Secrets of Body Language: Enhancing Your Nonverbal Communication Skills

Practice Makes Perfect

We cannot not communicate.

What is Communication ? Communication is defined as: “the process by which one person stimulates meaning in the mind of another person using both verbal and non verbal messages.”

Types of Communication Spoken Oral use of words Verbal – what we say Para-verbal – how we say it Non-Verbal Gestures and body language Physical Appearance Gesture & Movement Face & Eye Behavior Vocal Behavior Space Touch Environment Time Written Written word

Verbal – Vocal – Visual Verbal Message itself Words we say Vocal Pitch Speed Visual What people see Face & Body

Appearance

Gestures and Movement

Facial Expressions

“I didn’t say you were wrong.” Vocalics - How You Say It

Proxemics

Intercultural

NONVERBAL IMMEDIACY

Touch, Environment, and Time

“Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.” Peter Guber