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Tune in to what your body language is saying

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Vincent
Published date08 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Gazette
That makes them not so long that we get bored, but long enough so presenters can tell you something new, with a bit of depth. The talks can be seen online or on TV

So, I was watching one of the most popular ones about the importance of body language. Clearly we understand a fair bit about this already. In fact, whether we are aware of this or not, we make use of it every day when we meet people. Very quickly we can assess a lot of information just by looking at people and metaphorically taking their temperature.

They may look irritated, angry, frightened, relaxed or genuinely happy to see you.

We can information looking at metaphorically their

Of relevance to me was mention of a study looking at clips of doctors and patients talking together, but with the sound off. By body language alone, researchers were able to grade doctors on how they were perceived by patients and also how likely they were to have a complaint made against them!

This is not surprising really, as we think that about half of communication is to do with posture and facial expression and another 35% is...

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