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Body language makes up 93% of communicative language. Body language is a communicative term used to define how people express themselves without verbal communication. Body language can include eye movement, posture, hand gestures, the way one walks, holds their head, and even how one enters a room. Most people send communicative signals without even being aware that they have done so. Learning how to read body language is as easily important as listening to what one has to say verbally.

Individuals express anger, shyness, happiness, and a vast array of emotions with the body. A lot can be read in a persons face by looking at their eyes or their mouth. There are 50 different types of smiles, and over 80 facials muscles involved in smiling. Pursed lips often express anger, pouted lips indicate a kiss, and facial movements in a downward smile or a frown indicate unhappiness. When a person is genuinely smiling it shows in their smile, and in their eyes. The eyes, often called the windows to the soul, show depths of emotion ranging from sadness, eagerness, and happiness. Shifty eyes are untrustworthy, attentive and focused eye movement shows concern, staring and gazing causes feelings of intensity and pressure.

When one enters a room with confidence he or she will enter with their head up, and shoulders back. However the person with little confidence will enter the room with their shoulders down, back, and posture slight slumped. The person is often unsure of him or herself and it shows in their body posture.

Body language plays an important role in large group where many individuals are talking and expressing themselves and hand gestures often come into play to make points and express point of views. Non-threatening body language is important in romantic situations as well. When two people are romantically involved their bodies will read one another, moving closer together, slowly taking one another's hand, nuzzling, and the first kiss. This often happens with a euphoric sense feeling and the individuals although aware of their bodies allow their bodies to take over and be swept into the moment.

Non-threatening body language expresses our immediate emotions: boredom, love, happiness, sadness, nervousness, and a continuous array of emotions. Learning how to read non-threatening body language is often where individuals fail. It is a language we all participate in, but not always a language we all take the time to learn to read, although we should since 93% of communicative language is made up of body gestures.

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