WHAT DOES THE PICTURE SAY????

The boy seems

bored
WHAT DOES THE PICTURE SAY????

The woman is in
pain.
BODY LANGUAGE
&
PROXEMICS
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WHAT IS BODY LANGUAGE?
It is a term for communication using
body movements or gestures in
addition to sounds. This includes even
subtle movements like winking,
movement of the eyebrows and other
facial expressions
WHAT DOES THE PICTURE SAY????

The girl and the boy

seem sad and tensed.
BODY LANGUAGE SIGNALS - I

SIGNAL IMPLICATION
CROSSING ONES 1. Putting up an
ARMS ACROSS THE unconscious barrier
CHEST 2. Arms feeling cold
3. Thinking deeply
4. Expressing
opposition
BODY LANGUAGE SIGNALS - II

SIGNAL IMPLICATION
CONSISTENT EYE 1. Thinking positively.
CONTACT 2. Listener does not
trust speaker.
BODY LANGUAGE SIGNALS - III

SIGNAL IMPLICATION
LACK OF EYE 1. Thinking negatively.
CONTACT 2. Listener is not
confident.
3. Listener is not
interested in the talk.
4. Attention is elsewhere.
BODY LANGUAGE SIGNALS - IV

SIGNAL IMPLICATION
AVERTED GAZE 1. Disbelief in what
SCRATCHING THE the speaker is
CHIN saying.
TOUCHING THE EAR 2. Listener is not
convinced by what
the speaker is
saying
BODY LANGUAGE SIGNALS - V

SIGNAL IMPLICATION
HEAD TILTING 1. Listener is getting
EYES LOOKING bored.
STRAIGHT/BLANK 2. Listener wants to
EYES UNFOCUSSED stop the talk
BODY LANGUAGE IN GROUPS
In groups there is
one person speaking
at a time but many
more can be
showing their
responses via body
language.
BODY LANGUAGE AND
PROXEMICS
(PERSONAL SPACE)

If one is closer than an arm’s reach then one

is in someone’s personal space.
HOW PEOPLE GUARD THEIR
PERSONAL SPACE
To guard their personal space in
elevators or bars people do the
following:
1. People tense up
2. Use their arms as protection
3. Hold them close to their body
4. Avoid eye contact
HOW TO RESPECT PEOPLE’S
PERSONAL SPACE
1. Do not touch other’s bags
2. Do not invade into other’s jackets or
pockets
3. Do not step over somebody’s foot.
4. Do not push.
DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL
SPACE

1 INTIMATE 0 to 18 inches

2 PERSONAL 18 to 4 feet

3 SOCIAL 4 to 12 feet

4 PUBLIC 12 feet and greater

Quick Quiz

What is each facial

expression trying to tell
you?
Quick Quiz

• Amused
• Excited
• Happy
Quick Quiz

• Happy

A pretend smile is different

from a genuine smile,
which activates your eye
muscles and is controlled
by the emotional center of
your brain.
Quick Quiz

• Angry
• Shocked
• Worried
Quick Quiz

• Shocked
BODY LANGUAGE TIPS FOR
SUCCESS IN AN
INTERVIEW
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