You've probably heard that old saw about how only 14% of our communication is verbal. You don't have to think about that for very long to realise it makes a lot of sense - in evolutionary terms, our verbal language is very recent. We've still got the non-verbal language, even if we don't rely on it quite as exclusively. That doesn't mean it's not important - far from it. Indeed, since verbal language tends to push body language into the background, you could say it has a more subtle impact.
What's interesting too is what you say to yourself with your body. Listening to your body can help you discover a lot. For example, have you ever noticed how your posture shifts in parallel to how you relate to the people you're with? Changing what your body says can change how people experience you and who they think of you as. So body language can be very powerful. I'm looking forward to taking a good look at it in this week's workshop.
As you can no doubt tell from the confident, manly way I'm striking the computer's keys as I write this.
Mark Lister
Edinburgh Life Club
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