Non-verbal Communications

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In an effort to convey just how important avoidance of conflict and violence we teach awareness, an awareness similar but socially adjusted from the military, to that of military professionals with bearing and awareness. In our awareness of others, environment and situations we may have failed to recognize and study non-verbal communications. 

Non-verbal communications in that a larger portion of our communications involves body language or non-verbal signals that tell is more than mere words. If we are truly studying to have the type of awareness necessary to avoid dangerous personalities and environments and situations then our ability to observe and identify means more, i.e., our ability to observe, analyze and interpret the non-verbal signals coming into our sphere of influence becomes critical.

Like many strategies for violent conflicts, but different socially, if we don't have the full intel of possible harmful threats then we are unable to add length to our line, in short time for observation, orientation and decisions that allow us time to avoid and/or escape-n-evade. 

It is a natural thing this non-verbal communications because we humans do it every moment of every day but for this we need to have a higher awareness of those signals and what they tell us. It's a bit like the old "spidey-sense," that tingles triggering in most the thoughts of, "hmm, aw-well, it must be nothing" to "Hmmm, better pull up more data to find out why the old spidey-sense is tingling." 

You see, if you don't know something and you don't have some references to that something then when it tingles you will tend to ignore it while in reality if you do have references through training and practice along with a ton of experience interpreting what you feel and see, other than mere words which are still critical in the holistic interpretations, by making it a conscious effort you achieve an ability to act in avoidance and/or escape-n-evasion long before the chance of conflict and violence are triggered. 

Two references that will lead you toward a better conscious understanding and perception of non-verbal communications. It will wake up what you already know!

Navarro, Joe and Poynter, Sciarra. "Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People. Rodale Books. 2014.

Navarro, Joe and Poynter, Sciarra. "Louder Than Words: Take Your Career from Average to Exceptional with the Hidden Power of Nonverbal Intelligence." William Morrow Paperbacks. 1994. 

Avoidance - extension of observation and awareness to our aura of authority and confidence and prowess as well as the ability to read and interpret non-verbal/body language of others (before shit hits the fan).

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