Proxemics & Body Language

1. Proxemics & Body Language

2. Coming Up! • Intro to Proxemics • Intro to Body Language • Edward T. Hall & Proxemics • Amy Cuddy & Body Language • Idea Creation

3. Intro to Proxemics • The study of cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial differences. (Farlex Dictionary) • Proxemics in Different Species - Humans - Animals • Personal Space • Territory

4. Not So Different • HeiniHediger (Zoologist) • Flight Distance (Escape Distance) • Critical Distance (Attack Boundary) • Personal Distance (Non-contact) • Social Distance (Communication)

5. Personal Space

6. Personal Space cont. • Intimate distance for embracing, touching or whispering - Close phase – less than 6 inches - Far phase – 6 to 18 inches • Personal distance for interactions among good friends or family members - Close phase – 1.5 to 2.5 feet - Far phase – 2.5 to 4 feet

7. Personal Space cont. • Social distance for interactions among acquaintances - Close phase – 4 to 7 feet - Far phase – 7 to 12 feet • Public distance used for public speaking - Close phase – 12 to 25 feet - Far phase – 25 feet or more.

8. Territory • Public territory: a place where one may freely enter. • Interactional territory: a place where people congregate informally • Home territory: a place where people continuously have control over their individual territory • Body territory: the space immediately surrounding us

9. Intro to Body Language • Subcategory of nonverbal communications • Body posture • Gestures • Facial expressions • Eye movements

11. ET HALL (1914-2009)  

12. The Hidden Dimension (1966) • Intimate space   • Social and consultative spaces   • Public spaces  

13. Cultural Aspects • High Context Culture: symbolic. (physical view; a wink, a greeting)   - e.g.: African, Arab, Latin American, French, etc. • Low Context Culture: precise communication (depending on the social position)   - e.g.: United States, English, German, Irish, Australian, Japan, etc.

15. Today’s Society

16. European Vs. Mexican • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhIzGrIqAk0

17. Body Language & Amy Cuddy

18. Non-Verbals • The use of emoticons • Ex. Negotiation, good/bad (if used well you can get a better outcome on the deal. If used poorly, it could work against you.

19. Why are non-verbals important? • 1.How we judge others • 2.How they judge us • 3.What the out comes are • Most importantly, we influence our own non-verbals. • Ex: The way you sit can help people determine if you’re a high or lower power person.

20. High and Low Power • High power (Alpha): Expand, stretch, take up space and opening up. • Ex: Everyone expands to show off power. What’s the first thing they taught you to do when you get face to face with a bear? • Low power: Close-up, wrap up, make yourself small. • Ex: Every poster that displays depression shows a kid in a corner, isolated and all cuddled up.

21. High and Low Power cont. • High and low power people compliment themselves. One person could be low power with someone and then switch to high power with someone else. Ceo » Manager » Seller • Men use more powerful poses than women

22. “Fake it till you make it” • “Our non-verbals govern how others think and feel about us. But most importantly, they can have an impact on how you think and feel about yourself.” • It’s been proven that our mind can change our bodies! • Powerful mental: assertive,confident,optimistic,thinkabstractly,take risks. • Powerful physical: testosterone (dominant hormone), very little Cortisol (stress hormone) • Ex: If someone needs to take the place of the alpha’s, in as little as 4 days, there testosterone has increased and there cortisol has decreased significantly. *the body can change the mind.

23. Advanced Body-language (Bill Achenson) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZLuREeu5E

24. Dating Tech • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcovKsjvVgM

25. Idea Creation • Our idea creation is a video that explains our project with the help of a real life example. The analysis will be told as the video goes on. We wanted to show how people become annoyed or afraid when their personal space is invaded.

26. Thanksfor coming!