Hi, I read a blog post on the same on Subramani Sir's blog at grapplingwithrp.wordpress.com Non verbal communication, body language, eye contact and related subjects were encompassed in that blog post. Thanks.
On 8/11/15, Vedprakash <[email protected]> wrote: > Be a good listener. Most of us inceasantly happen to be in search of good > listeners. Speak less listen more and respond to them as warmly as they > expect of you. > > Exciting Offers to Grab Vedprakash Sharma > > -----Original Message----- > From: sampath raj rao [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6:31 PM > To: [email protected]; AccessIndia: a list for discussing > accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] What does your body language say about you? > > That's all fine we can train ourselves to deliver most of the body language > by learning the positive postures and gestures but when we are in the midst > of abled colleagues and classmates or in any public conversation how to read > the deliverer's body language? other than one's tone and words we don't have > clue of one's mood to be understood... > Is there any solution for this??? > > > On 8/11/15, Vedprakash <[email protected]> wrote: >> That is correct. Everybody has one or the other weakness as he/she >> communicates with the society. Family environment is protective and >> one is accommodated. But the world is not so accommodative of anybody. >> Each communication matters. So one has to find the options in order to >> fill the gaps or cover the "weaknesses". Everybody has strengths as >> well as the weaknesses. We may leg behind in nonverbal communications >> but we can sharpen our verbal skills in order to bridge the gap. >> >> Exciting Offers to Grab Vedprakash Sharma >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Satguru Rathi [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 4:48 PM >> To: [email protected]; AccessIndia: a list for discussing >> accessibility and issuesconcerning the disabled. >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [AI] What does your body language say about you? >> >> Truly agree with you sir. >> >> On another note, how can one grab you? (with exciting offer)? Don't >> you think being blind, our communication also equally plays that vital >> roll in filling up the gap left by our lack of body language skilss? >> >> >> With best regards, >> Satguru >> ___,__.___ >> "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But >> sooner or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can." >> >> Satguru Rathi >> Mobile: +91-9871489945 >> Email: [email protected] >> Skype: satgururathi >> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/satguru.rathi.9 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vedprakash >> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 3:35 PM >> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerningthe disabled.' >> Subject: Re: [AI] What does your body language say about you? >> >> I have heard this "body language discussion" during many HR management >> diliberations. It is true that the one who is in the public dealing >> business or is in human resource management business, need more >> nonverbal expressions than the verbal one. During field work too, one >> needs to make a eye contact with one's audience. >> However, being a totally blind person, I learnt a lot through my >> family and personal friends, who told me as to how I may overcome this >> gap of nonverbal communication during my public presentations. >> The very first rule is, always be cool and calm. Even if you are under >> severe stress, do not let it reflect on your face. Always smile. Be >> careful not to grin. Your smile should become your habit. >> During public appearances, if you are standing before an audience, >> never stay erect, keep moving a bit. At times, raise your hand to >> assert your point. If you are on the stage, try to guess the mood of >> the crowed in your front by the nature of noice. Act accordingly. >> Many of such tactics can fill the gap, though not fully. >> Exciting Offers to Grab Vedprakash Sharma >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of avinash shahi >> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 3:20 PM >> To: accessindia <[email protected]> >> Subject: [AI] What does your body language say about you? >> >> After reading this article, I am worried where do blind people fit in? >> Can we discuss how to deal with the difficulty faced by blind people >> in conforming to the prevalent norms of the body language? Or we have >> alternative ways to express and understand people's body-language >> which is underrated by the 'popular' discourse around non-verbal >> communication? Lets hear from you friends! >> http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/aug/11/what-bod >> y-language-say-about-you-obama Just 7% of communication comes from the >> words we use. And there’s plenty of evidence that demonstrates just >> how important body language is in the >> workplace: from making the right impression on a new boss to making a >> sale. >> But it’s also crucial for entrepreneurs – the entire business can >> depend on how you come across when making that crucial pitch or sale. >> So what are the basics? