There are many ways ###### send someone a message. ###### language is how people ###### without using words. For ######, we make expressions with ###### faces, or gestures with ###### hands. More than half ###### what we communicate to ###### is through body language ######.

Sometimes people use body ###### while they are talking. ###### body language is often "######" in silence. An example ###### this is when people ###### their shoulders to mean "###### don't know."

People trust ###### language more than words. ###### we might speak words, ###### our body language is ###### something different.]]>
Each person's body ###### is different. People form ###### own body language over ###### years. It can be ###### for people to change ###### body language on purpose.

Different Types Of Body Language

###### make many expressions with ###### faces. For example, a ###### can mean many things ###### saying a word.

Expressions ###### help people make their ######. Sometimes, expressions can even ###### what is being said.]]>
Gestures ###### the way people stand ###### other ways to communicate ###### words. Some very common ###### are waving goodbye, or ###### the thumbs-up sign. Standing ###### your arms crossed can ###### that you are mad.

What Messages Are Communicated Through Body Language?

###### body language often shows ###### true feelings. There is ###### usually a connection between ###### we feel and how ###### act. For example, hearing ###### sudden noise can make ###### jump in surprise.]]>
###### body language can say ###### things about who we ######, what we are thinking ###### how we feel. Confident ###### often stand up straight ###### shake hands firmly. This ###### is shown more through ###### language than when someone ###### speaking.

Ways To Use Body Language Effectively

What messages are you sending with your own body language?

When you stand, what do you do with your hands? Are they in your pockets, at your sides, or perhaps clasped behind your back? Do you look people in the eyes or avoid their gaze?

Try to notice ###### own body language. This ###### help you to decide ###### new body habits you ###### to learn. Or, it ###### help you to decide ###### ones you do not ######.

The Relationship Between Body Language And Emotion

Think of the body ###### of a football player ###### has just scored a ###### or a runner who ###### first across the finish ######. They usually raise their ###### high over their heads.]]>
###### can do this, too. ###### next time you are ###### to do something important, ###### with your arms raised ###### head held high. Do ###### for two minutes and ###### might help give you ###### of success. Your body ###### can make you feel ###### confident.

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