The importance of eye contact
“Some are blue and some are green. Some are brown and
others hazel. That’s right: the subject is eyes, but more importantly than the
color of someone’s eyes is what their eyes are saying. Not only do our see for
us, but they are also a mode of communication. A person can communicate with
their eyes and never say a word. Our eyes show emotion or interest and if
thought about too much, making eye contact can become awkward and
uncomfortable.” (Schulz, 2012)
It is common information that facial expressions play a huge part in
non-verbal communication, and the main part are the eyes, the eyelids, the eyebrows and the regions around the
eyes.
The eyes are commonly referred to has "the windows to the
soul"(Smallman, 2013), when talking to someone close to us there is a
possibility that that person may be able to tell what are your truly felling
about what your saying troughout your facial and body language, because as you
feel more comfortable in the presence of a person your eye contact abilities
may improve, but your tells are the same so if that person gets used to it they
will automatically tell. When talking to a stranger or someone not as
close to us, most of the people tend to avoid eye contact, because of
personality, nervous tension mostly. Sometimes that can give the speaker the
impression that you are not paying attention to their speech, or are just not
interested in the conversation’s subject.
The eyes are also an auxiliary for lies, even the best liars, if lying to someone
they care will probably say something totally different than what they eyes are
showing, to control them means a long hard work because most of the
people “can’t hide their lying eyes” (John E. Reid &
Associates, ).
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