bodylanguageindifferentculturesPPT课件

1、What is body language?第1页/共16页What is body language?It Its the way you stand s the way you stand , , sit and sit and walk.walk. Standing Standing SittingSittingwalkingwalking第2页/共16页What is body language?It It s your gestures and the expression on s your gestures and the expression on your face and

2、in your eyes.your face and in your eyes.gesturesgesturesfacefaceeyeseyes第3页/共16页What is body language?It It s your whole appearance s your whole appearance that that communicates communicates things.things.第4页/共16页Lets talk about body language in different cultures.第5页/共16页When people meetMen in Chi

3、na or Australia shake hands. Men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other. shake handskiss each other第6页/共16页DistancePeople in Asia countries like standing close to one another when they are talking. English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. closekeep away from me第7

4、页/共16页Eye contactAmericans will look at each other about one minute and then they will look away. If two Arabians are in conversation, they will look at each other warmly . 第8页/共16页Nodding the head“Yes” in most societies.“No” in some parts of Indian ,Greece.To many people it means “yes”, but just mo

5、stThe same第9页/共16页Touching templesAmericans often touch their temples to express somebodys cleverness. This action means there is something wrong with ones mind or one is stupid to Chinese. 第10页/共16页FingerIn China, holding up ones thumb means good, and raising ones little finger means bad. Japanese

6、will hold up their little fingers to express one is their lover. badgoodlover第11页/共16页Waving ones hand South Americans will not leave when they see this gesture,in turns, they will run towards you. In America, waving ones hand means goodbye. 第12页/共16页Show welcomeAmerican Indians will cry to express

7、welcome. Japanese often show welcome by bowing. 第13页/共16页For all of us Be sensitive to the clues of body language can help us communicate more Effectively with others.We can understand what others are saying through their body languageeven when they are silent and confused.We can share feelings that words cant expressedWe can a