Add Power To The Words With Body Gestures
Body language is non-verbal language. People also communicate to others using gestures, postures and other physiologic signs. The non-verbal language is continuously being sent out by humans to communicate specific and definite messages such as aloofness with crossing his or her arms across the chest, hostility with blank or harsh facial expressions, attention with consistent eye contact, disbelief with scratching the chin or averted gaze or touching the ear, boredom with tilted head or unfocused eye contact, interest with extended eye contact, and lying with excessive blinking. The body language is also interpreted with such meanings. However, these are at best an observed pattern that is indicative. The body language when combined with gestures and verbal language can mean something different.
Messages are communicated by both hands and legs. Readiness is communicated by putting hands on the knees. Impatience is shown with hands on the hips. Self-control is indicated by locking hands behind back. Confidence is expressed by locking hands behind head. Indifference is shown by putting leg over the arm of the chair. Crossing arms shows submissiveness. An interest in a direction is indicated by pointing legs and arms in that particular direction.
The extent of non-verbal communication within all types of human communication is not precisely concluded. Opinions differ. Some say that it is as high as 80 percent of all communication while some put it between 50 to 65 percent. Attitudes as well as feelings, it is believed, are best expressed with body language. Putting together the words, the tone of the words spoken and the body language together could give a better understanding of what the person is communicating. There are many gestures that are natural, unintentional and spontaneous. These include such gestures a finger lock, an eye rub, a nose itch, a chin rest, a lip touch, an ear scratch, and a head scratch. Whether these have any meaning is what many are trying to find out. Serious attempts to read body language are going on in the form of intensive and extensive research.
There are many benefits from using the knowledge about body language. It makes it possible to better read and understand another person. It could assist in confidence building. Communication skills can be sharply improved. It has potential use in the diagnosis as well as treatment of metal health problems.
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