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Body language
Non-verbal communication using body parts.
Industry: Communication
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Body language
Leaked body language
Communication; Body language
Gestures which give off a specific signal that a person is trying to avoid broadcasting.
Emphatic gestures
Communication; Body language
Actions which enhance the impact of spoken words, such as finger pointing or foot stomping on certain syllables.
Emotional suppression
Communication; Body language
When a person tries to avoid broadcasting their modd through nonverbal gestures.
Encroaching
Communication; Body language
Actions which violate a persons personal space. It can be standing too close to somebody, standing above somebody who is sitting down, or raising your voice to shut down somebody else.
Extended eye blink
Communication; Body language
A blink that lasts a long time, possibly several seconds. It is performed by arrogant people when they want to shut out the world and retreat into their own mind.
Eye aversion
Communication; Body language
A reluctance of a person to initiate or maintain eye contact. Indicates that the perosn thinks of themselves as inferior to the other.
Energy displacement
Communication; Body language
Actions designed to relieve a person's pent up energy, such as rubbing body parts together.
