The Art of Understanding Body Language

Body Languages

Not infrequently, a person will communicate with other individuals only with their body expressions, alias without speaking at all. Even without spoken words, it turns out that these body expressions can also be a form of communication that reflects a person's message or feelings. For this, surely we also often do it right? A simple example of body language is the use of the thumbs-up gesture to express agreement with the other person. Unfortunately, not everyone can read and understand the meaning of body language given by other people because sometimes in one area with another, the meaning is different. This may be influenced by cultural differences that exist in the region concerned.

In short, body language is communication that contains a message and is conveyed non-verbally or without using words. This language is a process of exchanging thoughts or ideas that contain a certain message and is conveyed in the form of gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, touch, use of special symbols, postures, and body movements, to silence. Beliak and Baker (1981), revealed that body language has three general forms and types, namely eye contact, facial expressions, and limb movements.

Some of the simple body languages we have ever done include:

1. Touching the nose. People who lie, usually tend to touch their nose when conversing. Not infrequently, they will also pretend to scratch their nose.
2. Touching the nose. People who lie, usually tend to touch their nose when conversing. Not infrequently, they will also pretend to scratch their nose.
3. Changes in the pupils of the eyes. Usually, if someone is interested in something or in a certain conversation, their gaze will change as if they want the conversation on that topic to continue.
4. Tidy up clothes and hair. This language is usually done by someone who is interested in someone, it can be in the form of smoothing the collar, pulling the skirt, or something else. This seems to give a good impression to the interlocutor who makes him interested.
5. Rubbing the chin slowly, it can be interpreted that he is thinking.
6. Wipe the forehead. Body language is usually supported by facial expressions that show anxiety.

Well, that's an explanation of body language and its forms that a person usually does, especially in non-verbal communication.