Art Reading Body Language (Body Language)

This paper is excerpted from the book The Definitive Book of Body Language Barbara Pease and Allan works Pease . As its title suggests , the book is about body language , body language alias . We may often hear the term before, practice it unconsciously , but not many who seriously studied . In fact , if we want to learn and practice the things that were examined in it , body language can be very useful . Good for personal interest in socializing with other people , and in a business context .

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Who does not know Charlie Chaplin ? British actor in the golden era of the early 20th century silent film is famous for its ability to act that causes laughter . His appearance is iconic , with hat , walking stick and of course that is always remembered , a la Hitler mustache of his , making Charlie Chaplin film era symbol of its era . However , that not many people are aware , Charlie Chaplin was also a genius in terms of body language .

Imagine , your life as an actor in the silent film era , where the film was delivered to the audience without the help of voice / conversation . Only the moving picture , and even then the picture in black and white . Charlie Chaplin and should be very successful in his roles , because he understands the basic things that humans communicate not only via voice / spoken language , but rather more through non- verbal language , the language of the body.

For those of us who live in the present , which is used to watch silent films , silent films a la Charlie Chaplin look " weird " . Too many scenes slapstik possible . Similar rich Indonesian soap opera soap opera comedy that Animashaun . However , in the past , it slapstik approach like this is needed .

Charlie Chaplin uses almost all of the potential non - verbal language that can be explored for storytelling . Facial expressions , gestures , hand and foot position , body poses , to the costumes worn . So much for the success of actors who get knighted " Sir " , the name synonymous with the Charlie Chaplin silent film era .

Scientific Assessment Body Language

Charles Darwin

         Modern era scientists who first examines the body language is Charles Darwin in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals , published in 1872. In a book published 13 years after On The Origin of Species Darwin tried to trace the origin of human characteristics of the animal which is still available to him , such as pursed lips when concentrating , or the attraction of the muscles around the eyes when we are angry or when trying to remember something . However , this book is more widely read by academics because of its technical academic .

Albert Mehrabian , a pioneer in the study of body language erah 1950s found that the impact of a message delivered varies depending on its shape , which is 7 % verbal ( speech only ) and 38 % vocal ( including tone of voice, tone of voice , pronunciation depends on the structure of language modification and other sounds ) and 55 % non - verbal .

Anthropologist Ray Birdwhistell estimated that in general , people speak ( pronounce words and sentences ) as much as 10-11 minutes each day , where the average sentence takes 2.5 seconds to say. In contrast , estimates of human Birdwhistell generally able to make and recognize around 250,000 facial expressions . He also found that the verbal component ( oral ) in interpersonal communication contributes less than 35 % , while more than 65 % were non - verbal communication components .

Mind & Body Language Reveals Emotions

Body language is the expression of one's thoughts and emotions . Although he may not consciously say the mind or emotions , but we can be sure his body language showed it . For example , a person who does not like the other people who were with him probably will not verbally say dislike , but the position of the body , the direction of view , and facial expressions convey various physical signals such distaste . Consider the following picture , which was taken as the Democratic presidential candidate debate in the United States between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton .

Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton

  See how these two candidates do not see each other . Consider also the position of each body are inclined away from the direction of his interlocutor . Not to mention Hillary & Obama's facial expression that looks uncomfortable .

Or if the local version of Indonesian politics , see the coldness of the relationship between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former President Megawati Sukarnoputri has become common knowledge . It is hard to find these two figures met publicly and display the face comfortably . As seen in the image below .

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati

It appears how SBY , Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono panggila familiar , greeted Megawati , but is concerned it seems away. Who showed his displeasure to the president , who was a member of his cabinet , but finally beat him during the presidential election in the next period .

Another example of Indonesia's political leaders are very concerned about body language and is able to optimally mendayagunakannya Sukarno . The first Indonesian president always look confident and full of vigor . The level of confidence of President Sukarno and often beat his political opponents , both at national and international levels . Look at the picture below , when President Sukarno a visit to the land of Uncle Sam , and was greeted by the President of the United States , John F. Kennedy .

Soekarno & Kennedy

See how relaxed and confident Sukarno on the car side by side with JFK . The position of his right hand leaning on the car seat and seemed to embrace JFK slightly bent and leaning towards Soekarno . While Sukarno 's left hand appears to point to a direction with fingers outstretched as if tulunjuk was explaining something to his interlocutor who seem to listen . You could say , in this photo , if people do not know the context of seeing his show, can be presumed President Soekarno who was the host , instead of JFK .

Soekarno & Kennedy

Power relations between Indonesia and the United States in the future is indeed interesting to observe . The story of the visit of President Sukarno to the United States at the invitation of John F. Kennedy is the sequence of major events before, where American pilots , which is none other than CIA agent , Allen Lawrence Pope , captured after his plane was shot down by the military when peritiwa PRRI / Permesta . Since the " error " is fatal , the United States is the mastermind of the uprising trying to take care of Bung Karno , one of them by inviting him to the United States , to discuss the release of Allen Pope and demanded compensation Indonesia as a consequence . Hence , it is natural that the attitude of Bung Karno , who from the beginning were confident, become more expressive with her ​​even during JFK .

Other examples of body language that is both interesting and contrasting is the second President of Indonesia, Suharto . The general similing nan is famous for his calm and authoritative . In the New Order regime for 32 years , almost no one dared to show his desire refusal . See the following figure , when President Soeharto received a delegation of the Apollo astronauts in 1973.

Suharto & Astronauts

Consider how relaxed attitude of President Suharto , with both hands behind the body like a father who seriously regard his explanation . It appears also how the two delegations astronaut holding both hands in front of body with poses " ngapurancak " combination of local officials who were accompanying the king.

However , this position looks upside down and dramatically when in 1998, President Soeharto must sign a memorandum of understanding with the IMF rescue the Indonesian economy ( International Monetary Fund ) which represented its Managing Director , Michel Camdessus . Check out how the attitude and body language of both.

Suharto & Michel Camdessus

See how Michel Camdessus stood , folding the hands in front of his chest as he saw President Suharto, who was bent when signing documents . Note the look of the leader of the IMF and the shape of her lips slightly grinning . We could feel that it was Indonesia , which is represented by the figure of President Suharto , " surrender " to the IMF , Michel Camdessus represented