Body Language

Have you ever thought about just how much body language affects one’s communication with others?  Having known and worked with deaf and hard of hearing people for many years, I have been very aware of how facial expression and gesture affects one’s true feelings and perhaps, motives. Let me explain.

First of all, each of us has a particular posture that reveals major aspects of one’s personality. Things like introversion and extroversion are recognized by discerning eyes and one can easily learn to do this.

The way one walks and the attitude one has, are reflections of one’s true self.  We can say words that have many different meanings. But then, tone of voice and inflection add and or change the meaning of words.  But body language has the power to either enhance what is being said or negate it entirely.

For example, when a person is sad or depressed, positive words can be spoken by that person over the phone and the person who is listening can interpret whether or not it rings true, so to speak.  However, when one says the very same words in person, it will be a different story.  It is hard to mask body language.  Doing so involves a skill set of being able to act a part and control one’s physicality.  Most of us are not actors and life is not a play.

Add to all of these things, the fact that people are largely unaware of what their body is doing. Watch for this, and then you will have an idea of how motives can be exposed, without the person who is showing their motives even being aware of it.

The reason that I think this is important, is that in today’s world, there is so much deception to be found.  We need to be aware, not only of what people say to us, but also what they mean. Unfortunately, people don’t always say what they mean and mean what they say.

 

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    1. loramarie Post author

      I am pleased to know that! I hope that you will continue to read and comment in the future!

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