You can use your facial expression to express emotion, it may be anger or happiness. In the work place it is important to keep your cool and if you are not impressed with one of your colleagues it is more professional to keep your facial expressions to a minimum. For example pulling a funny face behind your boss’s back would not be very professional and could lead to you being disciplined.

A study found that 93% of communication is effective only if you pick up on nonverbal cues. If you are great at reading non verbal cues then you will be able to read people like an open book!

There are two methods of non verbal communications when playing poker, the first is a ‘gesture’ which is intentional and reinforces communication. The second type of non verbal communication is a ‘tell’ this is unintentional and reveals emotions that a good poker player would prefer to hide from his fellow poker players. I am not a big fan of poker because I am not entirely sure of the rules but I am going to learn them and use my non verbal communication skills to get inside information about the poker players I am competing against. And then BEAT them!

Learning how to understand baby sign language allows parents or carers to immediately understand what your baby is trying to tell you – making life much easier and hassle free for you!

I have read up on this and when you meet a gurgle or coo with a response, my nephew gets excited and he continues to babble back and forth with me as he realises that he is communicating with me. I believe baby babble is a great way to ensure your baby’s development and progression into childhood.

Paralanguage is a form of non verbal communication – it is the way you say the content of your message. Research indicates that the tone, pitch and quality of voice can change the actual meaning of what you are saying.

For example, if you are waiting for a friend and they are taking a long time to get ready, you may said – “That’s alright – just take your time” if you said this in a sarcastic tone of voice – your friend would realise you didn’t want them to take their time – in fact the opposite is true!

The main point is, your voice – the speed and tone at which you speak is important. When you communicate you should be aware of the affects of tone, pitch, and quality of your voice on the interpretation of your message by your friends / colleagues.

People communicate information in lots of different ways – if you have children you can easily see when they are telling you a story which may not be the full / whole / true story of events.

The usual indicators that show that a person is not telling the whole truth or when they feel uncomfortable – is when the start to fidget as they are talking to you, they will made lots of over the top hand gestures,  and they will touch their face more often as a sign of hiding something.

Obviously, these are basic non verbal signs that professions like the police force look for – but they also have more sophisticated means to find out if people are not telling the truth – ie Lie detectors!!

If you stare directly at you client this usually conveys a message of candour and openness and should help you create a relationship based on trust with your client. Do not glance down when you are carrying out your presentation – this is usually associated with modesty, however your client may see this as you being uncertain of yourself or of your product so they would be less likely to do business with you.

One final tip – do NOT roll your eyes upwards as this is seen as a sign of fatigue – your client will think you are bored and you will not get the best outcome for your meeting.

Another example is when you are angry and being aggressive – you often find people invade your personal space as a sign of dominance.  The amount of physical space you need often differs depending on the culture, the situation, and the closeness of the relationship.