The Interpretation for Body Language

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The Interpretation for
Body Language
English Department
Irene Lin 林品君
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Outline
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Definition of body language
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Definition from the Oxford Business English Dictionary
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My personal definition
Six gestures with different emotions
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Anger
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Fear
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Joy
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Surprise
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Deviousness
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Threat
References
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Definition of Body Language
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From the Oxford Business English Dictionary—
Body language: the process of communicating what you are
feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body
rather than by words [for example]: The course trains sales
people in reading the customer's body language."
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My personal definition—
Body language is one of the communication skills we use in our
daily life. It delivers the messages in a more direct way than
literary expressions.
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Anger
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Anger occurs when achievement of goals are frustrated.
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Neck and/or face is red or flushed.
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Baring of teeth and snarling.
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Clenched fists.
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Leaning forward and invasion of body space.
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Other aggressive body language.
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Use of power body language.
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Fear
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Fear occurs when basic needs are threatened. There are many levels of fear, from mild anxiety to blind terror.
The many bodily changes caused by fear make it easy to detect.
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A 'cold sweat'.
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Pale face.
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Dry mouth, which may be indicated by licking lips, drinking water, rubbing throat.
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Not looking at the other person.
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Damp eyes.
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Trembling lip.
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Varying speech tone.
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Speech errors.
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Voice tremors.
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Fear
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Visible high pulse (noticeable on the neck or movement of crossed leg.
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Sweating.
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Tension in muscles: clenched hands or arms, elbows drawn in to the side, jerky movements, legs
wrapped around things.
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Gasping and holding breath.
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Fidgeting.
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Defensive body language, including crossed arms and legs and generally drawing in of limbs.
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Ready body language (for fight-or-flight.)
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Other symptoms of stress
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Joy
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Joy occurs when goals and needs are met.
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General relaxation of muscles.
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Smiling (including eyes).
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Open body language
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Surprise
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Surprise occurs when things occur that were not expected.
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Raised eyebrows.
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Widening of eyes.
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Open mouth.
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Sudden backward movement.
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Deviousness
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Walk tiptoed
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Squint eyes
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Six Gestures with Different Emotions
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Threat
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Raising arms
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Shouting
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Open mouth
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Jumping
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References
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http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/emotional_bod
y.htm
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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zmdRAzwprGM/TXW57fGsjI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/mXX3CHja7WU/s1600/body%2Bl
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