1. Body Language
Anish Kumar Gupta
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5th Sem. & 3rd Year
Environmental Engineering
Communication skills

2. Definition of Body Language
 Body language – “The process of communicating, what you are feeling or
thinking by the way you place and move your body rather than by words.”
[ for example ]: The salesman / saleswomen reads the customer's body language for
. understanding what they are thinking.
OR
 It is the unconscious and conscious transmission and explanation of feelings,
attitudes, and moods, through:
 body posture, movement, physical state, position and relationship to other
bodies, objects and surroundings,
 facial expression and eye movement,
(and this transmission and interpretation can be quite different to the spoken words).

4. WHY IS BODY LANGUAGE
IMPORTANT ?

5.  Only a small percentage of communication involves actual words i.e., 7%. In fact,
55% of communication is visual (body language and eye contact) and 38% is vocal
( pitch, speed, volume, tone of voice).
 The human body can produce over 70,000 unique movements. These
movements have been partitioned into about 60 discrete and symbolic signals
and around 60 gestures, postures and expressions.
 Body language can be used to improve your negotiation skills, your presentation
ability and in different social interactions, including a job interview.
 Reading body language is a valuable key at a job interview. To succeed over
other confronts, you must be attentive to what silent body gestures, you are
giving off, you also need to be aware of the interview’s body language.

6. Types of Body Language

7.  Body language is usually grouped as :
i. Parts of the body - From head to toe, here are the groups when
grouped for body parts:
• The Head - Movement and placement of the head, back to front, left
to right, side to side, including the shaking of hair.
• Facial Expressions - The face has many muscles (anywhere between
54 and 98, depending on who you ask) that move several areas of the
face. Each combination of movements of the following face elements
communicates a state of mind:
 Eyebrows - Up, down, frowning.
 Eyes - Left, right, up, down, blinking, eye dialiation.
 Nose - Wrinkle (at the top), flaring of the nostrils.
 Lips - Smiling, snarling, puckered, kissing, opened, closed,

8.  Tongue - In, out, rolled, tip up or down, licking of lips.
 Jaw - Open, closed, clinched, lower jaw left or right.
• Body Posture - The way you place your body and arms and legs, in relation to
each other, and in relation to other people :
 Body proximity - How far or close to other people.
 Shoulder movements - Up, down, hanging, hunched.
 Arm placement - up, down, crossed, straight.
 Leg and feet placement - straight, crossed, weight placement, feet
towards speaking partner or pointing elsewhere, dangling of shoes.
• Hand and finger gestures - How you hold and move your hands and fingures are
particularly insightful in reading people.
• Handling and placement of objects (e.g.. pens, papers, etc). - The odd one out...
technically not a body part, but objects do play a big role in reading body language.

9. ii. Intent : Another way to group types of body language is along
Intent:
• Voluntary/Intentional movements - Usually called "Gestures". These
are movements you intended to make, like shaking a hand, giving
the finger, blinking with one eye, etc..
• Involuntary movements - Usually called "tells", but "ticks" also fall
into this category. Any body movement you have no control over
falls in this category. While technically not a body movement,
sweating also applies.

12. Positive Body Language Signals
Ready to Cooperate
• Sitting on edge of chair,
• Standing and Hands on hips,
• Tilting head,
• Moving closer,
• Touching and
• Rubbing palms together.
Openness
• Unbuttoned coat,
• Uncrossed legs,
• Moving closer and
• Uncrossed arms.

13. Evaluation
• Sitting on edge of chair,
• Body leaning forward,
• Slightly tilted ahead,
• Hands on cheek,
• Stroking chin,
• Slightly squinting,
• Slow cleaning of glasses,
• Relaxed mouth, chin forward and
• Extended eye contact.

14. Negative body language signals
• Closed eyes,
• Arms crossed,
• Fists closed tightly,
• Legs crossed,
• Clearing throat,
• Scratching OR rubbing
back of hands,
• Short breaths,
• Foot OR Finger tapping,
• Tightly clenched
hands,
• Legs OR Foot swinging,
• Hunching of shoulders
• Rocking (rolling OR back-
and-forth movement)
motion of torso (body
excluding The head, neck
and limbs),
• Directed downward eyes,
• Yawning,
• Face turned away,
• Body turned slightly away,
• Twisting and compressing
of hands, etc..

17.  This is a type of non – verbal
communication.

18. Thank You!