понеділок, 6 жовтня 2014 р.

Communication. Body language

Have you ever thought about nonverbal means of language? It includes different gestures and facial expressions, by and large it's body language which people use for communication with each other. It's not necessarily to be observant person in order to notice combinations of gestures which we use in daily life. I'm sure, that we need to bear in mind their meaning because sometimes they can be misinterpreted. I made real effort and summarized the most common gestures which my group mates displayed. I don't want to make generalisations about them, but I will try to explain this body language from my point of view. 
       I noticed that my friends are going red when they become angry. Mind you, they can be embarrassed too. In this case, they try to avoid eye contact. For example, when they are asked something by teacher and they don't know the right answer. 
As for clenched fist, they show anger too, or alternatively, they want to protect themselves if someone else behaves in an inappropriate way. Incidentallyfolded arms may be understood in two extremely different ways. This gesture may imply stubbornnessfor instance, when a person doesn't want to change his/her decision even if it is wrong. Frankly speaking, it's the most common situation. As I was saying, it has one more meaning. Students fold their arms in order to show that they take offence at our words or actions. Anyway, it has a negative sense in both cases.

Another interesting thing is that my group mates bite fingernails when they are worrying or considering about something. This is very noticeable when we are writing test. As a matter of fact, we shouldn't jump to conclusions because we may misunderstand body language of other people. Everyone of us has his/her own sense of every gesture.


2 коментарі:

  1. How often do you use your clenched fist to persuade your interlocutor? It's not the best way, but may be one of the most efficient. I think if it`s possible to circumvent your opponent with pseudo-gestures? If it`s so, we can encounter the problems during the conversation. :(

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  2. Let’s imagine a little child which even can not to speak. Every time when he has eaten enough porridge he moves his head from side to side trying to avoid an encounter with a spoon. Nobody teaches the infant to smile or frown forehead, but he does it. People of all nationalities and races repeat the same movement and same gestures accompany his speech.

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