Informative Speech Reading Body Language Introduction I. Fun fact, research shows that whatever we’re feeling shows up in our body first and only nanoseconds later it will enter our conscious mind. II. Today I am going to share with you some basics on reading body language. III. I am a business professional, and I do a good amount of negotiating. Since negotiating is very emotional, being able to read body language is a crucial skill to acquire. This is why I constantly practice and educate myself in this area. IV. I am going to go over: A. Body Movements B. Significance of Distance C. Detecting a lie (Transition: In the book Messages, there are two ways that we communicate non-verbally.) Body I. Body Movements A. “Facial Expression 1. The face is the most expressive part of our body.” (Messages, 62) 2. It can show: Happiness, sadness, frustration, confusion, disbelief, nervousness, and if we’re fabricating a story or recalling a memory B. Gestures 1. “This involves our arms, hands, legs and feet.” (Messages, 63) 2. These parts can express emotion as well such as: defensiveness, comfort, interest, dominance, honesty, submission and much more. C. “Posture 1. This is how you hold yourself.” (Messages, 64) 2. This can tell a lot about your personality and how you feel: Relaxed, bored, interested, confidence and more. (Transition: The second way is….) II. “Distance, the distance we put between ourselves and the other person we’re communicating with is called
The tone of voice used and facial expressions can show concern, disbelief, boredom, irritation and all other emotions.
Communication is an expressions of ones thoughts...To convey what one person is trying to say to
Facial expressions -The human face is extremely expressive, able to express countless emotions without saying a word. And unlike some forms of nonverbal communication, facial expressions are
It is very important to be able to recognise what a persons body language is saying especially as a Health and Social care practitioner as incorrect interpretation of communication can lead to miscommunication.
Facial Expression: The facial expression such as happiness, sadness, anger and fear helps a lot in conveying a message. These facial expressions are similar all over the world but non- verbal communication and behaviour varies hugely between the cultures in the world.Since the look on a person’s face is noticed , before we hear ,facial expression contributes a lot in a successfully non-verbal communication .
Killaq Enuaraq-Strauss is constantly using body language throughout her video response to Ellen DeGeneres’s statement that seal hunting is cruel and inhumane. Enuaraq-Strauss uses her hands, eyes, mouth, and head to communicate with those who are watching her video.
Emotions play an extremely important role in human mental life. Unlike the chimpanzee, human emotions are easier to read because of their physical responses such as tears in their eyes or their lips changing shape. In the same way as chimpanzees, humans use gestures to communicate with each other, yet they use words instead of sounds.
Nonverbal communication plays an essential role in any conversation. Individuals who are aware of nonverbal actions during conversations can more effectively interpret what is being communicated.
Christakis and Fowler state that emotions themselves contain several elements. Emotions contain a conscious element, meaning people are aware of what they’re feeling. They have a physical aspect; emotions are tied to an individuals’ health. They also have a neurological affect; altering activity and blood flow levels in the brain. Finally, emotions contain a visual aspect; they can be expressed in facial expressions and body language.
Abstract: According to the article “Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how emotions are made” our brain would have to work hard to construct an emotion. You would take a long time to describe it. Hence sometimes people find difficulties to figure out what they are feeling or sometimes they think that they are not feeling anything.
Lastly is Public distance, which is 10 feet and beyond. The Public distance can be described as the public distance, giving you plenty of space between the message sender and receiver. In this distance, effective communicators adjust their nonverbal behavior to conform to the communicative rules of their
Furthermore how would we be able to transfer all of our knowledge to the next person, better yet, how would we improve our capacity of knowledge as a whole. We
The last analysis is facial expression. In most cases it is easy to see what kind of emotion someone is feeling by the look on their face. Eyes are very good way to see how someone is feeling, because you can see happiness, sadness and anger in their eyes. Each of the basic emotions is clearly defined just by looking at someone. There are many different emotions that are expressed just by looking at someone. The basic emotions are obvious, but there are other emotions like guilt, pride, worry and excitement that are seen as well. It is amazing how easy it is sometimes to read peoples emotions. (2010
Most people are surprised to learn exactly how much information they communicated about themselves through their facial expressions. The intricacies of what one does with their the eyes, eyebrows, forehead, lips, tongue, teeth, and mouth while listening or talking combine to send some