Non-verbal communication

Body language plays a very important part in our daily life. By observing others people behavior we can simply find out their real attitude towards us. For example we can see when people lying because in fact, when somebody lies he seems to be nervous and has shaking hands and he avoids eye contact with person with whom he talks.

Sometimes body language can have a lot of significant consequences. We could see that in the debate between two candidates in the presidential election in 1960 – the first ever presidential debate between Kennedy and Nixon. Kennedy was well-prepared and he was looking very confident. We could see this in his gestures, because of the way that he operated with his hands. In addiction he was straightforward which only highlighted his self-esteem. We can also mention his general look, because knowing that it was presented in black and white television, he decided to wear a navy blue suit which caused that he stood out against the background of the scene. From the other side, we had Nixon who wasn’t as well prepared as Kennedy. He looked stressed, he was sweating and because of some leg injury he was limping. What’s more he wore a grey suit which caused that he was blending with the background. And seeing all of this elements, Nixon was doomed to failure, because the voters didn’t see in him a self-controlled and form future president. I think that it is the best example to underline the importance of body language.