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1、Unit3BodyLanguageBodylanguageisaformofnon-verbalcommunication,whichconsistsofbodyposture,gestures,facialexpressions,andeyemovements.Humanssendandinterpretsuchsignalsalmostentirelysubconsciously.JohnBorgatteststhathumancommunicationconsistsof93percentbodylanguage
2、andparalinguisticcues,whileonly7%ofcommunicationconsistsofwordsthemselves;[1]however,AlbertMehrabian,theresearcherwhose1960sworkisthesourceofthesestatistics,hasstatedthatthisisamisunderstandingofthefindings[2](seeMisinterpretationofMehrabian'srule).Othersassertt
3、hat"Researchhassuggestedthatbetween60and70percentofallmeaningisderivedfromnonverbalbehavior."[3]Bodylanguagemayprovidecluesastotheattitudeorstateofmindofaperson.Forexample,itmayindicateaggression,attentiveness,boredom,relaxedstate,pleasure,amusement,andintoxicat
4、ion,amongmanyothercuesUnderstandNonverbalCommunicationthroughBodyLanguageWhetherinyourpersonallifeorprofessionallife,youneedtobeabletocommunicatewellinordertobesuccessful.Manytimes,communicationoccurswithouttheusageofwords.Thiskindofcommunicationisreferredtoasno
5、nverbalcommunication.Somepeoplealsocallitbodylanguage.Herefacialexpressions,posture,eyecontactandgesturescomein.Often,nonverbalcommunicationisusedtoshowagreementordisagreement,angerorhappiness,oranyotherkindoffeelinglikeloveordislike.Therefore,apersonshouldputin
6、effortstounderstandnonverbalcommunicationthroughbodylanguage.Wheneverapersoninteractswithothers,therewillbegesturesandactionsthatheorshewilldo.Thesegesturesandactionsshowalotaboutwhatthepersonisfeelingorthinkingaboutaconversation,oraboutwhatisoccurringaroundhimo
7、rher.Thewaythepersonlistens,looks,movesorreactstowhatisbeingsaidwillgiveanideawhetherheorsheisinterestedordisinterestedorwhetherheorsheislisteningcarefullytowhatisbeingsaidortakingplace.Ifyouwanttoconnectwithaperson,youshouldbecarefulaboutyourbodylanguage.Yousho
8、uldshowjustpositivesignssothatthepersonrealizesthatyouareinterestedandcarefullylisteningtowhatheorshehastosay.Thereareseveralkindsofnonverbalcommunicationthatpersonus
