Questions about the Video File:
- How does our body impact our mind?
- What’s the power pose and how does it help?
- What’s the difference between “fake it till you make it” and “fake it till you become it”?
- What’s the base of feeling like an imposter?
- How can you make people believe your story?
General Questions:
- Close your eyes and describe your posture as if you are watching yourself from outside.
- What have you ever done to improve your posture? How people can improve their postures?
- To what extent your posture influences the others? To what extent are you influenced by people’s posture?
- What do you know about body language? Is it a science or a pseudo-science?
- What message can your shoulder convey? Think of various possible positions?
- Do you maintain a steady eye contact to communicate? How do you feel if there is no eye contact while you are talking to someone?
- How do you feel about crossed arms/crossed legs?
- How can sitting on the edge of a chair be different from sitting back?
Related Quotes:
“Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words”. Deborah Bull
“My father taught me things about body language that psychologists have been catching up with ever since. He always knew when I was lying, because my posture was all wrong.” Richard Griffiths
Women are better at reading body language everywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it's associated with the female hormone estrogen. Women are better at figuring out of tone of voice, reading your face and posture and gesture. Helen Fisher
Related Idioms and Expressions:
- Mens sana in corpore sano: it’s a Latin which means sound mind in a sound body.
- Keep fit! Not only it’s pleasant to the eyes but is good for your mental health as well. You know, as it is said: Mens sana in corpore sano.
- Actions speak louder than words: what you do is more important than what you say
- Prove her you can be trusted by being honest. Just saying that you are honest doesn’t make her believe you.
Related Words and Phrases:
Posture (n) the way in which someone holds their shoulder, back and in general their body while sitting, standing or walking
- You need to improve your posture when you are sitting at your desk or soon you’ll have serious problems in your back.
Hunch (v) sit or stand in a position which your shoulders and back are bent; not sitting or standing up straight
- Don’t hunch or you will have backache soon.
Sweeping (adj) influencing many people or things
- We need some sweeping changes in our management methods. Lots of things have to be different.
Inference (n): an idea that you form based on the information you have.
- He changed his mind about the investment over night, my inference is that someone must have persuaded him
Surge (n) a sudden increase
- She was filled with a surge of happiness when she saw he mum.
Assertive (adj): confident and comfortable to say what you want or believe
- Assertive young women are attractive in a non-classic way.
Take up (ph v) to fill or occupy space
- The table is not really convenient for our dining room. It takes too much space.
Dominance (n) strength or control over things or people of the same type
- Dominance of English as the international language in the past century is undeniable.
Trick (v) make people believe something which is not true; deceive; fool
- Tricking children is easy, they believe almost every adult and whatever they say.
Anxious (adj) nervous, upset
- She is always anxious about looking fat. It’s a nightmare for her.
Imposter (n) a person who pretends to be someone else to trick the others.
- When I went to that conference I felt like an imposter. I couldn’t imagine I was as good as any of them and yet I was there.
Find somebody out (ph v) to understand somebody has not been honest or has done something wrong.
- You will be finally found out. The manager will notice you weren’t at work on that day.
Gender-neutral (adj) focusing on people as human rather than being male or female
- They have conducted some gender-neutral to find out the taste of music in the younger generation regardless of being a boy or girl.
Stereotype (n) a firm opinion about someone or something that is not based on fact but at the same time unlikely to change.
- They approve of the corrupted police man stereotype in their heart and didn’t trust any police officer..
Boost (v) improve; make stronger
- Talking to a consultant can boost your confidence.
Slippery slope (n) a bad situation that’s likely to become worse
- You are on a slippery slope once you lie about your computer skills at work. You’ll face more and more problems gradually.
Self-doubt (adj) not believing yourself because you are not sure about your abilities
- Self-doubt is your worst enemy at a job interview. You are the first person who has to believe in you.
Manifestation (n) presence or existence of something
- Her showing up at the part was a manifestation of her friendly attitude towards those who have been unkind to her. She just wanted to show she’s ok with everyone.
Related Collocations:
To make inference (v) to infer; to guess based on given information
- She made inferences based on his showy clothes.
Coin a term/word (v) to make a new word
- The words APP, the abbreviation for application, has been recently coined to refer to any software program that works on computers or cell phones.
Open to challenges (n): ready to face difficult and demanding tasks or situations
- She’s always open to challenges. She seems ready and even happy.
Your best self (n) the best possible version of you with you potentials activated
- This is not your best self for sure. I know you can be much better than this.
Cross your legs/arms (v) put one leg/arm on the other one
- Women usually cross their legs when the sit on a chair.
Give a presentation (v) to present an idea, a product, etc in a meeting or formal situation
- She’s always ready to give presentations for board meetings. She seems to enjoy it.
Come true (v) if a wish or hope comes true it happens and becomes real
- I hope your wishes come true.
Please leave a response to the following question as a comment:
What do you know about body language? Is it a science or a pseudo-science?
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Body language is an
Body language is an international form of non-verbal interpersonal communication and typically it is a way of conveying information about attitudes, emotions and intention that reflects in body movement and postures.
It is the easiest way to express feelings and sometimes these movements, gestures or facial expression come involuntarily and beyond our consciousness. The way we talk, walk, sit and stand all say something about us and whatever is happening inside will be reflected on the outside and this non-verbal language will affect how we act and react to others and how they react to us. By developing our awareness of different postures in body language not only you can more easily understand what people want to say but also communicate with them more effectively. By becoming more aware of this body language and understanding what lays beneath of each one, you can control your body language, eliminate discrepancies between your words and your body language and eventually have a better influence on your interlocutors. Moreover you can find out the real intention of them and this fact will put you in the better position.
Some articles suggest that speech only makes up about 20% to 30% of a communication and the rest would be body language.
According to enormous articles and papers, undoubtedly it becomes a part of psychology science and consequently becomes a part of any careers which needs communication in this day and age. In my point of view it is one of the most important issues facing us today and in order to make an effective communication with your colleagues, clients and partners in your business or job you have to get an in depth knowledge of body language.
body language can help us to
body language can help us to communicate with people for example we use our eyes, hands and arms to embellish what we say .sometimes we do it knowingly and sometimes we do it by instinc.some people do these acts adversely when they are under pressure so their body movements can become exaggerated.
I think body language is 50-60% accurate but like any other forms of communication it can be used to lie. Finally Learning about body language and increasing your awareness of it will help you in all aspects of life.