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Eyes's language #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 13:23 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,
Mba :wink:
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Eyes's language #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 14:19 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 #3 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 14:28 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. :lol:

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 #4 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 14:52 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 #5 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 19:16 pm   Eyes's language
 

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

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Eyes's language #6 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 20:55 pm   Eyes's language
 

What about 'making eyes at'...? :)

There is an old Russian comedy in which a yound lady is seriously taught how to do it 'right'. In XIX century. :)
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Eyes's language #7 (permalink) Sun Nov 19, 2006 23:51 pm   Eyes's language
 

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

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


'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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