Body language and movement is understood as the non-verbal communication that individuals portray when they are talking or presenting to others. It is the process of expressing emotions, conveying attitudes, demonstrating personality traits and supporting our overall meaning through non-verbal means. You will find that each individual will use their body language to communicate with other people in their everyday lives.
Many non-verbal behaviors vary across cultures, such as the thumbs up to signify "way to go" or "good job". However, the six primary emotions, happiness, surprise, sadness, fear, anger, and disgust are common amongst all cultures. These six are instinctual and are not body language we are taught, but come from within us naturally. When we talk about body expression coming from within us we mean it comes from the subconscious level. And because it comes from the subconscious it tells a great deal about the person we. Let's look to fear for an example.
Fear is a natural human emotion and serves a purpose related to our safety and security. But let us imagine a person who has witnessed a serious auto mobile accident, but rather than running to the aid of the injured; they run franticly in the opposite direction. This frantic running away is body expression that certainly infers some kind of fear. Specifically what that fears might be we cannot know without talking to the person. But it is obvious that the fear has nothing to do with immediate safety. Through this example you should be able to see how we can read another's personality through the lens of his body language.
Here's an experiment you can try at home to see just how much information people give about themselves through body communication. While someone is talking to you observe the body language they use as they talk. After a few moments of observation, close your eyes while continually listening to the other person. You won't be able to see their hand gestures, facial expressions, or other bodily movements. Notice how much information is not available to you because your eyes are closed. It is very difficult to read and understand someone without seeing the body expression that accompanies their verbal communication.
One concrete way to learn how to read someone's body language is to observe them and get to know how they act. You should remember that all individuals have six common types of instinctual body language. But, these do vary in degree of expression. There are non-verbal communications which will also be common among certain cultures, societies and families. Due to this, two different people can have very similar behaviors which will be expressed through similar types of body language. If you know your own body language, then you will find it easier to read similar ones in others, and therefore will provide you with an insight into another people's personalities.
As you continue to learn how your own body language relates to the behaviors of your subconscious thoughts, you will need to be aware of not overdoing it though. You will see that the only goal here will be to match these thoughts with your own body language used to express the thoughts. This process will not be about judging yourself, but over learning how to read your body language so you can read the body language of others. Then, you will be able to use this information to help your own understanding of different interactions you will become involved in.
Once you recognize some of your own body language movements and what they mean, you will be able to begin to read other people with more accuracy. When you are having a conversation with someone, you will be able to identify different things such as mixed messages. These mixed messages will be identified when an individual says one thing, yet their body communications something else.
You can find that a good way to test your understanding is to see when someone lies to you. They may tell you, "I didn't do it!", but the tone of voice, the way they look away, and then are slightly nervous will indicate they have something to hide and all things just don't add up. You will recognize a specific conflict between verbal and body language, which will signal possible deception on their part. When you receive mixed messages like these, you can be almost certain they will be related to insincerity and mean they have something to hide from you.
Many non-verbal behaviors vary across cultures, such as the thumbs up to signify "way to go" or "good job". However, the six primary emotions, happiness, surprise, sadness, fear, anger, and disgust are common amongst all cultures. These six are instinctual and are not body language we are taught, but come from within us naturally. When we talk about body expression coming from within us we mean it comes from the subconscious level. And because it comes from the subconscious it tells a great deal about the person we. Let's look to fear for an example.
Fear is a natural human emotion and serves a purpose related to our safety and security. But let us imagine a person who has witnessed a serious auto mobile accident, but rather than running to the aid of the injured; they run franticly in the opposite direction. This frantic running away is body expression that certainly infers some kind of fear. Specifically what that fears might be we cannot know without talking to the person. But it is obvious that the fear has nothing to do with immediate safety. Through this example you should be able to see how we can read another's personality through the lens of his body language.
Here's an experiment you can try at home to see just how much information people give about themselves through body communication. While someone is talking to you observe the body language they use as they talk. After a few moments of observation, close your eyes while continually listening to the other person. You won't be able to see their hand gestures, facial expressions, or other bodily movements. Notice how much information is not available to you because your eyes are closed. It is very difficult to read and understand someone without seeing the body expression that accompanies their verbal communication.
One concrete way to learn how to read someone's body language is to observe them and get to know how they act. You should remember that all individuals have six common types of instinctual body language. But, these do vary in degree of expression. There are non-verbal communications which will also be common among certain cultures, societies and families. Due to this, two different people can have very similar behaviors which will be expressed through similar types of body language. If you know your own body language, then you will find it easier to read similar ones in others, and therefore will provide you with an insight into another people's personalities.
As you continue to learn how your own body language relates to the behaviors of your subconscious thoughts, you will need to be aware of not overdoing it though. You will see that the only goal here will be to match these thoughts with your own body language used to express the thoughts. This process will not be about judging yourself, but over learning how to read your body language so you can read the body language of others. Then, you will be able to use this information to help your own understanding of different interactions you will become involved in.
Once you recognize some of your own body language movements and what they mean, you will be able to begin to read other people with more accuracy. When you are having a conversation with someone, you will be able to identify different things such as mixed messages. These mixed messages will be identified when an individual says one thing, yet their body communications something else.
You can find that a good way to test your understanding is to see when someone lies to you. They may tell you, "I didn't do it!", but the tone of voice, the way they look away, and then are slightly nervous will indicate they have something to hide and all things just don't add up. You will recognize a specific conflict between verbal and body language, which will signal possible deception on their part. When you receive mixed messages like these, you can be almost certain they will be related to insincerity and mean they have something to hide from you.
About the Author:
Ruth is a body language specialist who understands how to read someones body language and recognize if they are lying when they are speaking to you. She also teaches others to learn how to read a person's body language when they are having a discussion with someone.
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