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What is body language?
This is the way we use our bodies to send messages.
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What is relaxed posture.
To sit comfortably and avoiding abrupt movements where the speaker or listener does not feel threatened.
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What is yawning?
This happens when the listener is bored or the other person is providing too much detail.
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What is decreased hand activity.
This is the reduced activity to show that a person is uncomfortable with what they are saying.
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What is personal space.
This is considered a person's "bubble"
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What is nonverbal communication
Messages that are sent without using words.
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What is eye contact.
You should do this to show the speaker you are listeneng but look away to avoid staring.
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What is folding the arms?
This creates a barrier between the speker and listener.
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What is rigid or stiff posture?
What it is called when a person is moving less becuause they are uncomfortable with what is being said.
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What is public space?
A distance over 12 feet.
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What is eye contact
This is considered a polite way to show the speaker you are listening and the listener that you are telling the truth.
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What is nodding?
You do this to show you agree or understand.
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What is body tension.
A wrinkled brow that shows discomfort with what the other person is saying.
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What is increased face touching.
The person is trying to cover up the fact they are being less than truthful.
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What is intimate space or under 18 inches?
A distance that is primarily for confidential conersations.
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What is tone of voice?
This indicates the speaker's feelings about a topic. It includes pitch timbre and rhythm.
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What is smiling
This signals a warm personal relatonship.
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What is fidgeting?
Moving around a lot that indicates impatience or nervousness.
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What is increased body shifting?
Moving around because we feel like we are "in the hot seat for being less than truthfu.
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What is social space or 4-12 feet?
The ordinary distance people maintain when they have normal exchanges.
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What is gestures.
This incudes hand motions.
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What is using gestures.
This indicates involvement in the conversation.
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What is hands to mouth.
This shows an uncertainty about what is being said.
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What is it important to do when evaluating body language concerning lying.
Keep all aspects of body language in consideration when determing if someone is lying.
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What is personal space or 1 1/2 -4 feet.
A comfortable distance between friends.
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