Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Body Language”
They say that women form a first impression and opinion with 4 seconds of meeting you and men form an opinion within 7 seconds. Malcolm Gladwell in his book “What The Dog Saw” talks about an interview pannel forming a firm impression and decision on an applicant within 15 seconds. So first impressions do count. As a speaker and trainer, …
Many speakers and presenters are not sure what to do with their hands when they are not gesturing. Sure you need to move your hands effectively and have an expansive gestural vocabulary, but what do you do when you are not gesturing, those quiet times, those times when the audience is speaking or asking questions. There are 3 recommended resting …
Michael Grinder is one of the worlds foremost experts on non verbal communication and gesturing. He talks about the intelligent way of gesturing and that is around making your gesture as you speak, and then when you pause, to breath, to gather your thoughts or to create suspense, you freeze your gesture. So as you are talking, make your gesture, …
Michael Grinder, one of the gurus of body language and non verbal communication talks about different things that people do in their non verbal communication that will make them appear approachable or credible. Clearly at different stages of a speech you will want to be approachable. But at other stages, you will certainly want to be more credible. So knowing …
Watch this recent Ted Talks video to understand the full power and importance of your posture, gestures and body language. As many of you now, I continually talk about body language and its importance when speaking, presenting or even at job interviews and other meetings. It is quite amazing to think your posture and body language can determine if you …
