Sunday, December 26, 2010

Audience Nonverbal Cues: What Do They Mean?

If you have ever presented to an audience, you know that the audience also communicates with you via nonverbal gestures.  Over the next few weeks, I will highlight some of the most widely recognizable gestures and their meanings.  Here are the first four.
  1. Leaning forward towards the speaker:  The listener is interested in what is being shared.
  2. Shrugging shoulders:  The listener has no opinion of what is being said.  They are indifferent.
  3. Gritting teeth:  The listener is angry.
  4. Wrinkled or furrowed brow:  The listener is contemplating or puzzled by what the speaker has said.
What other nonverbal cues have you observed as a speaker or presenter?

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