Body

language
Session 3
 Learning outcomes
 O n su cce ssfu lco m p le tio n o f th is se ssio n , yo u w ill
b e a b le to :
Develop understanding of greeting customs;
Demonstrate awareness of cultural differences
in greeting;
Be familiar with the greeting custom in several
countries.
 Greetings in different languages
Glückliches Neues Jahr!
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あけましておめでとうございます !
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Bonne Année!
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Happy New Year!
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新年快乐 !
Different ways of greeting

handshake a loving hug a kiss on the

cheek

two palms nose- kiss bowing

together
Can you match the ways of greeting with
the countries?

Holland putting their hands together and bowing

slightly
Thailand kissing each other on one cheek and
then the other
The USA greeting each other by touching noses

South America hugging each other

The Middle East shaking hands with

each other
Japan bowing to each other
Country / Area Ways to greet

Britain Shake
  hands . Do not stand very
close to others or touch as
  as they meet .
soon
Canada  Shake hands.

Japan  
Bow.
Spain, Italy,  Approach others closely and are
South American more likely to touch.

France  Shake hands and kiss each other

twice on each cheek.
Middle East,   hands and stand quite close
Shake
some Muslim to  other men, but only nod to
women.
Fill in the form with the details.
Countries Way of greeting Body parts meaning of the
or areas involved greeting
Europe, Shake The right I trust you…
America hands hand
put the right hand
China over the left and Hands show
bow slightly or respect
shake hands
Join hands Hands respect
Hindus and bow and
heads head

American High five Common

hands greeting
youths
An Englishman and a man
from Jordan meet for the
first time, what might
happen?
.Englishman* do not usually stand
very close to others.
.People from Jordan tend to move
close to people (man).
.People with differing cultural
background behave differently.
 Testing your myth quotient
 To see how many popular myths you believe about non-verbal
communication, try taking the following true-false test:
 ____ 1. People express liking in general by being completely
relaxed.
 ____ 2. The person with the most power in a group is the one
who looks most often at others.
 ____ 3. The longer a couple are together, the more they
touch.
 ____ 4. To be seen as more dominant, women should increase
their eye contact with others.
 Testing your myth quotient
 ____ 5. Leaning forward is interpreted as being overly eager
and submissive.
 ____ 6. Close proximity and direct gaze always signal
attraction.
 ____ 7. Slow, deliberate speaking conveys power.

 ____ 8. Extended silence is a sign of breakdown and stress in

communication.
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All false .
 On body talk
Becoming sensitive to the clues of body language
can help us communicate more effectively;
We can share feelings too strong or too difficult to
be expressed in words,
Or decode secret messages passing silently from
person to person.
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Thank you very much
 References
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest6524-12
http://www.hss.iitb.ac.in/courses/n-v.pdf
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13299233/Body-Language-Power
http://www.eku.cc/yy/317/86/
Burgoon, J., Buller, D., and Woodall, W. (1996),
Nonverbal Communication: The Unspoken
Dialogue , New York, McGraw-Hill
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 Available on Nemo’ blog
http://nemoblogwit.blogspot.com/