Do you ever stop and think what you're saying to those around you with your nonverbal body language?
I started paying attention to my stance, how i hold my arms, when or if i move my head, and how i twist my face or my eye contact when i talk to people. It's amazing the things you can infer from others by their movements, gestures and expressions.
I was training last night and noticed i constantly wanted to put my hands on my hips or prop my arm up and touch my face. Curious as to what that really means, i looked it up. (it may be all hocus pocus/mumbo jumbo, but still interesting to see what the 'experts' say). ... ... ...
Compliments of WikiPedia:
Studies ... suggest that mirror-image congruent postures, where one person’s left side is parallel to the other’s right side, leads to favorable perception of communicators and positive speech; a person who displays a forward lean or a decrease in a backwards lean also signify positive sentiment during communication. Posture is understood through such indicators as direction of lean, body orientation, arm position, and body openness.
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Huh, so if i'm too close or too far away i'm not engaged or not there completely/mentally?
So that didn't help. But as far as i see it, putting my hands on my hips seems like an 'im better than you' attitude, 'hurry up', or maybe confidence. Maybe it could be a sign of a lack of confidence. i dunno...
All the same, nonverbal communication is very interesting and insightful.
There's something for you to chew on for your Wednesday :)
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