secrets of body language

Body language is the movement or position of the body that express a person’s thoughts or feelings. The majority of people use body language to communicate with one another; it is used in everyday social interactions, including Killaq Enuaraq-Strauss’s video response http://www.businessinsider.com/seal-hunters-ellen-degeneres-selfie-2014-4 to Ellen DeGeneres’s claim that seal hunting is inhumane. Enuaraq-Strauss throughout the entire video is defending Inuit people, and educating the viewers as to why seal hunting is beneficial. Enuaraq-Strauss uses numerous types of body language such as, hand gestures, different forms of eye contact, facial expressions, and various head motions; her use of of body language throughout the video is informative of her hidden emotions and thoughts

For video 1, I was not very comfortable. It was hard for me to imagine that my classmate is a real client. I felt better, after a while. When I watched myself on video, It was like, I wish I looked more in the client’s eyes and I regret that I looked at my paper more than him. Also, I looked at the video and I felt it is not really me. I thought that, I could do better than this.

In Amy Cuddy’s “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” Cuddy argues “... We tend to forget, though, the other audience that’s influenced by our nonverbals, and that’s ourselves. We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology.”

Body Language/pg114: The way in which people use their bodies to give messages to others.

Communication is the interaction between individuals that allows us to deliver and receive information, thoughts and feelings. Communication can be seen to have three components: verbal (spoken words), non-verbal (body language) and paralinguistic (tone and pitch of spoken words) (Mehrabian 1981). This shows the complexity of communication in that variance in one ‘component’ could potentially alter or distort the desired meaning being conveyed to the recipient. Similarly Arnold, Undermann Bogss (2015) states that communication could be seen to be a combination of verbal and non-verbal actions being used in unison to exchange and strengthen ideas or share life experiences through means of posture, spoken words or personal symbolism.

People communicate in different ways to help social interaction. Communication is not just though words it can also be though touch, facial expressions and body movement as well as written electronic messages.

One can have the best of intentions, but the non-verbal language can be confusing if not properly construed. Body language has many components and can be easily misinterpreted if left to the assumptions of the viewer. In an article written by Carol Kinsey Goman, PhD; there at least ten tips that be implemented for success in communicating properly. The first few tips are assuming a power pose, active listening, and removal of barriers. All of these aid in the confidence building and can help an individual create a sense of security needed in order to demoralize the irrational fears they may be exhibiting.

The two doctors in the clip show a open and positive body language. This shows the patient that they are friendly and encourages the patient to express any worries or feelings.

Our society also relies on language as its major bases for communication. Our ability to communicate apart from our words plays an important part in our daily lives. We often disregard the power of body language and our facial gestures. We are expected to portray our body language and facial gestures

The advancement of technology has limited the ability to communicate non-verbally. Non-verbal communication is the main channel of communicating as it helps in expressing and interpreting others. It comprises of cues such as facial expressions, postures and gestures. Nowadays, people are using e-mails, texts and social networking sites to interact as well as express themselves. As in “Why Gen-Y Johnny Can’t Read Non-Verbal Cues,” Mark analyzes ,”We live in a culture where young people- outfitted with iPhone and laptop and devoting hours every evening from age 10 onward to messaging of one kind and another- are ever less likely to develop the “silent fluency” that comes from face-to-face interaction” (146). The disadvantage of using technology as a means to communicate with others is people tend to lose fluency in non-verbal cues, as a result misunderstand and offend others. Any number of emoticons used by people cannot measure their depth of their feelings. Non-Verbal aspect of communication should not be replaced by the advancement of

The relationship of the verbal and nonverbal communication is essential in our daily outlook. Our body language can express a great deal on how comfortable we are, and how our interactions go. People have little ticks that give a hint of what our true thoughts and intentions are. With a better understanding of our body language and tone, we can manipulate how other people interact with us. It can also fool a lie detector test if need be. When someone has open arms, we tend

Amy Cuddy’s speech on body language was incredibly powerful and useful. She begins by introducing the idea of posture, as body language can convey many things that can affect judgments made by others. People in general are influenced by nonverbal communications. For example our feelings towards political candidates or people's personalities are often affected. Amy Cuddy focused on power dominance. Power dominance can be observed on many levels, and can even be identified in animals. When a person feels power they open up, expand, this is a natural reaction to power. However, feeling powerless closes people, they try to become small. This can be observed when people of different power confront each other, their power can be seen through their body language. Gender can play a factor

Body language, while easily overlooked as a means of communication, is used every day when people interact with one another. We interact beyond words by using what we call nonverbal signals. According to many experts in this field, such as James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond, the authors of Nonverbal Behavior in Interpersonal Relations, body language makes a huge difference in our daily communication. For example, the way we pose, the expressions on our face, and even the tone of our speech, which are all nonverbal communication methods, change the volume of speech and thus have various impacts on the overall communication. Almost half of our communications involves people’s use of body language to convey their thoughts, whether or not those happen unconsciously or consciously; understanding body language is very important for daily communication with one another. Since Eastern University is a small Christian college, students and professors have the opportunity to have better and intimate relationships with each other. Therefore, professors should not only use more efficient body languages to interact with students individually but also use various types of body language to improve class atmosphere. Furthermore, the use of body language can help international students have a better understanding of the American education system.

To me interpersonal communication describes the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages between two different people. Joseph DeVito states that “interpersonal communication is inevitable, irreversible, and unrepeatable” due to these things effective communication is a necessary skill for us to function in our day to day lives (p. 20). Therefore, I have created a theory for interpersonal communication that goes as follows; To experience effective communication you must understand: your culture, the other person’s culture, and how to listen effectively. By knowing these three things you can consistently avoid misunderstandings and promote understanding in your interpersonal and intercultural relationships.

The film "Body language & nonverbal communication" is a show held by Allan Pease explaining what is a nonverbal communication. I enjoyed this video as Allan Pease explains with humor and humility with the help of the public what our body is telling about us in our everyday attitudes.