Description
Are you misunderstood?
If you are, it may no bet the words you use but the way you move.
Want to boost your confidence with the skills you already have?
Reading other people's body language is an ability we learn throughout our lives. It's an automatic process as we calculate other's inner thoughts through their nonverbal movements. That's without even knowing we're doing it. Though it does work both ways, others judge us in the same way. But you can learn how to take control of revealing such clues about your inner thoughts. You can also learn to understand how to read other people's thoughts. Know them better than they know themselves.
Wrapped up within the concept of body language are the notions of reading and projecting. In communication, we are sending a message; however, that message is only successful when it is correctly interpreted and responded to. This implies that the sender must use clear body language signals to convey their message. This is called projection. Only once the person who is on the other end of the connection has interpreted the combination of signals and responded as desired can we state that the message was successfully delivered or read. By using the biological feedback mechanism, where we interpret a constant stream of signals from those we communicate with, we can adapt our own body language techniques to be more persuasive.
The persuasive power contained in that interaction is immeasurable. One person asks with their body, while the other reacts favorably, and this creates trust and is the beginning of persuasion. Therefore, we can safely say that this bodily persuasion is a science due to the measurable effects, and the system of definitions which governs its implementation. We can see body language, we can define its components and how to use them. But this persuasive power extends so much further than simply concluding a transaction or interaction with another party.
It also includes our interactions with ourselves. We can manipulate our feelings by moving or arranging our bodies. Body language can help diagnose our emotional states, warn of psychological episodes, and help alleviate the desperate effects of a range of mental disorders. It's a way to physically reach and interact with the intangible emotional states of man. It's also perhaps the most effective way to persuade the intangible emotions in a physical way with concrete signs of success.
There is no pill for self-confidence. Sure, we can treat depression and other conditions with medication to increase neurotransmitters or inhibit them; but, we can't fix people. The persuasive power of body language allows people to take control of their lives, and be responsible for their interactions with the world. In the past, we used to hide behind the excuse of "I'm not responsible for how others see me," but this no longer holds water. We are responsible for how we are seen since we are in control of our body language and the persuasive image that it projects. Thus, it is safe to say that we create the way in which we want people to see us. To become better at choosing a body language system that will open doors in your life, it is essential to first see yourself so that you can learn what you look like to others and how to change your projections to improve your interaction with others.
Body language can, through training and evaluation, help people be effective in all walks of life, at work, home, and in relationships. The persuasive power of body language can even improve our relationship with ourselves by improving our trust in ourselves and in others.
