Body Language
Jun 30
Saw another post saying that body language is 55% of communication. I guess at some point people will know that isn’t true. In the meantime, here’s some facts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language
Jun 30
Saw another post saying that body language is 55% of communication. I guess at some point people will know that isn’t true. In the meantime, here’s some facts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language
Thanks for the post. I understand your frustration with people mis-quoting the actual words of Dr. Mehrabian. However regardless of the ‘true’ percentages, communication still is more a matter of ‘how’ you say something, not ‘what’ you say. This is easily understood as our voice tone and non-verbal communication (which I’m sure you will agree is a lot more than just body language) create much more of an attitude, feeling, vibe etc. than the mere chosen words. That is also why the easiest form of mis-communication takes place in emails, texts and posts. It is very hard to relay a sender’s true feelings this way. This is why emoticons are so popular. At the end of the day, in my opinion, the 7-38-55 can be thrown out if you like, but not the approx. division of how we communicate.
Thanks for the great post – keep up the good work.
Ric,
I have thought about this for a while. Famous speeches are not remembered for their gestures, but for their words. But, you are right, people leave with a feeling. And yes, email, txts and blogs are very easy to misinterpret.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment.
John.