BODY LANGUAGE What does your posture and expression

BODY LANGUAGE What does your posture and expression tell others about you?

BODY LANGUAGE • Communication that uses gesture, posture, and facial expressions instead of words

OPEN BODY POSITION • • Arms and Legs not crossed in any way Arms may be open and moving Hands and palms relaxed and expressive Legs parallel or even in a wide stance Feet facing the front or a person of interest Solid, comfortable eye contact Nothing between observer and observee

CLOSED BODY POSITION • The body literally closes up-from just bringing limbs to the torso to curled up into a ball-extreme cases may include rocking the body to and fro • One or both arms cross the body’s center-folded or tightly clasped-holding one another • Legs crossed in some manner • Leaning on a convenient object or wrapping legs around something • Looking down or away • Placing object between observee and observer

ANGER • Neck and/or face red or flushed • Teeth bared or a snarl • Fists clenched • Leaning forward into another’s personal space • Eyes squintingeyebrows down and tight

FEAR-NERVOUS-ANXIOUS • Pale face • Trembling caused by tense muscles • Eyes and head constantly moving • Hiding in some manner • Chest contracted • Eyes wide-eyebrows raised

SAD • Drooping body • Eyes down and sometimes almost closed or blinking rapidly • Tears • Mouth turned down • Eyebrows downward

EMBARRASSED-SHY • Face and/or neck red or flushed • Head down-eyes may be looking somewhat upward • Avoiding eye contact • Grimacing and/or a false and insincere smile

SURPRISE-SHOCK • Wide eyes-raised eyebrows • Mouth open widesometimes in an “ 0” • A sudden movement back • If happy-an open body position • If unhappy-a closed body position

HAPPY • Smile • Eyes open and upward-eyebrows lifted • Cheeks lifted • Open and lifted body position