body language
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Body LanguageTRANSCRIPT
Body Language
Territory
Intimate Touching 6-18”
Personal Close -1½ to
2½ feet Far - 2½ to 4 ½
feet
Social Close 4-7 feet Far - 7-12 feet
Public Close - 12-25
feet Far - 25 feet or
greater
Different Cultures ...
A crowded culture
What is your private space?
When you invade my space
Reactions to an invasion of your space Feel troubled Get defensive Become
aggressive Retaliate
Masks We Wear
Public Masks Public smile Clothing Putting on my face
Extended territory On the road At work
Can we drop masks?
Jockeying for position
Inclusive - Non-inclusive How you include/exclude others in a group
Parallel body positions Will position yourselves to relate to each
other Side by side are neutral Facing means people are involved
Congruence-incongruence Groups that imitate each other
Looking
How long do you look? Staring- dehumanizes or challenges Glances - socially acceptable timing Appraisal- may indicate interest
Do you look when you talk?Do you look when you listen?
‘What often happens in any relationship is that language itself becomes a mask and a means of clouding and confusing the relationship. If thespoken language is stripped away and the onlycommunication left is body language, the truthwill find some way of poling through. Spokenlanguage itself is a great obscurer”
Body LanguageBody Language, Julius Fast, MJF books, 1970.
Actions Speak Louder than Words?
Misinterpretation = Trouble??
Lost business Lack of animation =
lack of interest? US tendency to get
right to business
Troubles
Conflict with peers
• Different work styles• Wrong assumptions
Trouble….
Misinterpretation of signals Can be BIG
trouble Legal trouble Do you know
how to act or are you confused?
Do you know what you are saying?
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Parveen Kumar Chadha… THINK TANK
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