What is body proximity?
Proximity is the distance between people during social situations and conversation.
What is your personal bubble?
The space around your body.
What is one form of nonverbal communication?
Facial expressions, body proximity, orientation, gestures.
Why does proximity matter?
Being too close to someone can make them uncomfortable.
Who would you share intimate space with?
Yourself and close/immediate family relationships (e.g., parents, spouse).
How do you measure your personal bubble?
1 foot or less around your body (about an arm distance).
When would you share social space (1-3 feet)?
During a conversation.
Who should stay in a public spatial distance (6 feet)?
Strangers, people in the community.
How does it feel if someone invades your space?
Uncomfortable, weird.
What does parallel look like?
Standing parallel means that you are facing each other directly. Your eyes, shoulders, hips, and toes are pointed toward the other person.
How can two people make room for a third person during a conversation?
All three people will stand at a 45-degree angle, so they are all evenly spaced in the triangle. Everyone’s toes should orient to the center of their triangle.
What does it mean if two people do not adjust their bodies and toes to welcome a third person to a conversation?
It might just mean that the other two people were having a private conversation and did not want to be interrupted at that time.
