Unit4BodyLanguageLearntoreadbodylanguageYoufrownwhenyouareunhappy
Yourparentsgiveathumbs-upforgoodgrades
Soccerplayersgivehigh-fiveeachotherafteragoal
Theseareexamplesofbodylanguage
Itusesthemovementorpositionofyourbody
Thewaythatyoustand,yourhandgestures,thelookonyourface—theseareallwaystocommunicatewithoutwords
AccordingtotheUSscientistEdwardT
Hall,inaconversationbetweentwopeople,65percentofcommunicationisdonethroughbodylanguage
Insomecases,youcanexpressyourselfwithoutanywordsatall
Forexample,ifyourfriendasksyoutocomeonapicnic,youcouldgivehiman“OK”gesture
Sometimes,yourwordssayonethingbutyourbodylanguagesaysanother
Forexample,youmaytouchyourfaceunconsciouslywhiletellingalie
However,justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguageisn’tuniversal
Itcanhaveatotallydifferentmeaningindifferentcultures