Body Language
... The study of body language is called Kinesics. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, body language is defined as “gestures, movements, and mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others.“ Gestures and body language have been called “the silent language” (Axtell 11). ... Body language is all around us, from the day we are born until the rest of our lives. ... What does your nonverbal language say about you? An American psychologist, states that our communication consists of 55% body language, 38% is expressed through tone and voice, and 7% is communicated with words. ... Body language can express many of our feelings, regardless of whether we keep our mouths shut or not. Sometimes it is easy to tell what is on a person’s mind by the way they position their body. ... Body language usually does not lie. ... There are different ways of showing your body’s language such as posture, distance, hand gestures, body gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact. A lot of body language is hereditary or is taught at a very young age. ... Body language comes to us naturally. ... A tip for having a good posture is to pretend you are against the wall with all your body parts touching the wall as much as possible. ... In David Lewis’ book, The Secret Language of Success, he points out the preferred distances for different encounters. ... An example of this is in Roger Axtell’s book, Gestures: The Do’s and Taboo’s for Body Language Around the World: An American teenage was hitchhiking in Nigeria. ... Another form of gesture is the body. ... Most body gestures are understandable to people all over the world. ... The eyes provide signals concerning emotions, attitudes, and relationships where no other body cues may be found (Richmond 75). ... Body language can also be your appearance. ... If you wanted to show a person that you like them but do not want to tell them, you would give them a signal by using body language. ... Body language can also be used for entertainment. Actors and actresses use body language to help the audience know what they are feeling. The audience pays more attention to the body language than the dialogue. If actors and actresses did not use body language, it would not seem real to the audience. In China, they tell stories by not talking and only using body language. In America, there are mimes that also tell stories using only body language. ... Men usually touch people on their upper body, for example, back slapping. ... Body language varies country to country. ... I think that every body should read a book or two on body language, and you will get a better understanding of what other people are feeling. I had no idea that when I speak to a person, I use more body language than speaking. ... But body language, on the other hand, is more easily read. ... Everything I learned from the books I read on body language will make me a better person in my working life and in my social life. ... If I had not known about the body language in other countries, I do not think I would be back home without a black eye. If you know body language really well you can do magic with it. ... Body language is something we see everyday that helps us to communicate without words.