Bodylanguage(身体语言)PPT课件

BODILY SPEAKING…
▪ According to the social anthropologist, Edward T. Hall, in a normal conversation between two persons, less than 7% of the social meanings is actually transmitted by words.
Body Language
Body Language
What is body language?
It’s the way you stand and sit and walk.
It’s your gestures and the expression on your face and in your eyes.
FACE
EYES
* Eye contacts
- Encouraged in America, Canada, Europe - Rude in most Asian countries and in Africa
* Winking eye
- Sharing secret in America and Europe - flirtatious gesture in other countries
It’s your whole appearance that communicates things.
How to read these body languages?
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* Finger tip kiss. In France, it conveys several messages, “That’s good!” “That’s great!” “That’s beautiful!.”
THE LIP POINTING
* Open mouth. Any display of the open mouth is considered very rude in most countries.
kiss
THE LIP POINTING
* Kiss. In parts of Asia, kissing is considered an intimate sexual act and not permissible in public, even as a social greeting.
THE LIP POINTING
* Malaysians prefer pointing with the thumb.
HANDS
* Of all the body parts, the hands are probably used most for communicating nonverbally.
* Hand waves are used for greetings, beckoning, or farewells.
▪ So, at least 93% of it is conveyed through the body (non-verbal channel).
Let’s Examine How Body Communicates, from head to toes
HEAD
- Nodding the head
* Cupping the ear
- “I can’t hear you.” in all societies
* Pulling ear
- “You are in my heart” for Navajo Indians
LIPS AND MOUTH
yawn Whistle
smile
spit
sneeze
and some other countries
FINGERS
* Pointing.
* Pointing with the index finger is common in North America and Europe.
* But it is considered impolite in Japan and China where they favor using the whole open hand.
* Closed eyes
- bored or sleepy in America - “I’m listening and concentrating.” in Japan,
Thailand, China
EARS
* Ear grasp
- “I’m sorry.” in parts of India
FINGERS
* The “O.K.” signal. (the thumb and forefinger form a circle) means
* “fine,” or “O.K.” in most cultures, * “zero” or “worthless” in some parts of Europe * “money” in Japan * an insult in Greece, Brazil, Italy, Turkey, Russia
- “Yes” in most societies - “No” in some parts of
Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey
-Tossing the head backward
-“yes” in Thailand, the Philippines, India, Laos
HANDS
* The Italian “good-bye” wave can be interpreted by Americans as the gesture of “come here.”
* The American “good-bye” wave can be interpreted in many parts of Europe and Latin America as the signal for “no.”