Body language coveys approximately 55% of every conversations we have. It shows if we’re stressed, relaxed, in a great mood or down, if we’re confortable or not. Being able to control our own body language is a vital key to better communication between individuals.
Keep an Open Body Posture
Don’t cross your legs nor your arms. This means that you are not open to communication. This often mean that you disagree with what is being said. Look up to the sky, but not to high. Eye level should be good enough. When discussing with someone, face them, look them straight in the eye, but do not stare.
Your Facial Expression (Smile)
Would you rather approach someone with a smile or someone with a plain face? Someone who laugh or someone who doesn’t? Those small facial expression transmit a “vibe” which really attracts as it shows you are able to laugh at things, that you are in a fun mood, that you don’t take things too seriously.
Speed of Execution (Slow)
You should always try to move slowly, there’s no need to rush things. This will convey that you are confident and calm and that you can take the time to appreciate what you’re doing. Fast movements convey stress, nervousness, that there’s a deadline to be met.
You might never have noticed it but when you are in presence of someone who’s stressed, you’re most likely to catch his body language and to start mirroring it. Soon, you’ll feel stressed too for no reason. Always try to act disconnected from others. Don’t start acting differently because of someone else feelings.
If someone is angry at you, don’t fall for the being angry too. If you stay cool you’ll demonstrate way more power compared to this person. Being in control of our emotion is an important thing when in social situation as it shows that we’re able to connect/disconnect from the people we are with.
Always remember that your body language is the most important of your communication. Being able to master it is great as it will improve the impact you have on others. Words aren’t as much important as you think, it’s how they are conveyed that is important, so you should not care about whether or not what you say is good or not as much as how good is it being said.
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