As anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of a fellow driver’s display of the middle finger knows, nonverbal communication is sometimes quite obvious and conscious. Scientists attach great importance to the human capacity for spoken language. But we also have a parallel track of nonverbal communication, which may reveal more than our carefully chosen words, and sometimes be at odds with them.

Here are a few tips to improve body language

1. Smile 🙂

2. Keep an Open space before your upper torso. e.g. don’t fold your arms, hug your bag, or put things on your lap.

3. Have eye contact. Important to establish connection.

4. Be comfortable in your space. Don’t fidget, don’t squirm, or don’t lose yourself in your body.

5. Minimize movement that distracts. Don’t finger drum, nail bite, skin peel or scab pick.

6. Slow down your pace. Move slowly if you have to adjust your position.

7. Be inclusive in your actions. e.g. reduce the physical distance between you and the other person, smile, maintain eye contact, and make occasional gestures towards the other person.

8. Be open with your emotions. If you are sad, happy, or surprised, show that n your face.

So which body language tip do you think is important?

17 responses to “Powerful Body Language Tips”

  1. These only work and apply if your neurotypical. If your not then it’s not natural and in fact can be quite painful. So while there traditional, we are involving to become more inclusive.

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    1. Hmmm that’s a nice perspective. Thank you for sharing. It’s an individual perspective from where I see it. In certain setting like professional and while negotiating, these tips can come handy.

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  2. Working on all of these points. My goal this year is to build a better me.💓

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    1. Self growth is the best investment of time and energy. I am glad you have taken that step. Thank you again for stopping by.

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  3. It’s so interesting how every person and culture is different. In Tanzania, people didn’t make eye contact. It was thought to be “rude” and aggressive. Our guide told us that she had to learn it in school for her job with tourists.

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    1. Wow..the diversity in this world is beautiful. In India also, we do not look elders in the eye while talking to them. Thank you for sharing your story.

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      1. Very cool. I did not know that. I shall keep my eyes down when I speak to any elders here 🙂

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  4. All of these tips are important. I’ve always struggled with eye contact and fidgeting, but these things have improved with age.

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    1. Yes, body language indeed improves with age and experience. Thank you for stopping by.

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  5. Those posturings convey openness I’m approachable a sense of equality, we are all humans of value in the things that really matter. Once a person believes that of themselves regardless of their perceived level in man’s artificial levels of economic value, only then does true mutual respect begins for who you are not what you have.

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    1. Such a wonderful thought. Thank you for sharing. Self worth is very important. Self worth is the opinion you have about yourself and the value you place on yourself. An example of self worth is your belief that you are a good person who deserves good things or your belief that you are a bad person who deserves bad things.

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  6. I like all of them. Number three is very important.

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    1. Ah the eye contact. Yes indeed.!

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  7. Very good points here!

    One that truly works for me is the victory pose, where I just smile and have my hands up in the air. It does fuel me with some added confidence. I do it for about 2 mins and am working on doing so on a daily basis.

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    1. Oh great. Did you know if you keep on doing this regularly, even on days when you feel are not your best, the chemicals will move in your brain and will have a profound effect 🙂

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      1. That I did not know! Thank you, my friend.

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