Kinesics - body movements are an important part of public speaking.

Kinesics is the study of body movements and gestures as a form of nonverbal comm
unication. There are several types.
Ekman and Freisen divided kinesics - body movements into 5 categories.
Emblems-Body Movements
These have direct translation to words: Some gestures are related to culture
. Some of these cultural gestures or hand signals have a commonly acceptable use
and meaning in one part of the world and can be obscene in other parts of the w
orld, such as the index finger touching the thumb and making the OK sign.
Likewise a wave of the arm with fingers pointed up is common in many areas i
n North America. In some South American cultures the same gesture is considered
rude and crude. The more appropriate gesture is for the hand to be pointed to th
e ground, as if an inverted version of the aforementioned.

Illustrator-Accent
These emphasize or reinforce words and are also known as gestures.
Gestures, both descriptive and emphatic, are movements of the body or body p
arts to express an idea or meaning or convey feelings or intentions.
Gestures can both communicate with and with out words.

Regulators
Regulators control the back and forth flow of speaking and listening.
O'Conner found that frequent gesturing is highly correlated with people who
were perceived by others to be leaders in small groups.
Those who were leaders tended to use more shoulder and arm gestures.In a gro
up setting, people may adapt similar poses to those in the group that they agree
with.
Counselors often help clients self-disclose by adopting similar postures to
those of their clients. This is believed to establish open communication.

Display of Feelings
Feelings can be displayed with or shown through face and body motions
Ekman and Friesan studies that feet and legs often reveal true feeling. Liar
s have learned to control facial expressions.
Mehrabian's Immediacy Principle states that open body and arm position, lean
ing forward relaxed posture, and touching increases perceived liking.
People who attempt to persuade others often use these immediacy contacts.

Adapter
 Way of adjusting to communication situation: Twist hair, tap pen.
People of higher status take a more relaxed body posture.
Other Related Body Language
Posture
People of higher status take a more relaxed body posture
Postures just like gestures are often used to indicate attitudes, status
, affective moods, approval, deception, warmth, and other emotions related to pe
rsonal interaction.
Ekman and Friesen (1967) suggested that posture can convey gross or over
all affect or liking. Specific emotions are communicated by more discreet, facia
l and body movements. Included in these are movements now known as micro movemen
ts.
Body Language and Posture
Posture and movement can also convey a great deal on information. Resear
ch on body language has grown significantly since the 1970 s, but popular media ha
ve focused on the over-interpretation of defensive postures, arm-crossing, and l
eg-crossing, especially after the publication of Julius Fast s book Body Language.
This is only the basics on Kinesics - Body Movements. Hopefully it will open t
he doors of your mind for more research.

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