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> small business network >> >> Join the Guardian Small Business Network >> >> Sign up for free to gain access to best practice resources, expert >> advice, live Q&As and entrepreneur blogs. >> Click here >> First of all, pin down what body language actually is and where it >> comes from. It’s more than just movements – it’s everything that isn’t >> verbal, from your tone of voice to your hand gestures. And it’s >> intimately connected to the way you feel. Think of yourself as an >> evangelist, says Annette Kramer, body language coach and judge on The >> Pitch – a UK small business competition. “If you’re an evangelist, you >> really want to engage with people. You want to hear what people have >> to say back. Your whole manner changes. If you believe in what you’re >> saying and you’re genuine, you will engage people.” >> >> Power posing >> >> For an important pitch or presentation, Dr Connson Locke, assistant >> professor of management at the London School of Economics, recommends >> the power pose highlighted by Amy Cuddy, associate professor of >> business administration at Harvard Business School. Cuddy’s research >> on power posing found that study participants who adopted the power >> pose before a mock job interview performed better and were more likely to >> be hired. >> >> >> Advertisement >> >> >> >> Before you go in front of your audience, says Locke, head into the >> bathroom and stand still, spreading your arms and taking up as much >> space in the room as you can. Research by Cuddy and her colleague Dana >> Carney also found that this pose both elevates testosterone (thought >> to be associated with confidence for both men and women) and decreases >> cortisol, a hormone associated with stress. To see the power pose in >> action, check out Cuddy’s TED talk, Your Body Language Shapes Who You >> Are, currently at more than 27 million views. >> >> First impressions >> >> First impressions count: we make up our minds about whether a person >> is trustworthy or not within a tenth of a second. In that tiny time >> frame, people only have your body language to go on. “If they get >> conflicting signals between what you’re saying and how you’re acting, >> they’re going to go with how you’re acting, as they don’t know you,” >> she adds. “It’s more difficult to control, so it’s more honest.” >> >> >> Advertisement >> >> >> >> Dr Locke advises standing up straight, making eye contact and using a >> confident tone of voice. Avoid repetitive small motions, like fiddling >> with a pen, rubbing your face or playing with your hair – that makes >> you look nervous. Stillness can convey confidence – not just stillness >> in the body but stillness in the voice, such as strategic pauses. >> >> Control conveys confidence >> >> Try to be as relaxed as you can, advises John McLachlan, >> neuro-linguistic programming trainer and co-founder of leadership >> development and training company Monkey Puzzle. “People don’t realise >> that when they’re tense, the tone of their voice changes as the body >> seizes up and makes it hard to speak,” he says. “So try to breathe >> deeply to rid your body of that tension.” Use an open stance, with >> shoulders back to open out your chest and stop your breath >> constricting, to indicate that you’re willing to answer questions. >> >> >> Advertisement >> >> >> >> Some people talk with their hands, says McLachlan, and this can convey >> excitement and passion. But don’t overdo it. “Not so much that you >> look as if you’re about to take off,” says McLachlan. “And not so much >> that you look anxious. Keep movements controlled to convey confidence. >> Look at Barack Obama: he doesn’t move that much but when he does he >> uses rounded gestures that say I’m here, I’m thinking, I’m open, I’m >> being clear.” >> >> Adapt body language to the situation >> >> Body language is also important in more intimate situations – both >> controlling your own, and being able to read other people’s. Greg >> Barden, founder of Pixie, a discovery platform for independent small >> businesses, needed to make a significant change from the body language >> he used in his previous career as a Royal Marine. A big part of his >> business is persuading SMEs to join the Pixie platform – a very >> different proposition from giving orders. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ADHD traits can be an 'opportunity' for entrepreneurs >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Read more >> >> Studying the body language of the business owners he was trying to >> reach, he noticed that they became defensive while he was pitching the >> platform to >> them: they would turn away, not make eye contact, and even refuse to >> shake his hand. He adapted his body language to appear less intimidating. >> >> >> Advertisement >> >> >> >> “I’m 1.9 metres (6ft 3in) tall, so I know I can be quite dominating,” >> he says. “I once cold-called a shop where the owner wouldn’t shake my >> hand. >> So I talked slowly, engaged with him by leaning forward, and made >> myself slightly vulnerable and nervous by saying: ‘You’re the first >> person who hasn’t shaken my hand, but if you give me five minutes, >> you’ll see that I’m different’.” It worked – 20 minutes later the >> owner wasn’t just shaking Barden’s hand but had become a committed >> supporter. >> >> Interviewing prospective employees can also be intimidating: again, >> the stakes are high and you’ve only got a limited amount of time to >> make a judgement. So concentrate on listening, advises Kramer. “You >> want to make your interviewee feel comfortable and relaxed enough to >> reveal their best qualities, so give them signals. Check in with them. >> Lean forward. Be guided by them.” >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing >> accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc >> essindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org >> .in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking >> of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its >> veracity; >> >> 2. 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