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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 tech-nology. 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
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•Squinting: Displeasure/Disgust
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•Arched Eyebrows, increased inter-est, pleasant surprise.
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•Direct Eye Contact: Trust, reliability, sincerity
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•Blinking: Too much, nervous, stupid.
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•Steeple Hands: Contemplating, Planning
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•Arms Akimbo: Proud, confident
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•Leaning Forward: Interested, pay-ing attention
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•Smiling: Approachable, happy
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•Lowered Head: ashamed, unconfi-dent
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•Looking to the Side: Distracted
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•Dilated Pupils: Scared, crazy, read-ing memorized words
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•Eyes “Far Away:” Thinking about other things, not paying attention
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•Arms Crossed: Closed, dominant
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Hands on Hip: Assertive, aggressive
What:
Classify: Good for Public Speaking, Bad for Public Speaking, irrelevant. Talk: In what situations might you use these during 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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