Body Communication

Eyes 82% Ears 11% Other senses 7% Retention Verbal 10% Retention Verbal – Visual 51%

Albert H Mehrabian experimented in the late 60’s and early 70’s and came up with this calculation in terms of how important the non-verbal movements, signals and gestures are when it comes to the overall effectiveness of our communication in relaying our message to others.

Words account for only 7% Tone of voice accounts for 38% Body language accounts for 55%

(http://personalpowerinformation.blogspot.com/2008/08/body-language-facts-and-statistics.html)