Psychology of Bad Body Language You Should Know.
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1. Slouching.
- Slouching and allowing your body to fold in on itself makes you appear weak and unenergetic.
- It makes a terrible impression.
FIX:
- Straight posture will help you appear capable, confident, and energized.
- Slouching and allowing your body to fold in on itself makes you appear weak and unenergetic.
- It makes a terrible impression.
FIX:
- Straight posture will help you appear capable, confident, and energized.
2. Crossing Your Arms (Or Legs).
- Crossing your arms in any way makes you appear closed off or unwilling to negotiate.
- It makes you appear rude.
FIX:
- Relax your hands gently at your sides or on the desk/table in front of you.
- This shows that you are open.
- Crossing your arms in any way makes you appear closed off or unwilling to negotiate.
- It makes you appear rude.
FIX:
- Relax your hands gently at your sides or on the desk/table in front of you.
- This shows that you are open.
3. Feet pointing away.
- Feet pointing towards the door or other direction apart from the person you are talking to indicate you are looking forward to leaving.
FIX:
- Make sure you are pointing your feet towards the person you are talking to.
- Feet pointing towards the door or other direction apart from the person you are talking to indicate you are looking forward to leaving.
FIX:
- Make sure you are pointing your feet towards the person you are talking to.
4. Turning away.
- Turning away from the person you listen or take to indicates you are not interested in the conversation.
FIX:
- If you want to make a strong impression, move your body slightly to angle toward the person who is speaking.
- Turning away from the person you listen or take to indicates you are not interested in the conversation.
FIX:
- If you want to make a strong impression, move your body slightly to angle toward the person who is speaking.
5. Hiding your hands.
- Standing with your hands in your pockets sends a bad message.
- It can be interpreted as you having something to hide.
- Same applies when sitting at a desk and having your hands in your lap.
FIX:
- Ensure to keep your hands where they are visible.
- Standing with your hands in your pockets sends a bad message.
- It can be interpreted as you having something to hide.
- Same applies when sitting at a desk and having your hands in your lap.
FIX:
- Ensure to keep your hands where they are visible.
6. Fidgeting.
- Playing with your hair, shuffling papers, or tapping your foot, Fidgeting is interpreted as under prepared, anxious, and dishonest.
FIX:
- Feel free to gesture when you talk to keep your hands busy.
- Playing with your hair, shuffling papers, or tapping your foot, Fidgeting is interpreted as under prepared, anxious, and dishonest.
FIX:
- Feel free to gesture when you talk to keep your hands busy.
7. Self-Soothing.
- Wrapping your ankles or legs around chair or table legs, clasping hands together makes you look weak and anxious.
FIX:
- Figure out what is causing that discomfort and address it to look more confident.
- Wrapping your ankles or legs around chair or table legs, clasping hands together makes you look weak and anxious.
FIX:
- Figure out what is causing that discomfort and address it to look more confident.
8. Checking your phone/clock.
- It conveys that you have more important things to do than the current conversation you are involved in.
FIX:
- Set your phone to vibrate and announce prior and leave to avoid such situations.
- It conveys that you have more important things to do than the current conversation you are involved in.
FIX:
- Set your phone to vibrate and announce prior and leave to avoid such situations.
9. Eye contact.
- Avoiding eye contact makes you look untrustworthy.
- Looking too much makes you appear adversarial and intense.
FIX:
- Do not look for more than 10 seconds at a time.
- Break eye contact every few seconds, but come back to show you are still engaged.
- Avoiding eye contact makes you look untrustworthy.
- Looking too much makes you appear adversarial and intense.
FIX:
- Do not look for more than 10 seconds at a time.
- Break eye contact every few seconds, but come back to show you are still engaged.
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