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Chinese language is body-language –giving birth to words- (3)

By: Ulrich Sollmann
26-06-2012
Body language, nonverbal communication

Chinese language is body-language –giving birth to words-  (3)

While writing this I remember Lola and Volker. Lola is Chinese and Volker is German. Both work as documentary filmmakers, especially in intercultural contexts, just as in China or Germany.

We were talking about the Chinese language, about calligraphy and the way a Chinese will translate a German word or sentence into Chinese.

Volker said a simple sentence of three words. For a European it was very easy to translate this into a foreign language. Lola, after she had heard the sentence looked down on the table, was very concentrated and ………………………..

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Basic lesson in Chinese language (video)

By: Ulrich Sollmann
25-06-2012
Body language, nonverbal communication

Basic lesson in Chinese language (video)

this is a basic lesson in Chinese language as body-language: China Day Düsseldorf June 16 th 2012.

 

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Chinese language is body-language -writing graphics- (2)

By: Ulrich Sollmann
24-06-2012
Body language, intercultural

Meister, Lehrer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese language is body-language -writing graphics- (2)

Well, I want to add some comments on the issue which I started yesterday. To focus it: Chinese language is body language at least because of two aspects:

  • the pronunciation
  • the writing / painting the graphics and “letters”.

If you want to write/paint very properly, that means, if you want that the person who reads, what you painted, knows what you mean by this word or graphic, you also have to be very calm and centered in yourself. And being centered is a very important state of emotion, state of bodily presence. Connected with a sensible awareness of what is going in yourself, what becomes alive in yourself, what you want to express or communicate and what your interest is to write this graphic or another one. All is grounded in the necessity to be also aware of your counterpart, the person with whom you communicate.

It is not only just writing down some letters or graphics.

In some way it reminds me of the monks ………..

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Chinese language is body-language -pronunciation- (1)

By: Ulrich Sollmann
23-06-2012
Body language, nonverbal communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese language is body-language -pronunciation- (1)

At the China-Day in Duesseldorf one week ago  there was a performance by the head of Deutsche Sprachschule. This performance was interesting in so far as the Chinese teacher pointed out two difficulties when learning  the Chinese language:

  • the pronunciation and
  • and the Chinese writing, the Chinese graphic character.

While listening to her I was astonished about the direct connection between the spoken Chinese word / sentence and the  body expression. Both seem to belong to each other. Both are the two sides of the coin.

Chinese language is, to make it short, a body-language. That means, ……………………..

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Definition of gesture

By: Ulrich Sollmann
20-06-2012
Body language, nonverbal communication, science

Definition of gesture

gesture is a main topic of body language. it tells us stories about the person himeslf AND at the same time is the beginning of nonverbal communication. More about the definition of gesture…………..see the following definition via the link

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gesture

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The Power of Emotion

By: Ulrich Sollmann
17-06-2012
Body language, News, nonverbal communication, society

The Power of Emotion

there is an interesting talkshow today on tv. The issue “The power of emotions” is discussed from different points of view. My part is to illustrate the issue related to emotions in politics. The talkshow can be seen via th following link for about another week.

click on West ART talkshow

http://www.wdr.de/tv/westart/sonntag/sendungsbeitraege/2012/0617/uebersicht.jsp?sdatum=2012-6-17

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fotografic body-language

By: Ulrich Sollmann
16-06-2012
Body language, nonverbal communication

 

Fotografic body-language

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least in Germany body-language is a very popular issue. People often think that you can analyse someone very quickly in order to know what to do and how to behave. Or in order to be prepared about the others acting and behaving.

But there is a big misunderstanding about body-language and body-reading. Far too often body-language is regarded to be useful under the photographic perspective.

This means:

If you look at someone, see his actual gesture that this gesture always has the same meaning and when you can identify this gesture and the meaning that you know what it’s all about.

But this can be true but it has not have to be true. This photographic kind of body reading seems to be popular because it misleads to a, I will call it, instant body-reading.

Body-language has to be of course regarded, and I hope you will agree to this, under various perspectives. At least it is always as I told you about some weeks ago, expression of the other and my own impression as observer. And of course result of the specific culture.

http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/clinton-foto-ich-sehe-das-was-du-nicht-siehst/4147906.html

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It began like this…….

By: Ulrich Sollmann
29-04-2012
Body language

It began like this:

I had left home for a congress, for four days. My wife, my daughter and my son had said goodbye. We all were a little sad because of some troubles at home. After I had arrived at the place where the congress took place, I phoned my family. My two children hadn´t yet realized well enough that I would be away for four days. So my daughter asked me: how do you feel, Dad. Whereas my son asked me: where are you, Dad.

Both had asked for the same.

Both wanted to know how I felt.

But both did it in a different, and very personal way.

And it was good so.

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