Believe it or not, your success can be boost by your body language. A right body language at the right time can greatly contribute & stimulate your emotion or spirit to different level.
So how to hack your success with your body language? Below are the Top 8 most influence body language that you can use to give a positive change in your life.
1. TO BOOST CONFIDENCE, DO POWER POSE
Simply holding your body in power poses as little as few minutes stimulates higher levels of testosterone.
Example of power pose:
a) Standing & put hand on the table
b) Leaning back with hands behind the head and feet up on a desk
c) Standing with legs and arms stretched wide open
This poses lead to increased feelings of power and people are more often influenced by how they feel about you than by what you're saying.
2. TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION, LOOK LIKE LISTENING
Avoid the temptation to check your text messages, check your watch, or check out how the other participants are reacting.
Instead, focus on those who are speaking. Turn your head and torso to face them directly and make eye contact. Leaning forward, nodding, and tilting your head are other nonverbal ways to show you’re engaged and paying attention.
3. TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION, REMOVE BARRIER
Example like during a coffee break, be aware that you may create a barrier by holding your cup, paper or anything in a way that block you from others.
A senior executive once say that he could evaluate his team’s comfort by how high they held their coffee cups. It was his observation that the more insecure individuals felt, the higher they held their coffee. People with their hands held at waist level were more comfortable than those with hands chest high.
4. TO CONNECT, SHAKE HANDS
Connect instantly with someone by shake hands. Touching someone on the arm, hand, or shoulder for as little as few seconds creates a human bond. At workplace, handshaking used as contact to make a lasting and positive impression.
A study on handshakes also showed that people are 2 times more likely to remember you, being more open & friendly with you if you shake hands with them.
5. TO STIMULATE GOOD FEELINGS, SMILE
A genuine smile not only stimulates your own sense of well-being, it also tells those around you that you are approachable, cooperative, and trustworthy.
When you smile at someone, they almost always smile in return. The smile you get back actually changes that person’s emotional state in a positive way.
6. TO SHOW AGREEMENT, MIRROR EXPRESSIONS/POSTURES
When clients or business colleagues unconsciously imitate your body language, it’s their way of nonverbally saying that they like or agree with you.
When you mirror other people with intent, it can be an important part of building relation and nurturing feelings of mutuality. Mirroring starts by observing a person’s facial and body gestures and then subtly letting your body take on similar expressions and postures.
7. TO IMPROVE SPEECH, USE YOUR HANDS
Gesture is integrally linked to speech, gesturing as we talk can actually power up our thinking.
You’ll find that the physical act of gesturing helps you form clearer thoughts and speak in tighter sentences with more clarity in language.
8. TO IMPROVE MEMORY, UNCROSS ARMS & LEGS
Research shows that people with unfold arms & legs during listening tend to remembered 38% more than a people with folded arms and legs.
If you see your audience exhibiting defensive body language, change tactics, take a break, or get them to move—and don’t try to persuade them until their bodies open up.
