Positive body language supports your points, helps you convey ideas more clearly, and avoids sending mixed messages.
Here are some basic postures that you can adopt to show self-confidence and openness.
Body Language for a Good First Impression
Have an open posture. Be relaxed but don’t slouch (耷拉)! Sit or stand upright and place your hands by your sides.
Use a firm handshake. But don’t get carried away! You don’t want it to become awkward, aggressive, or painful for the other person.
Maintain good eye contact. Try to hold the other person’s gaze for a few seconds at a time. This will show them that you’re sincere and engaged.
Avoid touching your face. If you do while answering questions, it can be seen as a sign of dishonesty.
Body Language Examples for Effective Public Speaking
Positive body language can help you to engage people, mask any presentation nerves (紧张), and show confidence when you speak in public. Here are a few tips to help you do this:
Have a positive posture. Sit or stand upright, with your shoulders back and your arms unfolded by your sides or in front of you.
Keep your head up. Your head should be upright and level. Leaning too far forward or backward can make you look aggressive or arrogant (傲慢).
Practice and perfect your posture. Stand in a relaxed manner, with your weight evenly distributed. Keep one foot slightly in front of the other to help hold your posture.
Use open hand gestures. Spread your hands apart, in front of you, with your palms facing slightly toward your audience. This indicates a willingness to communicate and share ideas.
【小题1】What body language can be regarded to be dishonest?A.Having an open posture. | B.Using a firm handshake. |
C.Maintaining good eye contact. | D.Touching the face. |
A.Wear. | B.Hide. | C.Prevent. | D.Show. |
A.Sit with arms folded by the sides | B.Lean the head forward. |
C.Stand in an easy manner. | D.Spread your arms apart. |
A.What Is Positive Body Language | B.How to Read Body Language |
C.The Body Language of a Bored Audience | D.Body Language Analysis—Expressing Positivity |
When you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally. Before saying anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation(调查),only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people don’t know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.
In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “I’ve heard you.”
In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone’s life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.
In the United States, raising your clasped(握紧的) hands above your head means “I’m the champion” or “I’m the winner”. It is the sign that prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.
There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people don’t like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. For example friends touch each other on the arm. They often put an arm around a friend when they say “hello” or “goodbye”.
【小题1】It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country because .
A.most people speak different languages |
B.much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions |
C.people usually make gestures before saying anything |
D.it’s easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures |
A.yes | B.no |
C.that’s all right | D.I’ve heard you |
A.he meant Russia was the winner |
B.he was insulting America |
C.he made a show of friendship to America |
D.he in fact meant nothing at all |
A.China | B.the United States |
C.Greece | D.Southeast Asia |
There are many ways in which a person’s body language can give you information about whether they are lying or not.
One of the biggest signs that a person is telling lies is that he avoids eye contact during conversation. He may also touch his face often, covering his mouth with his hand very often. Touching the nose is also said to be a sign of taking others’ attention to cover up lies. A person who is not telling the truth may be trying to make you focus on his actions rather than his words.
When a liar (说谎者) tells lies, his physical expression is often very stiff (僵硬的). If he is smiling as he speaks, only the mouth will move. A real smile naturally causes movement of the mouth, eyes, forehead, cheeks, and jaw.
The liar’s hand, leg and arm movements are toward his own body. He takes up little space. The person’s body language is closed off. Liars do not look relaxed, even though they may be trying to give the impression that they are.
When explaining something, a liar usually feels uncomfortable with pauses (停顿) or silences. The person may speak gently or in disordered words. A very skillful liar is able to speak directly and with confidence. In fact, some salespeople are best at this skill.
If you doubt someone is lying, change the topic of conversation suddenly. The liar will willingly change topics with you and become more relaxed. A person who is telling the truth will generally become confused by this sudden change. Another sign of someone telling a lie is yawning (哈欠) — the person may try and look as relaxed as possible, and yawing and stretching are ways of achieving this.
【小题1】Why do liars often cover their mouths?A.To show their own skill. | B.To avoid the mouth’s stiffness. |
C.To smile because they feel shy. | D.To change the listener’s attention. |
A.They speak softly. | B.They say “by the way”. |
C.They speak confidently. | D.They are anxious while lying. |
A.Uncomfortable. | B.Relaxing seemingly. | C.Worrying. | D.Exciting. |
A.By giving explanation. | B.By listing numbers. |
C.By using others’ words. | D.By showing results of research. |
Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding, It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.
The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious—seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.
Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.
Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.
It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.
Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.
While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?A.Powerful to show one's feelings. | B.Affecting each other. |
C.Attractive to the others. | D.Being gentle to people around. |
A.send wrong messages | B.hide true feelings |
C.avoid misunderstanding | D.win others, acceptance |
A.You will appear very attractive. | B.It will help to soften his position. |
C.You will seem unacceptably proud. | D.It will be a good way to build trust. |
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