Body Language

Body Language,

#1: Repeating

When communicating with your friends, family, co-workers, or students it is important to intentionally listen to them to get the whole picture or idea. By repeating yourself nonverbally helps the person with whom you are communicating with to fully understand what you are saying. For example, when asking a student to complete his or her assignment, using the gesture of pointing to the assignment in front of the student would remind the student of the task in front of him or her. All humans remember comments that are accompanied by hand gestures more than just speaking alone. This applies to when interacting socially with friends, relatives or in a classroom setting. By using verbal and nonverbal gestures together gives the listener a better understanding of what is being said. Confidence is also displayed by using gestures

Doesn't matter the room its in, classroom, workplace, or your house. By repeating nonverbally what you’ve just said gives the listener confidence that you know what you're talking about.

 

#2 Posture

“Posture may be the least ambiguous type of nonverbal behaviour” as said in Looking Out Looking In, by Ronald Adler & Russell Proctor II.  Posture, while we are listening to whomever, shows the other person that we care and are interested in what is being said. For example, having a tense posture in front of your student in the classroom may indicate that you are emotionally invested elsewhere and not in the student. This posture may indicate anger or sadness to the student and would make them feel uncomfortable. Displaying a more relaxed posture will aid in developing a good, solid relationship with the student or friend. Having good posture while listening to the student shows them that you interested in them and their wellbeing.


#3 Haptics

Communicating through touch is very powerful.  A simple handshake, or a good old-fashioned hug with a friend that you haven’t seen in a while displays warmth and kindness. In the classroom setting when a student is struggling with his or her schoolwork, giving them a gentle clap (on the back) and say,  “You’ve got this! No need to worry… I’m here if you need me”.  A simple touch, in turn, can give him or her confidence about completing the work and can assure them that you are there for them…In life you need people in your corner; someone who has your back with whatever situation you find yourself in.


#4 Intimate & Personal distance

With a significant other,  intimate distance it is acceptable and comforting. Of course with friends, or co-workers there is a personal distance that plays a huge role in communicating. While communicating in a conversation, the distance that you show to the other person makes a difference in the way the individual interacts with you.  Being too close to someone while communicating can make them feel very uncomfortable. In a classroom setting keeping an acceptable personal distance (18 inches to 4 feet) from your student is imperative, making the student feel more comfortable with you as an educational assistant. Respecting this distance will build a stronger friendly relationship between the student and the EA, where both can communicate better. 

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