21-02-2012, 11:18 AM
BODY LANGUAGE
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MAIN ASPECTS OF BODY LANGUAGE
GESTURES:A gesture is the verbal or non verbal body movement used to express or emphasize an idea , an emotion and a state of mind.
BODY MOVEMENTS: This includes head, eyes, eyebrows, lips, neck, shoulder, fingers and so on.
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
The face is the most significant and the most photographed part of our body . The flashes of facial signals are spontaneous and therefore are difficult to hide our true emotions .
Mouth
When ‘raised’ , the mouth communicates positive feelings , happiness , optimism.IF kept ‘straight’ to conceal emotion. ‘ Turned down’
to express sadness, confusion , dissatisfaction.
The Lips: When one does not utter a word lips can be eloquent because silent lips express a wide range of emotions from smile to frown.
Throat: when the Adam’s applejump unconsciously signals anxiety, embarrassment or stress.
EXAMPLE:
When we are shocked , we open our mouth..
BLUSHING is another facial phenomenon that expresses emotions . A shy person becomes red in face when attention is focused on him.
People frown in case they don’t understand a thing.
