How To Improve Body Language

Today, I am talking to you about how to improve your body language. There is a short answer to this one: your body language is basically a reflection of your thoughts and emotions. So, whatever is going on in your mind, what you are feeling, basically gets mirrored on your outside by shapes, postures, hand signals, and a whole range of other gestures that you make.

So, the only real way to improve your body language is to actually work on your own self development, your own self-awareness, understanding much more about who you are as a person, what makes you tick, and getting more comfortable in and around people so that the way you are engaging, the way you are coming across, is communicating the messages that you want rather than doing that, but also giving away other things that may be going on in your head, or thinking about, or distracting you. So, the first part of our journey really is to start thinking about what goes on in your head. Journaling can be a really good help.

Start to write down some of the things that are going through your head, particularly in situations where you feel less comfortable, more out of your comfort zone. There are lots of great books you can read on self-development, you can work with a coach, there is a whole range of ways you can begin to redevelop yourself. But that really is the only way to improve your body language long term and permanently.

I can teach you a few skills and tricks, but essentially, those are only going to really work in specific situations, and what will happen, most people, when you are out of your comfort zone, you are feeling a little bit under pressure, you will revert back to what you have always done, and not really be able to maintain it. A couple of other things you can do that are fairly simple and straight forward: make sure you stand really tall when you are engaging with people. If you are sitting down, make sure you sit tall, and you are nice and relaxed, keep your shoulders back.

One of the things that is really important is also to lift the top of your chest. So make sure that the front part of your body stays long and not closed in. When you are kind of lifted here, you kind of bring out your best self and your confidence much more easily.

The last point is eye contact. Make sure you are making eye contact with the people you are engaging with, and you are comfortable maintaining it. Make sure you are well prepared for whatever you are doing, whether it is a tea meeting, going in for a job interview, whatever the situation is, having a difficult conversation with your partner, stay nice and relaxed, prepare, and take it from there.

So, it is really about, just to recap, getting your self-awareness, building your confidence, and really being able to engage in a powerful way. If you would like to learn more about how to improve how you come across, improve your body language, improve your communication, come and visit us at Move Beyond, www dot movebeyond dot net. .