Have you ever realized, that key to great success of your profession
is secret in body language at Work Place. You are a responsible
employee. You regularly go to your work place five days a week, complete every
assignment by overly exceeding your boss’s expectations, and always arrive
before your office time. Only because
you have some of these qualifications, doesn’t exactly mean that your boss is
going to call you into his/her office to give you a well-deserved raise.
A person’s confidence and ability to
perform a job clearly reflects on the display of body language and how he
composes himself. Positive body language and confidence are interconnected
A positive
body language highly influences people we interact with. A facial expression
that carries a smile and releases positive signs creates a healthy environment
for both the parties in conversation.
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Management Tips:Secret of Body Language |
No matter how hard you work at your
workplace, unprofessional body language can send much of your hard work out the
window.In fact, in face-to-face
communication, research shows that your words account for only 7% percent of
your interaction — 38% is in your tone of voice, and 55% is in your nonverbal
cues, or body language.
Not sure
which body language mistakes you’re making? Here are a dozen tips for using
body language to project confidence, credibility, and
your personal brand of charisma: These effective body language may lead
to your professional success.
1-Positive
Eye Contact is key to Sucess.
Eye contact is essential to effective communication.It shows
respect and interest. Maintaining
eye contact makes you trustworthy, likeable, and powerful. When you're in a
conversation, be careful to also pay attention to what is being said.
One may reduce their gaze if they
don’t feel confident in what they’re speaking about or prefer to not engage in
embarrassing conversations. But if you want to increase your chances of having
better conversations with people at work, look them in the eyes when you or
they are speaking because it produces a deeper connection between the both of
you.However, be careful not to do things with your eyes that
disconnect, like rolling your eyes, or looking away.
2-Smile and Win the Word
Smiling is one of the easiest ways
to convey confidence. Show your engagement and put everyone at ease. First
impressions matters, it is extremely important because it creates the granite
foundation for the way in which people perceive us.When you
walk into a room or a meeting, say hello (even if just with a smile or a nod).
Don't skip this step even if you are entering late!
3-A Warm Handshake is your
attitude
Since touch is the most powerful and
primitive nonverbal nod. The right handshake can give you instant
credibility and the wrong one can cost you the job or the contract. Handshakes in original strike is a balance between a
forceful grip and finalization of the projects when it comes to the business
works.
Strong and firm
handshakes tells about a person’s personality, business styles and the various
negotiating techniques.Loose handshakes show
uncertainty and lack of interest in the proposal by the person.
Handshake
should be firm and steady and should only last between two and five seconds,and
don't forget to engage in eye contact and have good posture.If you're meeting someone for the
first time,be sure to repeat the name so you don't forget it.
4-Hiding Your Hands
Don't sit on your hands or hide them in your lap. Place them on the arms of
your chair or the desk or use them to gesture. Gesturing makes you look more
expressive, and the interviewer can read how open and honest you are by looking
at your hands.
Hiding
your hands when you're engaging in a conversation can be perceived as being not
trustworthy. Plus, according to a study, people are more inclined to listen to
you if you use your hands when you speak.you should have your palms open and
facing up to be viewed as trustworthy and open.
We tend to hide our
hands when we are nervous; keeping your hands out in the open indicates
confidence and shows people you have nothing to hide. Also, recognize that
putting your hands in your pockets encourages slouching, which isn’t good. As
an alternative, try putting your hands on your hips; it’s a far more
confident posture
5-Crossing Your
Arms, Legs, or Feet
While criss-cross applesauce used to
be the cool-kid thing to do in elementary school. Crossing your arms, legs or
feet may feel comfortable while you’re trying to pump out a million emails or
listen to your boss speak during a meeting, however, this nonverbal behavior
could give off negative signals to others around you.
For instance, others may not engage
with you because they think you’re being defensive, stubborn, or distant, and
no one wants to play that game.However, do cross your arms if you’re alone in
your cubicle, working on a tough assignment.
6-Invading Personal
Space
Whether
you’re super friendly with your colleague or not, it’s best to keep a healthy
distance between you and your work friends — and your boss — when you
communicate about a professional topic.
If
not, you can make the other person feel uncomfortable and even threatened by
your presence. The best rule to follow? Three to eight feet is the perfect
amount of distance to have between you and your colleagues.
7-Looking Bored
Staring at the clock? Aimlessly
doodling on a pad of paper? Sighing at your desk? All of these things could
show your boss that you're bored at work — even when you don’t think they’re
noticing.
Try to be mindful of your body
language — especially since nonverbal behavior accounts for 55% of the messages
you communicate. Go for a walk if you feel bored or ask your colleagues if they
need help with anything. The more proactive you are at work, the better you may
feel
8-Leaning on Walls
or Furniture
8-Leaning on Walls
or Furniture
Remember to stand up straight -
it'll help people know that you are alert and confident. Keep your feet
about shoulder-length apart and engage your core.
9-Eyeing the Clock
Be careful not to sneak too many
glances at your watch, especially if you are in a conversation with a
colleague. Watching the clock implies impatience and can be considered
disrespectful.
10-Facing Away from
the Conversation
If your body isn't facing the
conversation, you run the risk of seeming disengaged (or even rude). Take a
moment and square your shoulders and torso towards the group. If you're
sitting down, turn the chair to face the action.
11-Using Your Phone
Using
your phone at work, especially during a meeting, shows a lack of respect to the person who’s talking. Ideally, try to keep the
relationship with your phone at a minimum and if you do need to use it in front
of your colleague, say excuse me before you text away. Trust us — mom would be
proud.
Power, status, and confidence are
non verbally displayed through the use of height and space. Keeping your posture
erect, your shoulders back, and your head held high makes you look sure of
yourself.
If you stand you will look more
powerful and assured to those who are seated. If you move around, the
additional space you take up adds to that impression. If you are sitting, you
can look more confident by putting both feet flat on the floor, widening your
arms away from your body (or hooking one elbow on the back of your chair), and
spreading out your belongings on the conference table to claim more territory.
13-Lower your vocal pitch
In the workplace, the quality of your
voice can be a deciding factor in how you are perceived. Speakers with
higher-pitched voices are judged to be less empathic, less powerful and more
nervous than speakers with lower pitched voices. One easy technique I learned from
a speech therapist was to put your lips together and say “Um hum, um hum, um
hum.” Doing so relaxes your voice into its optimal pitch. This is especially
helpful before you get on an important phone call – where the sound of your
voice is so critical.
14-Shows
that you are focused and
interested
A speaker
in a conversation would like to know if people are listening. Usage of non-verbal signals like
nodding, maintaining eye contact and facing the speaker are clear signs of
active listening and show the speaker that you are engaged in the conversation.
15-Quit Fidgeting!
Experts agree that playing with your
hair, biting your nails, and playing with your jewelry shows you are
embarrassed about your appearance or nervous about the interaction.
So, stop! No one is going to notice
your appearance unless you point it out through your non verbals, so let it
go.Cracking your knuckles, playing with your hair, biting your nails and lip
all fall under the examples of a nervous gesture.Displaying these nervous
habits in front of your boss or colleagues may lessen your credibility and make
others believe you’re anxious or incompetent
So from above write up the
importance and secrets of body language is clear. Body language speaks louder than words and sometimes
we can communicate things even without the aid of a single word. We use it all the time in our social life and business life so it
is all about gestures movements and expressions made by people to deliver a
specific message to other people.
Great public speakers and presenters
are ones who have mastered the art of gestural communication through which they
make their presentations memorable and inspiring.
Thanks for
reading—Author of this Blog is Sheeba Siddiqui an HR Expert—Photo and some
contest are taken from different sources available on Net with thanks.