Posted by gardenergirl on January 25, 2005, at 22:54:57
In reply to Re: model good eye contact » gardenergirl, posted by bimini on January 25, 2005, at 9:06:47
> > "model good eye contact", but when I am the client, I am sure that I do not.
> > gg
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> When you talk to someone, eye contact is needed to assess response. When talked to, eye contact may be avoided. This maybe an attempt to not exhibit anything.Interesting...actually my supervisor was saying I model good eye contact as a listener as well as a speaker. I tend to have better eye contact when listening. Although I am convinced this is because I must rely in part on lip reading. I'm certain that when I take off my glasses I can't hear as well! :o
I have wondered what I do myself, my family, my friends. Do we look into their eyes or away and when and why? Do I hold eye contact when I just babble and don't need to decode the response, is this mechanic and changes depending on how much input one wants or how much nonverbal information one wants to give?
Interesting ideas here. I should try to pay attention to when my gaze shifts to see what is going on in the dialog.
gg
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