Understanding Body Language

What is Body Language?

Would you believe that in real life situations, 60% to 80% of the messages that we convey to other people are transmitted through body language and the actual verbal communication accounts for only 7% to 10%?

So before we go any further let me ask a short question: Have you ever heard of the word Body English?

I remember one basketball game when the sportscaster said, "Air Jordan used a little Body English to coax that ball into the hoop, as he released the free throw. He meant that the player moved his hips sideways, as if using mind control, so that the ball will go through the basket.

Body English is just one of the endless examples of body language that we do and apply to our lives every day - consciously or unconsciously.

Body language is the unspoken or non-verbal mode of communication that we do in every single aspect of our communication with other persons. Body language can act as a mirror that tells you what the other person thinks or (maybe) feels. In communications you may get responses to your words or actions in a very "special" way.

Body language involves gestures, mannerisms, and other bodily signs.

Our ability to use body language in a positive way (and to read other people's minds through their body language) separates the men from the boys (or women from girls), and can be a powerful tool to your personal development. Imagine creating a great impression for work, business, and love by being knowledgeable in this not-so-common yet powerful field of study. It may be the unspoken tool to a successful life.

On this website you can find out how you can read and utilize body language - the most used yet most misunderstood secret language in the world.