1. Body Language

2. Definition
Non-verbal communication

3. Some research suggests we send 93% of our messages non-verbally
Body Language may be the most powerful and honest type of communication.
Some research suggests we send 93% of our messages non-verbally

4. Body Language is used to help send a message and needs to coordinate with how we are speaking or listening.
Your body language should be chosen as carefully as you choose your words.

5. Body Language has two forms:
Positive messages
Negative messages

6. Seven Types of Body Language How you sit or stand (posture)
Facial Expressions

7. Clothing and Grooming
Gestures (hand, foot, eye movements)
Eye Contact

8. Voice Tone, Inflection, and Volume (38%)
Personal Space
The human brain processes nonverbal messages faster than verbal at a rate of 240 non-verbal messages per minute.

9. Body Language Messages: Eye Contact
Good eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is:
honest, dependable, interested, confident
Poor eye contact can tell a listener that the speaker is:
dishonest, undependable, disinterested, nervous, embarrassed, fearful, shy
Eye contact that is too long can tell a listener that the
speaker is: disapproving, hostile, wishing for greater intimacy, challenging a supervisor’s authority
*uncomfortable and inappropriate within a classroom
environment

10. could mean someone is lying:
Research has indicated several behaviors that may communicate someone is lying. The combination of several of these
could mean someone is lying:
Poor eye contact
Crossing arms and legs
Covering mouth
Face reddening
Nose itches (Pinocchio Syndrome)
Mumbling
Move less than usual
Unusual changes in volume, rate, tone, or pitch of voice
Mid-sentence cut-off
- using “um”, “ah”, “like”, “You know” (stalling for time)
- stumbling over words (making up story)
Abrupt changes in nonverbal communication
Discrepancies (differences) in non-verbal (actions) and verbal
(what’s being said)