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expressions are—anger, fear, happy, disgust, sad and surprise.
Body Language and Gestures
Body language means position, gestures and movement of the body to convey and interpret the attitude and
feelings of a person. Positive body language can help you get what you want if you know how to use it, whereas
negative body language can make you miss out on opportunities or offend people you want to impress. One
theory on the origin of human language is called the “Gestural Theory”, which conveys that speech originated from
gestures. Some of the common body languages and gestures are:
• Arms or legs across the chest
• Rubbing or moving hands around
• Standing with your hands clasped behind your back
• Playing with your hair or nose
• Putting your head in your hands
Brainy Fact
The first modern book on body language appeared more than 350 years ago.
Eye Contact
Keeping a proper eye contact shows you are mentally present
and actively involved in communication. The way you look
at someone will reflect some of the strongest emotions and
feelings during a social conversation. Rolling your eyes express
displeasure or unhappiness with a situation. Eye contact helps
you:
• Facilitate the connection with your audience in a meeting,
conference, presentation, etc.
• Improve your concentration
• Give confidence and authority
• Retain the important points of conversation
• Express your emotions like sadness, happiness, surprise, fear, etc.
Body Posture
Body posture is the position of the human body and its alignment and orientation with respect to non-verbal
communication. During a conversation, the way you sit or stand and communicate your body postures to the others
depends a lot on your attitude and emotional state. Before you start a conversation, standing straight and holding
your head high will have a great impact on the crowd.
The correct body postures for effective non-verbal communication are:
• Keep your shoulders straight and body relaxed.
• Sit straight while resting your hands and feet in a relaxed position.
• While standing, keep your hands by your sides.
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