What Are You Really Saying: Body Language

I am on vacation so we are re-running this awesome show with Cindy Dachuk. 

This week we will be discussing my favorite topic. Language! You have heard me say it before- from my experience, language is an integral part of your psychology.  I chose the word language instead of communication because language is a little more specific. When we look at our language we’re considering the words and tone, and nonverbal cues that we use to communicate with others. This conveys our beliefs, how we filter outside information, and what meaning we have assigned that information in our mind. Although Professor Mehrabian found that words account for only 7% of our communication, what he meant was 7% of external communication. Because the internal communication drives the other 93%.  It is the language and words we use with ourselves, in our thoughts and perceptions, that really shapes how present ourselves through our behavior.  This week we will examine the nonverbal cues that account for so much of our language.