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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 14:23 pm  Eyes's language
 

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Human communication is comprised of two parts: verbal (the words we speak) and non-verbal (the body language, the gestures, the facial expressions we use). It is known that as much as 95% of what we communicate is non-verbal.

One of the most important, simple, and often taken for granted tools in non-verbal communication is the eyes.

I guess the confident posture, stylish clothes... everything it's create from you confident person.

I Watching this time and time again from through my work and I wondered if I was doing that.. (wrong or right) when I use my eyes in any talk with my clients?

sometime I ask myself:

Could it be that simple? Could eye contact be so important?
and I found, a man or woman who is confident and comfortable enough with himself to use strong eye contact!
and The eyes tell an important story about someone, and a man or woman who isn't afraid to tell that story !

do you think eyes's language is better than talk some time
share with me in your mind

regards,
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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 15:19 pm  Eyes's language
 


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Hi Dark

Interesting topic!

I think it also (in addition to personality you mentioned) depends on the culture you were brought up in.

For example, in my culture eye-contact is necessary, and a person who 'hides' his/her eyes is very likely considered as 'insincere'.

In contrast, I know an Asian girl who suffered a lot (at least for the first two years of her living in Europe!).
To her, the European-style eye contact was a kind of a visual terror, violating her private bounds – just because it is against her culture. She just couldn’t stand the direct look at her eyes!
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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 15:28 pm  Eyes's language
 

Hi Mba
Tamara has a good point. Sometimes eyes are quite enough to express approval, disapproval, and in most cases are more expressive than words. Laughing

P.S. One of my best friends can't stand looking directly at somebody's eyes. I think it's a matter of habit or simply a complex. Wink
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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 15:52 pm  Eyes's language
 

Generally speaking, I'd say that in many (most?) cases people don't look exactly and directly at eyes, but rather in some point 'in between'...
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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 20:16 pm  Eyes's language
 

...as if to say, "You have a very attractive eyebrow border!"

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Eyes's language Fri Nov 17, 2006 21:55 pm  Eyes's language
 

What about 'making eyes at'...? Smile

There is an old Russian comedy in which a yound lady is seriously taught how to do it 'right'. In XIX century. Smile
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Eyes's language Mon Nov 20, 2006 0:51 am  Eyes's language
 

Tamara wrote:
What about 'making eyes at'...? Smile

There is an old Russian comedy in which a yound lady is seriously taught how to do it 'right'. In XIX century. Smile

'Making eyes at someone' and 'giving someone the glad eye' are good, though old-fashioned, expressions. We can also ogle someone, leer at someone (I don't like this one!), give someone a flirtatious look, goggle/gape/eye/eye up/eyeball someone, not take your eyes off someone, undress someone with your eyes, feast your eyes on someone, give the eye/give the once over, cast sheep's eyes upon, drool over someone.

Another expression I like is 'their eyes met' -- isn't it awfully romantic (especially if you add 'and locked together')?
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