bodylanguage演示文稿.ppt

What is body language? The way a person can communicate his/her mood through physical actions Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It is very useful because it can help you make yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others,you are not just using words, but also using expressions and gestures. Arab man often greet by kissing on both cheeks In Japan men greet by bowing In the Unite States, people shake hands to showtheir greeting For Chinese,it is to saysomeone will be killed in Thailand, If you want to signal a person to come near, you should move the fingers back and forth with palm down Impatience, nervousness Fatigue Anger Happiness Timidity, indecisiveness loosened tie 松领带 glancing at watch Eyes focused on floor Hand in pocket Leaning against wall Yawning Tensed facial muscles, clenched teeth Clenched fist Relaxed facial expression smiling Eye contact Head lowed No eye contact Cultures in Non-verbal Communication Abstract People usually rely on languages to communicate,to express their thought or to transmit the information.But there exists another means to convey the information during human’s communication, that’s non-verbal communication, which is an ancient and convenient form.It is necessary to employ non-verbal communication to express vividly during information transmission and thought and feeling exchanging. People usually use different parts of the body to convey the message and exchange their ideas. This is so called non-verbal communication, which includes gestures, posture, facial expression, distance between speakers, clothes of communicators and so on. Body language differs from culture to culture, therefore body language in different countries means differently. So it is necessary to understand the relationship between non-verbal communication and culture clearly in the cross-cultural communication