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From India
From India
It may be a gesture ment to be funny/ Is he quite older? if so he is trying to make you feel likea kid/ not much interested in your talks kane
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
There could be a couple of reasons for covering one's face:
1. I'm so bored and tired, I can hardly hold my head up.
2. I'm feeling faintly superior and quite possibly judging you while I'm at it. (There's no way we'd sit like that in front of a boss or someone we respected.)
3. It can also indicate frustration on the part of the person with a situation or conversation.
Francois.
From United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
1. I'm so bored and tired, I can hardly hold my head up.
2. I'm feeling faintly superior and quite possibly judging you while I'm at it. (There's no way we'd sit like that in front of a boss or someone we respected.)
3. It can also indicate frustration on the part of the person with a situation or conversation.
Francois.
From United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Dear Ash,
Oh, I am delighted by the discussion and felt more enlightened by different interpretations!
Indeed, in understanding non-verbals (understanding what is not spoken), there is every possibility that even the best may go wrong! Most of us are good at making "evaluations" and jump to conclusions, which may be totally wrong!
The "description" of body posture is rightly seen, but the interpretations are 'evaluated' based on each individual's perceptions and their attitudes!
The acceptable fact is that just reading body language is not enough for understanding human behavior! It is one among the many techniques that would support our approach to fellow beings!
After all, human resources are a combination of several resources like traits, values, interests, cognition, situation, imagination, experience, and so on, and all these will decide what a human being is or can be.
(Even the color of the cat and its efficacy in catching the mice varies because of essential differences in the resources that make the human being!)
Honestly, this discussion will make anyone cautious while using 'body language' as a measure of understanding a human being!
Thank you.
Prof. Major Radhakrishna M
Manipal, Udupi
Karnataka
From India, Bangalore
Oh, I am delighted by the discussion and felt more enlightened by different interpretations!
Indeed, in understanding non-verbals (understanding what is not spoken), there is every possibility that even the best may go wrong! Most of us are good at making "evaluations" and jump to conclusions, which may be totally wrong!
The "description" of body posture is rightly seen, but the interpretations are 'evaluated' based on each individual's perceptions and their attitudes!
The acceptable fact is that just reading body language is not enough for understanding human behavior! It is one among the many techniques that would support our approach to fellow beings!
After all, human resources are a combination of several resources like traits, values, interests, cognition, situation, imagination, experience, and so on, and all these will decide what a human being is or can be.
(Even the color of the cat and its efficacy in catching the mice varies because of essential differences in the resources that make the human being!)
Honestly, this discussion will make anyone cautious while using 'body language' as a measure of understanding a human being!
Thank you.
Prof. Major Radhakrishna M
Manipal, Udupi
Karnataka
From India, Bangalore
Dear Asha,
Why are you concentrating on his body language? Of course, it may irritate you, but that is his nature of talking. Maybe sometimes people feel comfort when they avoid talking by avoiding eye contact. This can happen because they have less self-confidence, or at the moment, they tend to think of new ideas. In this case, direct eye contact from others may distract their thoughts. Alternatively, he might have practiced talking to people in this way since his earliest stages.
Anyway, don't focus on his body language or gestures. Instead, concentrate on his speech content and your part in the conversation. This way, this embarrassing moment will be forgotten by you.
Regards,
Nelson
Chennai
From India, Bangalore
Why are you concentrating on his body language? Of course, it may irritate you, but that is his nature of talking. Maybe sometimes people feel comfort when they avoid talking by avoiding eye contact. This can happen because they have less self-confidence, or at the moment, they tend to think of new ideas. In this case, direct eye contact from others may distract their thoughts. Alternatively, he might have practiced talking to people in this way since his earliest stages.
Anyway, don't focus on his body language or gestures. Instead, concentrate on his speech content and your part in the conversation. This way, this embarrassing moment will be forgotten by you.
Regards,
Nelson
Chennai
From India, Bangalore
I agree with what Dinesh has said; you should focus on the importance of the purpose and give your best to get the valuable results. Otherwise, it just counts as one of your experiences!
All the Best,
Swati Gupta
HR Executive
From India, Lucknow
All the Best,
Swati Gupta
HR Executive
From India, Lucknow
dear asha..
since fr a long time i had an interest in body language as a topic.. but over a time i observed that most of the BL concepts were based on western culture.. those by Indian authors are merely copy cats..!!
now by goin thru the signs u r getting.. in corporate world… whenever a person is not able to visualize or else when he/she is not certain abt the end result of his decision will do somthing like that (hide his face and talk) or else will raise his/her voice to a higher tone..!! also try to notice any fumble or any uncertainty in his words ..!!
lastly the best solution wud be to hav a informal talk over coffee or breaks where in u try to take feed back over the quality of ur contribution in the discussions.. as such u wanna make him ur mentor fr ur self improvement.. this wil break the ice and will gv u the exact feed back u r looking fr..!!
