ELEV-CP 002: Body Language Basics

ELEV-CP 002: Body Language Basics

Course Number: ELEV-CP 002

Duration: One day

Course Description:

Body Language Basics introduces learners to the powerful role nonverbal communication plays in everyday interactions. Learners will explore how body language influences understanding, trust, and credibility in both professional and personal settings. By learning to recognize gestures, posture, facial expressions, and movement, learners will gain insight into what others may be communicating without words and how their own body language is perceived. This course helps learners adjust and improve their nonverbal communication to strengthen overall effectiveness.

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Define body language
• Understand the benefits and purpose of interpreting body language
• Interpret basic body language movements
• Recognize common mistakes when interpreting body language
• Understand personal body language and what it communicates
• Practice and improve body language skills

Course Modules:

Module One: Communicating with Body Language

• Learning a new language
• The power of body language
• More than words
• Actions speak louder than words

Module Two: Reading Body Language

• Head position
• Translating gestures into words
• Open versus closed body language
• The eyes have it

Module Three: Body Language Mistakes

• Poor posture
• Invading personal space
• Quick movements
• Fidgeting

Module Four: Gender Differences

• Facial expressions
• Personal distances
• Female body language
• Male body language

Module Five: Nonverbal Communication

• Common gestures
• The signals you send to others
• It is not what you say, it is how you say it
• What your posture says

Module Six: Facial Expressions

• Linked with emotion
• Micro-expressions
• Facial Action Coding System (FACS)
• Universal facial expressions

Module Seven: Body Language in Business

• Communicate with power
• Cultural differences
• Building trust
• Mirroring

Module Eight: Lying and Body Language

• Watch their hands
• Forced smiles
• Eye contact
• Changes in posture

Module Nine: Improve Your Body Language

• Be aware of your movements
• The power of confidence
• Position and posture
• Practice in a mirror

Module Ten: Matching Your Words to Your Movement

• Involuntary movements
• Say what you mean
• Always be consistent
• Actions will trump words

Build stronger communication skills and confidence with Body Language Basics by learning to read others accurately and align your nonverbal signals with your message. Join now to sharpen your awareness, strengthen trust, and communicate with greater impact in every interaction.