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Comment relating to the Newsletter article and web page on Body Language:

i WOULD AGREE THAT SOMETHING AS BENIGN AS FOLDED ARMS AND A BODY LEAN AGAINST A POST OR CCOPIER OR WHATEVER OCCURING IN A PLEASANT AND CASUAL CONVERSATION, NEED NOT BE GIVEN IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY SO IF THAT PERSON, SO POSTURED, IS ACTIVELY AND POSITIVELY ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION. hOWEVER, MORE NEGATIVE SIGNALING VIA FACIAL EXPRESSION AND VOICE TONE CAN PROVOKE QUITE NEGATIVE REACTIONS IN THE LISTENERS, IF THE CONVERSATION IS CONFLICTUAL, DIFFICULT, OR EVEN JUST MORE FORMAL. CONSIDER THE EFFECT, OF SMIRKING, SARCASM, EYE ROLLING, AUDIBLESIGHING, REFUSING TO MAKE EYE CONTACT, FINGER POINTING, AND A HOST OF OTHER DISCOMFORTING NON VERBALS. OUR HUMAN/ANIMAL REACTIONS TO THESE SIGNALS CAN LEAD TO FURTHER DIFFICULTY FOR THE COMMMUNICANTS.

MM - United States

Dear MM

In response to your comments below, which I assume to be related to my page on body language or the slightly adapted page on ezinearticles.com I would say the following:

I note various types of 'body language' in your list such as smirking, audible sighing, refusal to make eye contact and others. All of these are subject to our interpretation of their 'meaning' and my concern is that when the interpretation of body language is portrayed as a 'science' in which we claim to 'know' what these behaviours indicate about what someone is thinking or feeling, it can easily lead to a breakdown in communication through withdrawal from the conversation by the 'interpreter' or it can lead to responding to our assumption about them in a negative or aggressive manner. Alternatively it can lead us to assume we can be less formal with someone than they are actually comfortable with.

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