Body Language

The importance of body language People can not live without each other, we are social beings. As soon as we are in contact with others we are communicating. For this we can make use of spoken and written language. In these ways we make the content of a message clear to each other. However we can also communicate without words. This kind of communication tells us something about the relationship between people. Often this is …

…knowledge to a specific person -- especially someone you don't know well. Each individual has unique body language. Although silence usually indicates that a person is calm, some people clam up when they're angry. Sitting erect may indicate a stiff bargaining position, or it may indicate a stiff back from too much tennis the day before. Stay alert to the body language, but combine your observations with the spoken words to determine the correct meaning.