
2. Brief eye contact
3. intrusive & intimidating
3. Prolonged eye contact 4. receiver is …paying
4. A speaker with good attention, showing respect,
eye contact can responding favourably, or
feeling distress
determine
5. Reveals speaker’s
sincerity, confidence and
5. From receiver's truthfulness
perspective
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Asma Ismail
Bt-08-30
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Posture
Individual’s general posture can convey
anything from high status and self
confidence to shyness and submissiveness
Leaning toward the speaker suggests
attraction and interest
Pulling or shrinking back denotes fear,
distrust, anxiety or disgust
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Posture and gestures
Gestures can also convey entire
thoughts through simple movements
E.g. a circle with the thumb and forefinger
signals success, but in Germany or South
America it is an obscene reference
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Gestures
Emblems or symbols ("V" for victory)
Illustrators (police officer's hand held up to
stop traffic)
Regulators (glancing at watch when in a
hurry)
Affect displays (a person's face turns red
with embarrassment)
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Hand Gestures
The “Moutza”
The
“Thumbs-
Up”
The “Dog The “A-OK”
Call”
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Hand Gestures
The “Fig”
The “V Sign”
The “Corna”
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Which acts to avoid
• Holding objects in front of your body.
• Checking the time or inspecting of your finger
nails.
• Picking lint off your clothes.
• Stroking your chin while at someone.
• Narrowing your eyes.
• Standing too close.
• Looking down while in the presence of others
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Touching your face during a conversation.
Faking a smile.
Leaning away from someone you like.
Resting hands behind the head.
Crossing your arms.
Messaging with collar of your shirt.
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Proxemics
Defined - study of human use of space.
Personal space - bubble of space
that moves with you
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Proxemics
Intimate distance
Usually seen amongst people who share an intimate relationship. The
distance includes embracing, touching or whispering amongst close
ones.
Close phase - less than 6 inches (15 cm)
Far phase - 6 to 18 inches (15 - 45 cm)
Personal distance
Observed between good friends. Includes general interactions among
good friends.
Close phase - 1.5 to 2.5 feet (45 - 75 cm)
Far phase - 2.5 to 4 feet (75 - 120 cm)
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Proxemics
Social distance
Social distance is observed amongst formal acquaintances,
working colleagues or business associates.
Close phase - 5 to 7 feet (1.5 - 2.1 m)
Far phase - 7 to 12 feet (2.1 - 3.6 m)
Public distance
Public distance is used while interacting with strangers or also
used while public speaking.
Close phase - 12 to 25 feet (3.6 - 7.5 m)
Far phase - 25 feet (7.5 m) or more
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Fawaz qureshi
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Haptics
Haptics is the study of touching as
nonverbal communication.
Touches that can be defined as
communication include handshakes, holding
hands, kissing (cheek, lips, hand), back
slapping, high fives, a pat on the shoulder,
and brushing an arm.
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Haptics
These behaviors are referred to as "adapter"
or "tells" and may send messages that reveal
the intentions or feelings of a communicator.
The meaning conveyed from touch is highly
dependent upon the context of the situation,
the relationship between communicators, and
the manner of touch.
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Haptics
Touching is treated differently from one
country to another and socially acceptable
levels of touching vary from one culture to
another
Misinterpretation of signals
can be a big trouble
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Touch (Haptics)
Touch, when used properly, may create
feelings of warmth and trust;
when used improperly, touch may cause
annoyance and betray trust.
When some stranger touch you suddenly the
way your friends touch you? What will be
your instant reaction ??
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Do you know how to act or are you
confused?
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Conclusion
The body language is the important part while
communicating. Because through gestures
,eye moment and facial expression you
convey your message which some time have
a positive and some time have a negative
impact on others.
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