Points on Good Body Language

Posted by rhodz on January 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Introduction

We all know of the statistic: 92% of our communication is nonverbal. A majority of that 92% is body language (voice tonality is the other).

Iâ€™ve been working on my body language for a long time. Itâ€™s not perfect, but it gets the job done. Growing up a shy, insecure boy left me with almost no opportunities in college (in romantic life and job life). After being unemployed for a bit, I decided to improve my soft skills.

Body language is important. One time, I went to a job interview with a company I didnâ€™t care for. Just to experiment, I decided to consciously give bad body language. I gave the same answers that I would always give, but I made myself look meek and insecure.

I did so â€œbadâ€ in that interview that they actually started to offer me advice on how to do well in interviews. I was shocked how well my experiment worked. Of course, I didnâ€™t get the job.

I have a list of body language checks that I have learned over the years. If you have bad body language, you should be conscious of this at all times.

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