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Body Language Training for Better Communication

Anyone interested may attend.

24 hours

IZU Halkalı Campus

The aim of the training is to enable participants to make effective use of body language, a vital element of communication.
Body language is non-verbal communication. Our body language completes who we are. When people cannot speak, that is, when words fall short, their body language completes their feelings and thoughts. Words that go unspoken emerge through body movements. When people cannot speak, they express their feelings and thoughts through body language.
Communication never stops. Communication never comes to a halt. Even when we fall silent, our body language keeps speaking.

  • Regional and Cultural Factors
  • Violation of Personal Space
  • Dominance of Space and Territorial Gestures
  • The Position and Movements of the Head
  • Types of Posture
  • How Subconscious Emotions Are Reflected in Hand Movements
  • How Our Emotions Are Reflected in the Fingers
  • Gaze
  • The Body Movements of Someone Who Wants to End a Conversation
  • The Angles People Form When Speaking
  • Handshake Types and Etiquette
  • Barriers in Communication (Closed Postures Formed with the Hands, Arms and Legs)
  • Concealed Closed Postures
  • The Desk / Lectern Barrier
  • Broadening the Field of View
  • How Our Subconscious Is Reflected in Our Behavior When Listening with Interest
  • 17. How the Subconscious Is Reflected in Movements in Negative Situations
  • Seating Arrangements at the Table and Placement of Chairs
  • Status Enhancers and the Layout of Your Office
  • Status (Authority) Gestures
  • Mirroring and Matching Behavior
  • Gestures That Reassure, Build Trust and Buy Time
    23. Behaviors Indicating Lying and Concealing the Truth
    24. Colors

An assessment (diagnostic) exam is held at the end of the course.

Participants who successfully complete the program are entitled to receive a certificate of attendance approved by the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Continuing Education Center.

An 80% attendance requirement must be met during the training.

  • Photocopy of national ID card (front side)
  • Discounts are available, subject to quota, for IZU staff, alumni and students.
  • Should the competent government authorities declare curfews or similar measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the announced programme schedules may be subject to change.
  • IZUSEM reserves the right to make any changes it deems necessary during the announcement and implementation stages of its programmes.
  • As the quota for the programme in question is limited, no refund will be made to participants who have been granted final registration by IZUSEM and have paid the programme fee, regardless of whether they attend the programme, except for those who submit a written application to IZUSEM stating that they will be unable to attend at least 2 weeks before the programme's start date.
  • Weekday and weekend training groups will be determined according to the number of participants during the final registration period.