Energy
Understanding Body Language Training Course
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Energy has a lot to do with body language. We know how it feels when we're low-energy or bored, but we may not be fully conscious of how body language is an active choice in guiding an audience.
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Social Displays
As humans, there are actions we're taught through socialisation that we learn very young. As we mature and acquire a greater sense of choice, we develop certain intentional performances, what Desmond Morris and other theorists call 'social greetings' or 'social displays'. They convey our degree o...
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The Overall Body Position
There are four types of behaviour in social and working life: aggressive, manipulative, submissive and assertive. We see them everywhere in every culture.
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Unconscious Body Language
We all recognise many of the unconscious body language behaviours known as 'Stress Indicators'. Desmond Morris catalogues some in his book 'people watching':odd facial expressions, yawns, avoiding eye contact, glazed expressions, grinding teeth, flushing, sweating. This video goes into the detail.
