{"id":4689,"date":"2004-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teambuildingasia.netagedev.co.za\/resources\/understanding-body-language\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:22:08","slug":"understanding-body-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teambuildingasia.com\/resources\/understanding-body-language","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Body Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Body language, as a cluster of gestures, (like words in a sentence) when considered as a whole will reveal a lot more about what&#8217;s going on in a conversation, than just the words. Learning to interpret body language increases our ability to fully understand ourselves, colleagues, clients and the messages they convey.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion it gives you a conscious awareness to what might be going on. I would like to add a caveat here, when isolated one gesture can have a totally different meaning. Understanding body language, the whole picture, can allow you to better assess your clients needs and so allow you to develop stronger business relationships.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rare that we critically analyze our own performance in our business lives when considering body language and the underlying messages we give out.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers tell us that we process and remember messages from a typical conversation based on the following; 55% Body Language and non-verbal communication, 38% tone, voice pattern and delivery; and only 7% from the words used. Our ability to observe and interpret body language and non-verbal &#8220;mmmmmms, ahhhh&#8217;s&#8221;, nods and physical positioning is a basic human instinct.<br \/>\nUnderstanding your own style will give you greater insights into your own behaviour, enable you to better interpret others and to build a more meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Awareness of the VISUAL YOU, The VOCAL YOU and the VERBAL YOU (3V&#8217;s) is all important and will give you the edge in your meeting preparation and performance. By becoming more aware of your own style you can communicate on a deeper level.<\/p>\n<p>Zig Ziglar (motivational guru) said &#8220;The secret to making people like you is showing how much you like them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all about building trust, respect and long-term relationships. Understanding and using body language effectively allows you to ease the path to doing this.<\/p>\n<p><em>By MJ Jennings &#8211; Director Training and Executive Coaching- Active Communication (owned by Black Isle Ltd)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body language, as a cluster of gestures, (like words in a sentence) when considered as a whole will reveal a lot more about what&#8217;s going on in a conversation, than just the words. Learning to interpret body language increases our ability to fully understand ourselves, colleagues, clients and the messages they convey. 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