| Effective communication does not just mean | | | | his fist on the table and uses a loud voice to speak - |
| knowing the right words to say. Emotions and body | | | | clenches his fist and leans forward when talking to |
| language also play a very important role in getting | | | | you - bares his teeth and appears to be snarling as |
| your message across. In fact, body language says a | | | | he talks - has tense muscles If a person is surprised |
| lot about what you're feeling and thinking as of the | | | | he... - suddenly opens his mouth (hence, the |
| moment. People who are transparent could get | | | | expression 'my jaw dropped') - suddenly takes a |
| themselves in trouble. Most Hollywood celebrities and | | | | step back - widens his eyes or clamps his hand over |
| salespeople have already perfected the technique of | | | | his mouth If a person is sad he... - has trembling lips - |
| keeping a poker face and staying still in the midst of | | | | is not able to look you straight in the eye and |
| a major hurdle (as with the case of gossip-ridden | | | | sometimes even has tears forming - slumps his body |
| movie stars) or if they are being told something quite | | | | - uses a rather flat or weak tone of voice These are |
| contrary to their point (as with people in the sales | | | | only a few of the indicators of the key emotions any |
| industry). However, most of us do not have this skill | | | | human being feels. Some might even overlap. For |
| of controlling our reactions to events and things said. | | | | instance, a person with shifty eyes may be either |
| Thus, knowing how to read a person's emotions | | | | lying or just nervous; so, in order for you to |
| based on his or her body language and gestures is | | | | effectively interpret what he is feeling, you have to |
| important for effective communications. Not only will | | | | take the context of the conversation in point. When |
| this knowledge be able to help you rise above the | | | | you think about it, part of body language reading is |
| pack, but also keep your nose clean. How do you | | | | skill and part is sensitivity. There really is no clear-cut |
| know if somebody is anxious, angry, happy, | | | | rule as to what kind of body language pertains to |
| surprised, or sad by judging only his body | | | | what emotion, but there are general signals that can |
| movements? Here are some ways you can read | | | | be found in most people. In short, reading body |
| emotions by observing body language. If a person is | | | | language does not take knowledge of rocket science. |
| happy he... - smiles a lot. We might even find him | | | | Because body language is part of daily living, anybody |
| doing a little skip as he walks. - has relaxed facial | | | | who does not exhibit any kind of body language is |
| muscles and fluid movements - hums or sings to | | | | considered wooden, as with a mannequin that has |
| himself If a person is anxious he... - has a pale face | | | | just one expression and pose all throughout. Because |
| and dry lips - starts perspiring profusely - fidgets a lot | | | | we are humans, we succumb to our emotions |
| and has shifty eyes - keeps shaking his leg or tapping | | | | sometimes. And it is through body language that we |
| his foot - makes sudden movements after a while of | | | | convey messages that we don't have the courage |
| being still - stutters If a person is angry he... - pounds | | | | to say out loud. |