four main body-space zones and labeled them intimate, personal, social, and public. The public zone is the distance at which pastors, teachers, and lecturers most often stand in relation to their audience—about twelve feet or more between speaker and listener. The social zone is the distance we often stand apart from each other when talking in a small group. This zone is between four and twelve feet and is suitable for fairly impersonal exchanges, such as in meetings or interviews. The personal zone