1 . Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks _______ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more _______ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication takes up about 50% of what we really_______. And body language is particularly _______ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so _______ a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. _______, different societies treat the _______ between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having _______ contact even with friends, and certainly not with _______People from Latin American countries ________, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ________, it may look like a Latino is ________ a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving________ The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep ________ --- which the Latino will in return regard as ________

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people ________. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from ________ cultures, there's a strong possibility of________.But whatever the situation, the best ________ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be ________.