• non-verbal communication
    Communication,  image,  Psychology

    Does Your Body Language Say What You Want?

    Does Your Body Language Disagree with Your Words? Does your body language say what you want it to say?  Our behaviors and characteristics convey meaning without the use of words.  Nonverbal communication is present in most interpersonal conversations.  We communicate via facial expressions, tone, pace, loudness, clothing, eye behaviors (occulisics), gestures (kinesics), posture, touch, and smell.  In addition, the new electronic technologies have added to our nonverbal communication with emoticons, pauses, capital letters, and more.  Nonverbal communication often conveys more information than verbal communication.  It is the primary means of communicating emotion. Your Body Tells When You Are Lying People don’t always say what they think or feel.  However, the…

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