A new student walks up to you slowly, smiles, and me where's the lab?" Do you think says, "Excuse They're they're desperate to find the lab? Think about It. smiling openly and approaching slowly with their head tilted. They are only trying to get to know you. which Body language is the quiet, secret language to is the most powerful language of all. According experts, our non-verbal language communicates 50% of what we really mean. The tone and about while words speed of our voice account for 38%, also themselves contribute only 7%, Non-verbal signals have five times the impact of verbal signals. Non-verbal communication is familiar to us from birth. A baby doesn't talk. but it smiles or cries to express itself Our bodies send out messages constantly, and we don't aways realise that we are communicating a lot more than we say. We understand what someone's gestures and body position indicate, and we send out our own messages, too but we rarely stop to think about how we do it. Rubbing our eyes, clearing our throat, tapping our toes, scratching our nose, opening our arms or keeping our legs crossed all send out strong messages itis important to be aware of our own body language as well as to understand what other people's body language means, so we can assess and react to them effectively. After all, actions speak louder than words.