2. Consist of: Vary Depending on:  Facial Expression  Eye Contact  Posture  Body Movements  Culture  Situation

3.  Understand Moods  Shows Emotion  Connects sender and receiver  Sometimes involuntary due to Micro-expressions

4.  Open/Closed Posture  Mirroring shows understanding *Paired with eye contact and facial expressions to be more effective

5. - Understand NO Single body language sign is a reliable indicator It Takes several consistent signals to accurately indicate a particular conclusion  Interview- Good Posture/ Professional  Family Dinner- Good Posture/ Excitement  Funeral- Chin down/Mourning  Arrested- Chin Down/Ashamed

6.  weak handshake  Submissive  firm handshake  outward confidence  handshake with arm clasped seeking  control, paternalism

7.  5. Public 12ft+  no interaction, ignoring  4. Social- consultative 4-12ft  non-touch interaction, social, business  3. Personal 18in-4ft  family and close friends  2. Intimate 6-18in  physical touching relationships  1. Close intimate 0-6in  lovers, and physical touching relationships

8.  shoulder glance - looking sideways towards the target over the shoulder signals availability, and hence interest.  flicking hair - often combined with a slight tossing movement of the head.  foot pointing - direction can indicate person of interest.  shoe-dangling - positive signal of relaxation or of greater promise, especially if the foot thrusts in and out of the shoe.

9.  wide stance - legs apart (standing or sitting) - to increase size.  cowboy stance - thumbs in belt loops  hands in pockets - thumbs outs

10.  clenched fists,  frowns, pursed lips  stare down and squint  clinched jaw

11.  -arms not crossed, may be synchronized with what they are talking about  -legs not crossed, parallel indicates open attitude

12.  Eye Contact: › US and Cananda: Intermittent › Middle East: Intense between the same genders and brief between opposite genders. › Japanese: even brief eye contact is uncomfortable (Diener)  Handshakes: › Africa: limp handshakes are normal › Islamic countries: men don’t shake hands with women they aren’t related to › Turkey: firm handshakes are rude and aggressive (Diener)

13.  Personal Space: › China: no personal space › If unsure start with your own personal space and let them move. (Diener)  Greetings: › Japan: people bow › Italy: people kiss cheeks (Diener)

14.  French and Hispanic people tend to use the nose to signal alertness, disapproval, and disdain. (Lewis 137)  Thumbs up is common everywhere, but people from Brazil use it for nearly everything. (Lewis 138)  Arms: › Rarely used by Nordics › In Italy, Spain, and South America, large arm gestures are used in conversation. › We see that as being insincere or overly dramatic (Lewis 138)

15.  Main conditions that affect body language › Chronic Motor Tic Disorder › OCD › Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome  All affect motions and motor control  Need to be aware

16.  Affects approx. 2% of the population  Symptoms › Excessive blinking › Grimacing › Quick movements (arms, legs, etc.) › Sounds (grunting, throat clearing etc.)  Causes › Excited › Fatigued › Stressed

17.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder  Symptoms › Checking and rechecking actions › Repeating actions › Preforming actions a certain # of times  Causes › Possible injury › 20% of people also have tics (Tourette’s?)

18.  Commonly called Tourette Syndrome  10% of Americans have tics in some form  Symptoms › Repeated, quick movements › Uncontrollable sounds  Ex. Arm thrusting, jumping, kicking, shrugging, sniffling  Causes › Genetic › Liked to brain abnormalities › 4 X’s more likely with boys

19.  Body language will show your emotions and reactions about a situation  Main components of body language include: eye contact, hand shakes, body distance, arm positions, etc.  Body language differs across cultures  Certain medical disorders effect body language

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