From India, Nagpur
since fr a long time i had an interest in body language as a topic.. but over a time i observed that most of the BL concepts were based on western culture.. those by Indian authors are merely copy cats..!!
now by goin thru the signs u r getting.. in corporate world… whenever a person is not able to visualize or else when he/she is not certain abt the end result of his decision will do somthing like that (hide his face and talk) or else will raise his/her voice to a higher tone..!! also try to notice any fumble or any uncertainty in his words ..!!
lastly the best solution wud be to hav a informal talk over coffee or breaks where in u try to take feed back over the quality of ur contribution in the discussions.. as such u wanna make him ur mentor fr ur self improvement.. this wil break the ice and will gv u the exact feed back u r looking fr..!!
From India, Nagpur
Dear Members,
Thank you all for sharing your views. Your input has been truly helpful to me. It is true that different perceptions and views, as well as gestures, may not convey everything. Personally, I tend to rely heavily on emotional gestures, actions, and body language when engaging in conversations on any topic. I am someone who acts based on the emotional reactions of others. This approach has its advantages and disadvantages. However, I always prefer to seek clarification on any questions that trouble me. Thanks to what Som mentioned, I was able to understand the meaning behind the gesture.
As I mentioned before, Som often comes up with quirky ideas and laughs at them himself. Sometimes he laughs even louder when I express my thoughts passionately. Essentially, we are a team working together to solve workplace issues, with the core solution being to handle situations creatively. Therefore, when a particular gesture caught my attention, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Now, I am grateful for the insight (Thanks Som!).
Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
From India, Madras
Thank you all for sharing your views. Your input has been truly helpful to me. It is true that different perceptions and views, as well as gestures, may not convey everything. Personally, I tend to rely heavily on emotional gestures, actions, and body language when engaging in conversations on any topic. I am someone who acts based on the emotional reactions of others. This approach has its advantages and disadvantages. However, I always prefer to seek clarification on any questions that trouble me. Thanks to what Som mentioned, I was able to understand the meaning behind the gesture.
As I mentioned before, Som often comes up with quirky ideas and laughs at them himself. Sometimes he laughs even louder when I express my thoughts passionately. Essentially, we are a team working together to solve workplace issues, with the core solution being to handle situations creatively. Therefore, when a particular gesture caught my attention, I couldn't stop thinking about it. Now, I am grateful for the insight (Thanks Som!).
Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification.
Best regards,
[Your Name]
From India, Madras
Dear Ash Matthew,
I am quite surprised at the questions you have asked because I have observed that you have always sent across the best suggestions for various questions on the HR site. These suggestions have been very practical and professional, but it also makes me understand that surely you can also have some doubts. Well, what I feel is that body language does sometimes relate to what actually goes on in the mind of a person. So, sometimes it is the outcome of these gestures that people behave. Not necessarily everyone; it might vary from person to person. What I suggest is to probably just ignore it for a while and see if not, you can definitely discuss with the person. These are my views; that is what I think.
V.R. MANUEL
Uflex Ltd
From India, Delhi
I am quite surprised at the questions you have asked because I have observed that you have always sent across the best suggestions for various questions on the HR site. These suggestions have been very practical and professional, but it also makes me understand that surely you can also have some doubts. Well, what I feel is that body language does sometimes relate to what actually goes on in the mind of a person. So, sometimes it is the outcome of these gestures that people behave. Not necessarily everyone; it might vary from person to person. What I suggest is to probably just ignore it for a while and see if not, you can definitely discuss with the person. These are my views; that is what I think.
V.R. MANUEL
Uflex Ltd
From India, Delhi
Hi dear Ash,
Can you please provide me with the following details to better interpret the body language:
i) Your age and the age of the client.
ii) How creative the other person is in their ideas.
iii) How mischievous their behavior is.
iv) How open is your discussion - Is it a typical boardroom type or a friendly college student type?
v) The marital status of both you and your client or candidates involved in a group discussion for a job appointment.
By furnishing these details, we can interpret the body language more accurately.
Regards,
Premson
From India, Mangaluru
Can you please provide me with the following details to better interpret the body language:
i) Your age and the age of the client.
ii) How creative the other person is in their ideas.
iii) How mischievous their behavior is.
iv) How open is your discussion - Is it a typical boardroom type or a friendly college student type?
v) The marital status of both you and your client or candidates involved in a group discussion for a job appointment.
By furnishing these details, we can interpret the body language more accurately.
Regards,
Premson
From India, Mangaluru
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