Body Language has been known to have a significant impact on interpersonal relationships. Even simple hand gestures can be interpreted in several different ways. To complicate matters more, other body movements and facial expressions can change the meaning of a hand gesture. Therefore, it may not be as easy as it seems to read body Language.
People often do not realize it, but their body movements are an example of unintentional behaviors that can give away their thoughts to others. Because different personality types exhibit different behaviors, you need to be conscious of how you move, as many times people are able to measure you by the behaviors you display.
It's important to remember that the gestures we call body Language not only tell us a lot about other people, but these physical expressions of what we are thinking can tell us more about ourselves as well. Body language might be described as a mirror to the soul because what we are really feeling is normally reflected in our posture and physical movements. How we carry ourselves can actually tell others what emotions we are experiencing.
The interesting thing about non-verbal communication is that it is a product of our biology, environment, and culture. Maybe that's why body language can cue others about our attitudes. We may inherit certain traits, which influence how we project ourselves to others, yet we tend to use different forms of non-verbal communication depending on our relationships with others. For instance, you likely present yourself differently to colleagues at work than you do to your family members. Perhaps because the comfort zone varies, you become more cautious in particular situations, affecting the ways in which you react.
No doubt there is power in the way that you physically present yourself to others. While some gestures are intended, many of the body's responses when we communicate with others seem to be more involuntary in nature. Unfortunately, unconscious body language sometimes causes us to reveal things that we do not want others to know about us. There are a number of physical signs that can give others clues about our emotional state or about what we might be feeling.
Whether we realize it or not, we observe and process the body language of others, especially when talk. Facial expressions and hand gestures add more meaning to the conversation. If we were not aware of these things, another person's words probably would not have the same impact.
One way to interpret the signals of others more accurately is to become more conscious of your own. Pay attention to your gestures and movements as you talk. Try to see the connection between your non-verbal communication and the words that you use to express a thought. By learning to read your own body language, you can begin to have a better understanding of the interactions, which you have with others.
Children are a prime example of how our innate body language works. Young children especially frequently communicate their feelings in a non-verbal way, even after they begin to develop vocabulary. You can usually tell by a child's actions if she is upset or unhappy. Toddlers and preschoolers seem to have a natural aptitude for expressing themselves physically. Likewise, babies and young children become very good at reading our body language.
Interestingly enough, the gestures that children develop as a way to communicate their needs may actually help their brains develop contributing to verbal communication later on. From the start, infants pay close attention to an adult's face focusing on the eyes when you talk to them. How do they know to do this? Genetics is the most logical reason, so perhaps the eyes really are the windows to the soul!
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