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Nonverbal communication includes all unwritten and unspoken messages, both intentional and unintentional.
Become aware Dont contradict your words with body language Know what your face says Use direct eye contact Use smiling and head nodding for appropriate impact. Gesture with purpose
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How can these nonverbal forms be used to send positive messages?
Nonverbal Codes
The Voice (paralinguistic/vocalic cues)
volume pitch rate vocal variety pauses articulation pronunciation dialect
Kinesics
Bodily action Gestures Eye Contact Facial Expressions Posture
Chronemics
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Proxemics
A hand over the mouth whilst talking indicates deceit. A desire to try and stop the words coming out of the mouth. It can be a quick touch to the mouth, or a sustained rubbing across the mouth.
Move the hand away from the mouth, lower down the face, under the chin, and this would be positive evaluation.
The finger across the top of the lip can be seen with the hand in many
Stroking of the beard. Normally seen on men! Seriously, irrespective of the beard, the gesture is an evaluation signal. Generally a positive evaluation. It's a time for thought process.
Women generally stroke the bottom of the chin with a thumb and forefinger.
People, who are long sighted and need their glasses for reading, will hold their glasses like a baton if they are in the habit of putting them on to read, and taking them off to look at you. Sucking the stem of the glasses is an evaluation gesture, rather than stroking the beard. It is generally a positive evaluation of your ideas, suggestions, information or requests.
Many people misunderstand folded arms. She may feel comfortable with her arms folded. She may be cold. Considering the rules, if you've just said something she dislikes, or disagrees with, and she sits back, folds her arms and puts her chin down, you have a very negative signal, even if she is smiling.
SHAKING HANDS
WET FISH from a man this normally means an introvert, or a weak character, someone who is easily persuaded and likes to fit in.
THE BONE CRUSHER handshake is used by macho dominant men. It's a show of strength and dominant character to the extreme. Often a case of, "Don't mess with me, I'm a hard man."
A NEUTRAL handshake should use the same pressure to hold say a hammer, a bat or a racquet. The hand
A sequence of handshakes indicating degrees of warmth and passion. Please be aware that the hand is the third least erogenous zone to be able to touch. The least erogenous zone on a man is the lower arm, and the upper arm on a woman. The double handshake shows great warmth and passion. You would only do this with close friends, and people with whom
Anyone who gives you a handshake with two hands, when first meeting you, is likely to be insincere and overwhelming, or even deceitful. The last picture with the hand on the shoulder, could also end with the arm over the shoulder-it indicates further warmth and feeling.
The lowered steep-ling of the hands indicates listening, and can also be a negative confidence gesture.
The scratch to the back of the neck indicates either the neck itches or uncertainty or even lying.
Pulling the ear can be an ear itch. It can mean nervousness or deceit. It can mean a desire to shut out the words they are hearing, or the words aren't 'going in'.
People touch their face 10 times more than normal when they feel uncomfortable.
When you lie, you feel a tingling sensation around your face and neck, and feel you need to touch or relieve the area.
reassurance.
If the thumbs were steepled it would be a confidence gesture.
Men, when evaluating and responding to women's ideas will often go into this position. The reply may even start with the arrogant little cough. The most supreme will be when the chair is tilted back onto two legs.
When sat back, arms folded and the legs are crossed tightly, this is extremely negative. You may walk in and see this negativity, indicating prior feelings to you arriving, or you may say something, which affects this negativity. Crossed legs can be comfort, but often indicate negativity. Holding a clipboard in front of the chest at the same time will indicate negativity, a barrier signal, seeking reassurance, pushing you away.
Leg cocked over the chair will indicate indifference. The attention they are giving you is minimal.
It can be on the positive route. It normally indicates mild confrontation and stubbornness at that point.
This is blatant territorial ownership. Claiming territory. It could easily be disregard of other people's territory if it were say your feet on someone else's desk.
1. Insecurity 4. Confidence
2. Defensiveness 5. Nervousness
3. Cooperation 6. Frustration
Short breaths, tsk sound, clenched hands, wringing hands Steepled hands, hands behind back, hands on lapels of coat, broad gestures Arms crossed, sideways stance, touching and rubbing nose, rubbing eyes, drawing away Open hands, upper body in sprinters position, sitting on edge of chair, hand-to-face gestures Clearing throat, whew sound, whistling, smoking, fidgeting, tugging ears Pinching flesh, chewing pen, biting fingernails
1. Insecurity 4. Confidence
2. Defensiveness 5. Nervousness
3. Cooperation 6. Frustration
6 Short breaths, tsk sound, clenched hands, wringing hands 4 Steepled hands, hands behind back, hands on lapels of coat, broad gestures 2 Arms crossed, sideways stance, touching and rubbing nose, rubbing eyes, drawing away 3 Open hands, upper body in sprinters position, sitting on edge of chair, hand-to-face gestures 5 Clearing throat, whew sound, whistling, smoking, fidgeting, tugging ears 1 Pinching flesh, chewing pen, biting fingernails