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The Power Of Eye Contact

By: Wee Dilts Home | Reference-and-Education | Psychology
What is eye contact?

Several popular definitions are:

1.Eye contact is one of the most important nonverbal channels you have for communicating and connecting with
others.
2.Defined as a meeting of the eyes between two people expresses meaningful nonverbal communication.
3.Contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other or when two people or animals look into each
others eye at the same time.
4.It is the condition or action of looking another human or animal in the eye.

Linda Eve Diamond:

The cheapest, most effective way to connect with people is to look them in the eye.
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What is the power of eye contact?

Ralph Waldo Emerson:

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another living creature through eye contact. Maybe it should it be I contact?
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Eye contact shows personal involvement and creates intimate bonds. Mutual gazing narrows physical gaps. It
brings people closer.

The eyes play an indispensable role in effective communication and the building relationships.

The look of love; remember that look and the physical wham when wordlessly you knew you were attracted.

What can you say with the eyes?

Eye contact says to the other person:

I am interested in you
I respect you
I trust you

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You have my attention

I value you

Then there is the avoidance of eye contact like the elevator stare. Fear of making eye contact with strangers and
wild animals. Eye contact can be perceived as a challenge a precursor to aggression.

We probe each others eyes for mood signs like:

Trust can be developed almost immediately through eye contact.
Flirting a coy glance can be the beginning of all sorts of things
Bonding eye contact immediately brings two people closer
Feedback on how others are receiving you.
Winking says you and I know.

Our eyes are wonderful gifts. They help us express our feelings of:
Love
Acceptance
Hope
Warning
Fear
Anger
And much more, without a word.

Not maintaining eye contact in this country carries the connotation that the person is not trustworthy.

In other countries maintaining eye contact may be considered rude and disrespectful.

What does eye movement mean?

Eye contact gives you valuable clues as to what a person is thinking.

Kinesthetic people tend to look down
Visual people tend to look up
Auditory people tend to look sideways
People who look left to gather thoughts tend to be religious, artistic. They are most likely remembering.
People who look to the right tend to be scientific
People who look up and right may be constructing or making up an answer.

Eye contact can mean permission to speak or it can be a command; like when you say to someone look at me when
Im talking to you.
Were demanding their attention; also, that they join us at a deeper level.

People who are autistic or have social anxiety problems experience trouble maintaining eye contact as do liars.

When might you want to make eye contact?

When you want to say hello without a word.
To exchange a warm greeting
In the store to brighten someones day
At dinner
In an interview
At a party
Playing a team sport
When might you want to avoid eye contact?
Walking down a dark alley
Face to face with a bear or other predatory animal
While driving

Ralph Waldo Emerson:

On of the most wonderful things in nature is the glace of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of
identity.

You can learn to maintain good eye contact. Practice doing it.

Make eye contact and smile at a stranger, cant hurt.

Maintaining eye contact helps keep you focused on what the other person is saying; rather than thinking ahead to
what you want to say.

In Western culture a shifty eyed person is judged badly; they are suspicious, up to no good.

Mahatma Gandhi:
An eye for an eye and soon the whole world is blind.

SUMMARY

Benjamin Franklin:

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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.

In our society there is an increased need for interaction. Think of the joy you can spread by making eye contact
and a smiling at the checker in the store, the wait person, or a passer by on the street.

It sends positive vibes. It is a sign of a confident person

Build self confidence . . . Practice eye contact. It's Powerful

Copyright Wee Dilts 2009

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Wee Dilts is a teacher, counselor, a psychologist and a life long student and teacher of metaphysic. She has written
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