Understanding Non-Verbal Communication: Facial Expressions, Gestures, and Space Clues, Slides of Learning processes

Insights into the importance of non-verbal communication through facial expressions, tears, message clues, space clues, distracting gestures, handshakes, table manners, and international gestures. Learn about the significance of eye contact, hand gestures, and body language in various cultures.

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Human Face
Face Organ of Emotion
Face Offers Powerful Clues
Face Reveals Important Truths
Face Provides Clues to Feelings
Face Shows Age, Humor, Likes, Dislikes
Face Shows Attention or Lack of
Attention With Eye Contact
Face Most Important Human Art Object
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Human Face

Face – Organ of EmotionFace – Offers Powerful CluesFace – Reveals Important TruthsFace – Provides Clues to FeelingsFace – Shows Age, Humor, Likes, DislikesFace – Shows Attention or Lack of Attention With Eye ContactFace – Most Important Human Art Object

TEARS

Sadness/GriefHappiness/JoyFear/AnxietyEmbarrassment/SurpriseAnger/FrustrationNervousnessLaughterLonelinessWinning/LosingPainShame

Space Clues

 Closeness – Everyone has a bubble.

Business distance is about 18 inches.

 Position in Meetings – Indicate order of

importance

 Standing Too Close – Invades the space

of others

 Elevators – Where do you stand in an

elevator?

Distracting Gestures and Hair

 Repeating Too Often – Such as clearing

the throat

 Fidgeting

 Playing With Hair

 Playing With Money or Loose Change

 Playing With Car Keys

 Do you have distracting gestures?

Table Manners

Use side plate to your leftBread knife is smaller and on your rightLeave bread knife on side plate after useDo not use butter directly from its sourceDo not cut bread or rollPut the knife with the serrated edge facing youIgnore the crumbsUse outer cutlery first and work toward you

Non Verbal Power

90 Percent of Communications comes from face-to-face interactionErect Posture – Send energy and attentiveness signalsTouching, Holding, Embracing, or Back Patting – Can be favorable or unfavorableEye Contact – Strong and Powerful. You are always communicating with your eyes.

International Gestures

 Southeast Asia – Showing the bottom of the foot is a grievous insult  Kenya – Victory signal can lead to getting the fingers chopped off  Saudi Arabia – Kissing in public can lead to being placed in jail  Winston Churchill – V for victory signal became a symbol during World War II  South America – Cheek kissing is a casual greeting gesture

International Gestures

O.K. Symbol in America considered as giving a curse in Saudi Arabia and an extreme insult in GermanyClosing the eyes and nodding the head is sign of attentiveness in JapanYielding right of way in a doorway is a sign of respect in ChinaClapping and whistling is considered approval (whistling is considered disapproval in much of Europe)

Beckoning Someone

 America – Raise hand with index finger

extended. Considered rude in Japan.

Used only for calling animals in

Malaysia.

 Columbia – Clap your hand

 China – Turn your cup down

 Spain – Snap your fingers (locals only)

Facial Gestures

 Face can show anger, pain, joy, shock,

confidence, exhaustion, surprise,

suspicion, boredom, doubt, etc.

 Face can pout, grimace, snarl, wince,

blush, gape, smirk, glare, frown, etc.

 Face can nod, shake, jerk, tilt, duck, turn.

 Nodding the head up and down means

Yes. It means No in Iran and Turkey.

Hands

 Clapping to indicate applause

 Hand Shaking to greet in some countries

 Hand Holding for affection and respect

 Hand Waving for greeting

 High Five to indicate approval

 Fist Pounding to indicate anger

 Touching Wood indicates good luck

Arms

 Folded Arms indicates a defensive

position

 Arms on Hips indicates anger or

aggression

 Arms Behind Back indicates ease and

control

Non Verbal Expression Exercise

 Each person will give a non verbal signal

to indicate how he/she is feeling today.

 This will take the pulse of the group’s

feelings for the day.

Non Verbal Story Exercise

 Group of 4 to 20 persons create a story,

one word at a time. Review the dominant

themes, struggles, emotions, strategies,

organization, qualities and actions of

participants.