Communicating through nonverbal messages

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ody language can speak a thousand words and when communicating with others that’s exactly what body language does!  You can be saying one thing, but if your body demonstrates the opposite then you can be confusing to your audience and your message can be lost in translation… 

Non verbal communications are shown through eye contact, facial expressions, posture and gestures, time, space and territory to name a few.  To see some more non verbal communication you can check these websites:  http://psychology.about.com/od/nonverbalcommunication/a/nonverbaltypes.htm, http://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/nonverbal-communication.html   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication

Are you aware if you send out non verbal gestures when listening or talking to someone?  Most of us are not.  When we interact with others, we continuously give and receive wordless signals. All of our nonverbal  gestures we make, the way we sit, how close we stand, how much eye contact we give send strong messages. These messages don't stop when you stop speaking either. Even when you're silent, you're still communicating non-verbally.

What do you think are the Non Verbal gestures that you send?