Body Language An important aspect of communication

“Our action speak louder than our words”
The above said statement is true to its every word. Good communication skills are the foundation of any successful relationship, be it personal or professional. Body language is one of the most important aspects of non-verbal communication. The ability to understand and use nonverbal communication, or body language, is a powerful tool that helps one to connect with others, express what one really means and build better relationships.

What is body language?
During our conversation with others it’s not just our words that we use to communicate but we simultaneously give and receive wordless signals too. All the gestures we make the way we sit, stand, we talk, how close we stand, the eye contact we make- send strong messages about our personality. Body language still communicates when we are silent or we stop speaking.

Why Body language matters in communication?
The ways a person listens, looks, moves and speaks tell a lot about his/her personality. When a person’s body language, gesture or non-verbal communication match up his words he is saying, they increase, trust, clarity and rapport. When they don’t they generate tension, mistrust and confusion.

Types of body language and non-verbal communication
There are many different types of nonverbal communication. Together, the following nonverbal signals communicate a person’s interest and investment in others.
1. Facial expressions: Face is the index of heart. Your eyes speaks truth even if your words lie. The human face is extremely expressive and able to express countless emotions without saying a word. The facial expressions for happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust are the same across culture.

2. Body movements and postures: Do you consider a person who slouches, a good personality? Or the person who drags his feet has a perfect style? The way we move and carry ourselves communicates a wealth of information to the world.
3. Gestures: Consciously or unconsciously our gestures are the inseparable part of our body language. Be it a deliberate gesture or you are aware of it, it’s important to be careful to avoid misinterpretation.

4. Eye contact: The way you look at someone can communicate a lot without you uttering a single word to them. Eye contact shows if you are interested in the communication or you are just bearing it. It also plays an important role in maintaining the flow of conversation and gauging the other person’s response.

5. Voice: What you say does matter but how you say matters to a great extent. Sweet words spoken with anger can never give the same message as the word. While communicating verbally to other the non-verbal aspect of the communication is also taken care of. Here we are talking about the intonation part which convers tone, pitch, pace and volume.

What you communicate through your body language and nonverbal signals affects how others see you, how well they like and respect you, and whether or not they trust you.
To develop and maintain healthy, growing relationship- both personally and professionally- we need to stress and recognize the importance of body language in order to be better communicator.

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Body language or non-verbal communication skills play vital role in personal and career success. We, at Focus with Tokas strive to make you a better communicator and public speaker by enhancing and improving all the vital aspects of one’s personality. Our course in Public Speaking Course and communication skills stresses on the overall personality development of a person’s personality.