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Body Language
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Body Language. Why, What, Practice…. Why. “Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.” Deborah Bull. Why. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Body Language
Why, What, Practice…
Why•“Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.”
Deborah Bull
Why•“Language is a more recent technol-ogy. Your body language; your eyes; your energy will come through to your audience before you every start speaking.”
Peter Guber
WhatSquinting Arched Eye-
browsDirect Eye Contact
Blinking Steeple Hands Arms AkimboLeaning Forward Smiling
Lowered Head Dilated PupilsArms Crossed Hands on Hip
What•Squinting: Displeasure/Disgust
What•Arched Eyebrows, increased inter-est, pleasant surprise.
What•Direct Eye Contact: Trust, reliability, sincerity
What•Blinking: Too much, nervous, stupid.
What•Steeple Hands: Contemplating, Planning
What•Arms Akimbo: Proud, confident
What•Leaning Forward: Interested, pay-ing attention
What•Smiling: Approachable, happy
What•Lowered Head: ashamed, unconfi-dent
What•Looking to the Side: Distracted
What•Dilated Pupils: Scared, crazy, read-ing memorized words
What•Eyes “Far Away:” Thinking about other things, not paying attention
What•Arms Crossed: Closed, dominant
WhatHands on Hip: Assertive, aggressive
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Classify: Good for Public Speaking, Bad for Public Speaking, irrelevant. Talk: In what situations might you use these dur-ing a presentations
Squinting Arched Eye-brows
Direct Eye Contact
Blinking Steeple Hands Arms AkimboLeaning Forward Smiling
Lowered Head Dilated PupilsArms Crossed Hands on Hip
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