How to Judge Non Verbal Cues

There are many non verbal cues to consider when judging how someone feels about you. Eye contact is one of the various ways to communicate without using words. If someone gives you little or no eye contact this could mean that they are not interested in word exchange. This also may mean that they have no intention on creating an acquaintance. Eye contact is important because this is a way of not only knowing if someone is interested, but also if they understand and follow the conversation and or message in which you are trying to convey. Body language is also a very important cue of non verbal communication. There are many different ways through body language to judge someone’s interest. For example, if you were to approach someone and throughout the entire conversation their arms are crossed, this is a giveaway that they were not pleased or concerned with the encounter. Body language is important because it is a very easy determination to how someone feels. The final non verbal cue to judging if someone like you is their voice inflection. If you speak to someone and they answer you with a strong and welcoming voice, it is evident that they are interested in continuing the conversation. Voice
Inflection is important because you can tell by the use of such things as sarcasm how someone feels and what they are saying without actually saying it.
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