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Do you know how body language creates non-verbal communication ?

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Question added by AHMED IMRUL KAYES , Senior Consultant , HR Bangladesh Ltd.
Date Posted: 2015/03/29
Irina Chepel
by Irina Chepel , Personal trainer , Freelancer

When we interact with others, we continuously give and receive wordless signals. All of our nonverbal behaviors—the gestures we make, the way we sit, how fast or how loud we talk, how close we stand, how much eye contact we make—send strong messages. These messages don't stop when you stop speaking either. Even when you're silent, you're still communicating nonverbally.

Oftentimes, what comes out of our mouths and what we communicate through our body language are two totally different things. When faced with these mixed signals, the listener has to choose whether to believe your verbal or nonverbal message, and, in most cases, they're going to choose the nonverbal because it's a natural, unconscious language that broadcasts our true feelings and intentions in any given moment.

Why nonverbal communication matters

The way you listen, look, move, and react tells the other person whether or not you care, if you’re being truthful, and how well you’re listening. When your nonverbal signals match up with the words you’re saying, they increase trust, clarity, and rapport. When they don’t, they generate tension, mistrust, and confusion.

If you want to become a better communicator, it’s important to become more sensitive not only to the body language and nonverbal cues of others, but also to your own.

Fahad Al-Khaldi
by Fahad Al-Khaldi , Project Manager, Senior , King Fahd of Petroleum & Minerals

I know how body language creates non-verbal communication by suggesting language

 

Did by helping of Google Translated.

Yes, It depends on the channel you use and it is strong.

Gulamhaidar Kadari
by Gulamhaidar Kadari , Sales Manager , Al Kharji LLC

It is a good question. The effectiveness of communication is divided between verbal and non verbal part and staggering52 % goes to body language and only8% contributes to words, rest is for the tone and pitches. Thus it says that body language do affect at large in our communication

neilson uy
by neilson uy , Customer Service Representative , Sharaf Electronics LLC

Body language makes up90% of what we're saying on an unconscious level. This means that this is the part of language that never lies. Regardless of what we say our body language communicate with other people through simple gestures, the expressions on our face, the tone of our voice, our posture all of these things tell people on a deeper level what we are really saying or feeling. That's why we know someone is lying when their body language does not coincide with what they are saying.

ashraf bakhar
by ashraf bakhar , team leader , alghanim industry

When we interact with others, we continuously give and receive wordless signals. All of our nonverbal behaviors—the gestures we make, the way we sit, how fast or how loud we talk, how close we stand, how much eye contact we make—send strong messages. These messages don't stop when you stop speaking either. Even when you're silent, you're still communicating nonverbally.Oftentimes, what comes out of our mouths and what we communicate through our body language are two totally different things. When faced with these mixed signals, the listener has to choose whether to believe your verbal or nonverbal message, and, in most cases, they're going to choose the nonverbal because it's a natural, unconscious language that broadcasts our true feelings and intentions in any given moment.

Amir Ageeb
by Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

Thanks for the invite,

 

I think the answer provided by Irina Chepel is good and satisfactory.

 

As Saleh
by As Saleh , Recruitment Manager , Saudi House Recruitment

Body language is the language of communication and guidance when you talk with a person you have to talk to the person directing the attention to you. Helps the body language more Shi with coaches who are versed be directing the talk of the trainees in ways that help to access the information smoothly through the attention of the trainees for the coach and the method of delivery of information

Subhranshu Ganguly
by Subhranshu Ganguly , Quality Analyst. , WIPRO

Yes it does. And sales men have to look out for body language. They need to understand whether the prospect is receptive of the sales pitch or not. For example when the prospect folds his arm after listening to the sales pitch for some time it means he is not convinced. The sales man is advised to change the topic till the prospect feels normal once again. 

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