Eye contact is important from before the stone age in assessing the "other guy" as being an enemy, friend, or neutral. These days, eye contact is more of a reassurance to the other person that you are aware of him and are listening. Prolonged eye contact can be threatening, as many animals gaze hard into the other animal's eyes just before attacking.
The type of eye contact can indicate if the other person is lying, but not as you might think. If a man talks to you and stares steadily into your eyes, he is . . . . . . . probably lying. A truthful man will look away a bit, as if to think of his next comment.
Women follow a different, but equally important pattern.
proximity, eye contact, and touching.
proximity, eye contact, and touching.
Appropriate and effective use of eye contact helps the communicator seem credible, dynamic, believable, likable and persuasive. The use of eye contact in non-verbal communication has two goals: to communicate interest and intimacy or to express dominance, power and control.Rules to remember when using eye contact in non-verbal communication:1. Use eye contact to communicate interest and attention, but remember some individuals are comfortable with direct eye contact while others are not.2. Eye contact can be misunderstood, so be sensitve to the other individuals reactions to avoid miscommunication.3. Pay attention to any unspoken cultural rules for eye contact and adapt your behavior accordingly.
Nonverbal
A speaker makes eye contact with his or her audience.
eye contact and clarity of words
the most important feature in communication is the body especially eye contact and facial expressions
proximity, eye contact, and touching.
proximity, eye contact, and touching.
The growing cultural diversity in the United states makes criss-cultural communication important in which area?
· Advantage of Eys Contact Eye contact is very important in every type of communication and also very helpful in understanding between two people.
eye contact
eye contact
Eye contact and body language
Eye contact shows that you really are interested/care about the person, and if you're in health care of any kind (especially social) you want to be as friendly as possible
quite important, cause girls won't trust you if you avoid eye contact
could get uncomfortable for some individuals