Each and every day we all say endless words, but what you may never have heard before is that communication is actually only 7% verbal, instead it is 93% non-verbal. You may find it hard to believe, but it's true, just take a look. there are so many great people around us, but we only consider some of them to be great leaders.
Why is it that you take a moment and think of all the great leaders that come to mind? Who? You might agree that they were all excellent communicators, but the biggest reason you can connect with them was because of their inspiring body language.
John Maxwell quotes that people can hear your words but feel your attitude all day , we are constantly talking, but the focus is on the unheard parts of our speech, in other words our body language, which is nothing more than the non-verbal cues we use to communicate, just a simple raised eyebrow along with squinting eyes is enough to convey your superficial u Understand a concept for the teacher in class the tone of your voice your facial expressions and your posture convey a lot about how you feel about others, including feelings that you might not want to express, try doing some Adjust your communication style and you will notice the difference just add a simple wave of tears hello and make the greeting seem like m more sincere put a smile and focus on the person in the conversation and you will notice the difference we all know the importance of making a great first impression from the moment we talk we know someone we need to be on top of our game from the beginning UCLA professor Albert Merriman II finds that body language accounts for 55% of the first impression 38% comes from the tone of your voice, but only 7% comes from our actual words.
So the question is how do we make this great first impression, clearly, it's through confident body language that manifests itself in many ways, maybe it's that job interview that could shape your future or maybe it's just that. presentation in English that you can achieve that regardless of what it is, research shows that it takes only seven seconds to make a great first impression, so in my personal experience, the main time that body language actually seemed to be a show was at debating tournaments, no matter how much I rehearsed my case over and over. Once again when I faced the judges, whose eyes were solely on me, like all of you at this moment, my change of nervousness washed over me and I found myself doing the most absurd things just to expel that extra energy. realize that at the end of the day. the weight of my words didn't really matter when all the judges could see were my fingers playing with the ends of my coat twisting my hair into messy spirals or engaging in a battle with my other hand.
I realized that while we expect people to expect what is actually in the package about decorating on the outside, confident body language provides that extra embellishment that can send your message to the top, so the next question was: how can I develop this confident body You can try it for yourself. Let's try to sit down taking up as little space as possible and let's try to sit while taking our eyes off the rest. Now let's try to take up more space and sit with broad shoulders. You will feel more confident compared to the shyness you feel when your shoulders are smaller and takes up less space, this is because research shows that confident body language has the ability to trick your brain into feeling more confident.
Just take a minute, confident body language consists of gestures with outstretched hands, broad shoulders, and a firm posture, as well as a gesture known as reaching up, which is simply an action where you take your fingertips and touch them between yes to create a self-esteem action. security and confidence you can try it out for yourself, plus a firm stance also tends to send the message that you are ready to dominate the stage understanding the importance of positive body language really helped me become a successful speaker that I was finally able to put aside my pent-up nervousness and really focusing on the words I had to say this instead revealed the passion I had for the words I said rather than my anxiety.It is important to remember that safe body language can also help you become more aware and culturally connected as we live.
In a global world, it is important to remember that gestures that may be acceptable in one culture may be seen as offensive in another proxemics or in the studio. of distance between speakers is an important issue in cross-cultural communication research shows that space plays a large role in the way gestures are perceived in a recent meeting between an American diplomat and an Arab host the closeness of Arabic made the American so uncomfortable that he even took a few steps back, but this action was perceived as disrespectful to Arabs because it made Americans seem cold and distant in Japan, people tend to close their eyes completely during meetings, however, this is not a sign of some form of disrespect, but rather that they are listening carefully to the speaker, but as you all know, such actions would be considered offensive in the United States, Turkey or Cyprus, because it seems which is boring the speaker.
So to maintain effective communication in both today's political and business world, knowledge of cross-cultural differences in body language is extremely essential. I know we've all been in a situation where our body language really gets the best of us. But remember that no matter what your case is, just by tricking your brain a little, you can really get out of it.Remember that no matter what your words may try to convey, people have a strange way of deriving their true feelings from the way it portrays. yourself though, what's really important to remember is that the merits of body language include changing the way other people value you, it's not limited to that, don't get me wrong, that's extremely important, it's also about giving yourself the confidence you need.
As research shows, you can trick your brain into feeling more confident and as you continue to practice positive body language, you will also feel this change. I have experienced a change in body language personally as I grew up. I really speak for myself, only by continuing to participate in public speaking activities I was forced to adapt positive body language I participated in countless tournaments of public speaking and debate and other forms of public speaking, although I was very afraid, this allowed me to learn the pervasive hand gestures, steady steep posture all the things that helped contribute to confident body language that really changed the way I viewed myself, body language gives our body the non-verbal cues we need to feel more confident about ourselves rather than fearful of the judgment of others, in fact, while we can all practice positive body language in our own free time, such as the bow and wide hand gesture.
It is important to remember that safe body language can only be learned better by speaking in public in a recent study on the fiercest public speech in the United States it was listed as the number one fear, only in second place came death, so for properly address the self-confidence of public speaking and develop a truly confident body language, it is time for us to take the first steps to public speaking, since the human body is the best image of the human soul, let's all stand tall and put on a smile thank you
