Презентация "Язык тела"

Communication

• Body language

• Made and given in class by students following: S. Basyrova, D.Gorislavko, D. Obukhova, V. Korkina, V. Strekalov, D. Bezhanidze, V. Chyorny, N. Kanev, A. Otchik, D. Iodchik, E. Bokova, E. Semyonova, N.Petukhova, A. Kostenko

Body language - 55%

• Sounds and intonation – 38 %

• Words – 7%

Communication

Non-verbal communication

• to express attitudes towards this information

Verbal communication

• to pass information

Body language experts

• watch a person’s behaviour, demonstrating non-verbal motions.
• are eager to know how people behave in different situations and what gestures they use to express their feelings.

Some other general facts about body language

• Non-verbal aspects have been studied since the 60s of the 20th century.
• Charlie Chaplin was a pioneer of the non-verbal communication and used postures to communicate from the screen.
• Darwin created ‘ Emotional expressions shown by animals and people’ (1872)

Body language definition

• The conscious and unconscious movements and postures by which attitudes and feelings are communicated.

Interest

Boredom

Common gestures

• Gestures that most people would understand. They stay the same for many years.
• Gestures can show happiness, encouragement, anger, sadness, boredom, hope etc.
• Some gestures are the same in America and Japan.
• Some gestures mean something different in Japan than they do in America.

How gestures may help

• Communication between people of different cultures is sometimes difficult. However, by watching gestures and facial expressions and listening carefully, even the most difficult ideas can be understood.
• However, words and gestures rarely have completely fixed meanings. Gestures especially are very flexible and can mean a variety of different things.
• Having contact with people from other cultures can help you to learn different gestures, and how to use them in many situations.
• Learning the gestures of other cultures is really fun !

Boredom

Sadness

Drooping upper eyelids

Losing focus in eyes

Slight pulling down of lip corners

Disgust

Nose wrinkling

Upper lip raised

Surprise

Eyebrows raised

Eyes widened

Mouth open

Happiness

Crow’s feet wrinkles

Pushed up cheeks

Movement from muscle that orbits

the eye

Big smile

Happiness

Surprise

Laughing

Tread on air

Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

Smile is a well-known symbol of happiness

When people are joyful they laugh and smile

And cross their hands on stomach

They jump and raise their hands

Family member and friends are embracing

Disagreement

Worry and nervousness

When you are worried it's written on your face.

You do not pay attention to your surroundings, preferring instead to pay attention to whatever it is on your mind.

You tend to frown, fidget or rub your head.

You also may drum your fingers, wring your hands a lot, bite nails or lick lips.

Uncertainty, annoyance

• squirming on the chair, holding elbows tightly to the body
• adjusting a button or stud on the sleeve, arranging a bracelet or cuff
• holding a bouquet of flowers, a handbag or a cup of tea with two hands
• rubbing an ear

Regret

Scare

Anger - гнев; раздражение

• Never show your fist with the middle finger extended. This is an insult. Shaking a closed fist at someone is also rude, especially if it is in their face, and is an expression of anger.

Anger

• downturned eyebrows
• glaring eyes

- narrowed lips

Your body language is often the true “compass” about your impression of something.

Sadness

Fear

The facial expression of fear has these distinctive features:

• Raised eyebrows,
• tensed lower eyelids,
• eyebrows drawn together,
• Lips stretched horizontally ,

This men expresses the emotion of fear.

Fear also often causes cold hands, deeper and more rapid breathing, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, sweating, dry mouth, and trembling or tightening of the muscles, especially in the arms and legs.

Physical Reactions:

Fear causes a variety of reactions depending on the intensity, timing, and coping options available. The reactions include:

• Freezing in place and feeling terror if we can't do anything to avoid the immediate danger.
• Running or escaping from the immediate danger,
• Sharply focusing our attention and mobilizing us to act to reduce or eliminate the danger when we can take effective action to cope with the threat, or
• Panic, including shortness of breath, racing heartbeat, and the inability to focus on anything but worrying about the feared future event,
• Fighting to destroy the object of our fear.

• Thumbs up and thumbs down are often used as gestures of approval and disapproval.
• When we feel deeply depressed we lower our head.
• A teenager who leans back, spread his arms and smiles when being reprimanded undermines the authority of his elders and therefore shows them disrespect.
• When we put our hands on the hips we grow bigger and therefore more dominant and threatening - we take more space!