Hi All,
Just had a brilliant - just brilliant - idea for a blog post. I'm working here at the reference desk and I just realized that I get to see patrons in their very natural condition. Patrons walk in from the parking lot and well, 'act normally' in their environment.
I like to learn - and I like to learn about people. I also like to learn how people think, behave and why they act the way they do...
So, with that somewhat vague (but hopefully intriguing)...what is the subject of todays' blog entry?
Body Language! Also known as 'non-verbal communication', body language is a subtle way to 'read' into people thoughts and communications...
The following blurb comes directly from About.com since their description is written so well.
"Does crossing your arms indicate that you're feeling defensive? Do shifty eyes mean that someone is telling a lie? The things we communicate without words can carry as much meaning as any verbal expression...
Body language refers to the nonverbal signals that we use to communicate. According to experts, these nonverbal signals make up a huge part of daily communication. From our facial expressions to our body movements, the things we don't say can still convey a tremendous amount of information."
Click here for a link to a comprehensive description of what 'body language' is and more from About.com!
Click here to read an article from About.com on '
Understanding Body Language'.
Okay, so if people can read body language when just talking to people; what about using body language to ones' advantage in business and in job interviews? Hmmmm.
Click here for a brief article entitled, '
Inside the Office' from (again) About.com. What about using body language to help you present (and to read the interviewer) at an job interview?
Click here for an article on just that very same subject from CareerBuilder.com entitled, '
The Job Interview: Body Language Do's and Don'ts. Click here for another article (this time from Fortune magazine) entitled, "
Is Your Body Betraying You in Job Interviews?" If you can understand what people are really thinking in a job interview, could you use body language in the area of love and romance? You bet,
click here for a somewhat generic article on body language. Click here for another article - entitled Romance and Signs of Attraction.
Finally, click here for one last article from Wikihow entitled, '
How To Read Women's Body Language for Flirting'. Not to be sexist...here is an article entitled, "
How Men Flirt - is He Really Interested'.
Okay, one last set of links...We have a very good collection of books that might help you decipher other peoples' body language! Finally, if all these articles have you itching to learn more about the topic of body language and non-verbal communication,
click here to see the various books that we have on the topic of body language at the Farmingdale Public Library.Enjoy!
Stu
