Our voice is just one way that we communicate with those around us. Our facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, and body language also have a profound effect on how we interact with others and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo researchers have received nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how nonverbal gestures shape or constrain problem solving in ...

Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates. A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of ...

While nonverbal communication isn’t magic, it can seem like magic to the untrained eye and ear. It’s a sophisticated language and must be understood to accurately assess the full meaning of what ...

Next time you are having a conversation with someone, notice how much of the content is communicated without words. Let’s say your boss calls you to her office, hands you your evaluation report, and ...

Nonverbal communication can be more powerful, even more influential, than what we say with words. It can have a tremendous impact on our success in our personal and professional lives. Experts in ...

The strongest person in a room is the one who can read others' body language. As office managers, we deal with people daily. We generally know the temperature of the office we manage at any given ...

People are often advised to don a “poker face” when entering a court of law. The thinking is that suppressing overt reactions is a way of showing one’s objectivity. However, most people aren’t able to ...

If there were ever numbers associated with body language and nonverbal communication, they would be 55, 38, and 7. People often refer to these numbers as the standard for understanding nonverbal ...