Home > Communicating, Leadership, Performance Effectiveness, Selling > Is Using Body Language Redundant?

Is Using Body Language Redundant?

June 8th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

UN geoscheme subregions of Asia: Easte...
Image via Wikipedia

With communication in web mode much more, is body language changing or becoming less important?

Body language as we know it, forms the major part of all effective communication. A test is, we rarely close a significant deal or change something complex as a team without at least one or two face to face meetings.

In Asia, as with many other parts, where English is a second language, I find to listen by also watching body language  brings greater success. When I fail to do this or I’m ambiguous with mine, sadly I am misunderstood and fail miserably. I found this too with raising my kids.

With so  many of us are now working and influencing things remotely, the opportunity for real face time is less practical. I am interested in views and experiences of people who can still remain effective and what actually works for them now?

 

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • LinkedIn
  • StumbleUpon
Categories: Communicating, Leadership, Performance Effectiveness, Selling Tags:
  • http://www.bwyze.com Michael Jagdeo

    Hi Gord,

    Our organization sets up work at home models for service desks. We use a tool called, “Megameeting” that allows the Service Desk Manager/TL’s to see all of the Analysts via webcam all on one screen.

    The body language and facial expressions are all captured during the interactions.

    Michael Jagdeo

    • http://myshercon.com Gordon Wood

      Hi Michael,

      That looks like a great tool. I am interested in your experience and those of others on how you engage.

      Getting and sending messages that involves watching and reading reactions of others adjacent can be hard, when you don’t have direct eye contact on teleconferencing.

      I would also be interested in how you handle people in other companies and in distant regions such as in foreign countries etc. who are less familiar with you.

      Cheers Gordon

  • http://www.mikesmoneysite.com How to Make Thousands of Dollars Posting Links on Google

    Thanks for posting, I’ll definitely be subscribing to your blog.

  • http://mikesmoney.myftp.org I Make Thousands of Dollars a Month Posting Links on Google from Home

    Hey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this.

  • Bill Broes

    With exports markets shrinking and business turning to domestic markets in the face of recession, I wonder will remote management will cause a body language gap and issues when we return back to full global trading?

Array