Relaxed Body Language
Relaxed body language and open body language mock each other in the relaxed aspects. A person's breathing is slower than normal and steady, and the overall body affect is relaxed without tense muscle tone. Even skin tone color will be normal over all. Hands, feet, and arms are not fidgety or twitching and are laid loosely in their lap or rested. Facial expression is relaxed with a possible slight smile or relaxed mouth. Voice tone is steady with no exaggerated high or low tone fluctuations. The face will present without exaggerated frown lines, the eyes will mimic the mouth; if a slight smile is on the mouth, there will be a slight smile in the eyes, and the eyebrows will present at their natural level without tension.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Open Body Language
Open Body Language
Open body language generally expresses relaxation or higher comfort. Open arms and hands express the persons desire not to hide anything from another. They are relaxed in their current situation. However, if a person is exhibiting a closed body language and then quickly changes to an open presentation, it exhibits an extreme change in emotion. Say if you are talking to a person and they are in a curled up fetal position exhibiting closed body language and then all of the sudden they are sitting up, feet planted on the ground, or sprang up to a upright stance you more than likely said something that triggered an extreme mood change. At this time, the open body language may not be presenting as relaxed at all but more of an aggressive or defensive body language. Determine quickly what was said that possibly caused the sudden mood swing so you can direct the conversation in a fashion that does not lead to physical attack.
Open body language generally expresses relaxation or higher comfort. Open arms and hands express the persons desire not to hide anything from another. They are relaxed in their current situation. However, if a person is exhibiting a closed body language and then quickly changes to an open presentation, it exhibits an extreme change in emotion. Say if you are talking to a person and they are in a curled up fetal position exhibiting closed body language and then all of the sudden they are sitting up, feet planted on the ground, or sprang up to a upright stance you more than likely said something that triggered an extreme mood change. At this time, the open body language may not be presenting as relaxed at all but more of an aggressive or defensive body language. Determine quickly what was said that possibly caused the sudden mood swing so you can direct the conversation in a fashion that does not lead to physical attack.
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