Nonverbal communication

1. Body
Language

2. Warming up
What is the purpose of language?
Language is used to communicate or tell
people thoughts, feelings and reactions.

3. Spoken
language
Written
language
Body
language
Ways of communicating

4. What is body language?
Body language is one form of
nonverbal communication without
using words. Eye contact or gaze,
facial expression, gesture, and
posture, or the way you stand, are
different kinds of body language.

5. How are they feeling?
happy

6. sad

7. angry

8. confident

9. excited depressed

10. confused

12. ok stop
silent good/well done

13. victory applause

14. Good/
Well done!

15. Bad!

16. Come here!

17. Good luck!

18. Me?

19. I don’t know!

20. Body language varies from culture to
culture.
Gesture Country Meaning
eye
contact
some countries
other countries
show interest
rude or
disrespectful

21. Gesture Country Meaning
a circle with
one’s thumb
and index
finger
most
countries
Japan
France
Germany
Brazil
zero
rude
money
OK

22. thumbs up
the US
Nigeria
Germany
Japan No.1
rude
good / well done

23. Checking
Communication:
No problem?

24. Tony Garcia (Columbia)
Julia Smith
(Britain)
George Cook
(Canada)
Japanese-
Akira Nagata

25. 1. Englishmen often stand close to others
or touch strangers as soon as they meet.
2. Most people around the world now
greet each other by kissing .
Decide if the following statements are true (T)
or false (F).
F
F

26. 3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting.
4. People from Jordan will move very
close to you as you introduce yourself to
them.
5. Some body languages in some countries
are good while some countries’ body
language are bad.
T
T
F