This document provides tips on developing body intelligence and a powerful presence. It discusses tapping into one's "UQ Power" or uniqueness quotient, which is one's innate personal power. Developing self-awareness of one's UQ Power and mastering body language can boost confidence and communication. Specific tips include practicing open, expansive stances to convey power and control, using gestures intentionally, and introducing oneself confidently. Developing one's UQ Power requires getting comfortable with discomfort and continual growth.
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Master Your Presence with Body Intelligence
1. Body Intelligence
How to have a POWERFUL presence
Heidi Alexandra Pollard
CEO, UQ Power
Workplace Futurist and
Company Culture Architect
2. We’ve been fortunate to work with many leaders looking for a better way of doing
business for the wellbeing of people and planet.
We’ve worked with dozens of businesses and leaders who are passionate about
redefining work for the future so that people can love their work everyday.
Better Way To Do Business
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3. As workplace futurists and culture architects, we get excited about the creation of
uncorporate cultures and how business and people are adapting and creating new
ways of working in order to remain relevant and be sustainable.
We’re passionate about
Work / play / living
Generosity Economy
Global nomads
City based dwellers
Massively mobile
Energy
Disconnection
Depression
Co-working
Collaboration
End of retirement
Cloud computing
Education reengineering
Quadruple bottom line
4. Shift happens.
• Hyper-connectivity leading to
increased screen time
• Accelerating pace of change leading
to overwhelm
• Tailored convenience means we want
it all and we want it now
5. ““Heidi we’ve seen moreHeidi we’ve seen more
change in the last 3 yearschange in the last 3 years
than in the lastthan in the last 3030.”.”
7. THE NAKED TRUTH
• People are always sharing with
me how tired, stressed,
overworked they are.
• When we don’t have great
energy and our batteries are
running on empty we can’t live
the fullest life, we just limp
through the day.
• We all know about yoga,
meditation, exercise, we all
have technology, information at
our finger tips and yet:
why do we do what we do when
we know what we know?
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8. It’s not your lack of education that gets you sucked
down into the vicious vortex of overwhelm
10. WHAT IS
Energy?
en-ergy = NATURAL ENTHUSIASM
AND EFFORT
= USABLE POWER, THE CURRENCY
OF HEALTH, LIFE AND LIVING
11. WHAT IS UQ POWER?
SHHHH IT’S A secret
But here’s some clues
12.
13.
14. WHAT IS
UQ Power?
UQ = UNIQUENESS QUOTIENT
= INNATE PERSONAL POWER UNIQUE
TO YOU THAT YOU WERE BORN WITH
BUT HAVE SUPPRESSED OR
FORGOTTEN HOW TO TAP INTO ALONG
LIFE’S JOURNEY.
15. One way to check if you are using your
UQ Power is to ask yourself
“Is this easy, flowing and joyous?”
X
Not using my
UQ Power
Am using my
UQ Power
16. ENERGY IS LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT
Too many people are overdrawn
and paying interest on it!
17. HAVE YOU EVER STOOD ON YOUR
BATHROOM SCALES AND
FELT LIKE THIS?
Aren’t you just weighing your self esteem?
18. HANDS UP HOW DO YOU SHOW UP TO YOUR
INBOX EACH DAY?
1.THERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY IN
EVERY EMAIL
2.THEY DRAIN AND OVERWHELM
ME
Your UQ Power is like a fire burning
inside you – energy flows where
attention goes. Where’s your focus?
19. WHY IT MATTERS
26 280 days
20 years old = 19 000 to go
30 years old = 15 000 to go
40 years old = 11 000 to go
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20. BE IN TOUCH WITH
the gift life is!
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22. Uncover your
Unique strengths
HOW TO TAP INTO YOUR UQ POWER
Remember
your childhood
dreams.
Unlearn being bland
and ordinary.
Extend the
length of
your
exhalation
23. BEGIN TO TAP INTO YOUR
Body Intelligence
AND WATCH EVERY AREA OF YOUR
LIFE IMPROVE
30. The most powerful communication
tool at your disposal is not your
mouth, it’s your entire body.
Become fluent in body language
as your second language and
watch your results soar.
USE YOUR BODY
31. YOUR RESULTS
WILL MIRROR THE
DEPTH OF PERSONAL
AWARENESS YOU
HAVE AND THE
LEVEL OF BELIEF
YOU HAVE THAT YOU
ARE
Loveable,
valuable &
unique.
32. STOP, NOTICE & LISTEN
What are the barriers to you becoming more aware?
Your own voice inside your head!
You have between 50,000-70,000 thoughts per day,
ie: 35 - 48 thoughts per minute per person, but
95%are the same as yesterday.
Noisy huh!
33. STOP, NOTICE & LISTEN
Then listen to your external voice.
In pairs talk for one minute:
1. SPEAKING INCESSANTLY WITHOUT TAKING A
BREATH
2. USING YOUR HANDS FRANTICALLY LIKE YOU’RE
DIRECTING IN A LANDING PLANE
3. LIKE YOU ARE MEDICATED AND SPEAK WAY WAY
TOO SLOWLY
4. LIKE YOU ARE UNCERTAIN AND DISHONEST
TOUCHING AND STROKING YOUR CHIN
34. FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT
• Have you ever met someone for the first time and felt
an immediate connection or felt uncomfortable with
them immediately?
• Researchers from New York University found that we
form opinions about one another in the first
7 seconds of meeting.
• That reduces down to about 3 seconds
when you look at someone online. Are you giving the
impression you want to?
35. Humans and animals express POWER through open,
expansive body language.
A chimpanzee asserts his dominance by pushing out his
chest. In a boardroom, the executive leans back into
their chair and seems to use
the space around them.
New scientific research
has discovered that
these ‘power poses’
also produce feelings
of power.
BUILDING CONFIDENCE USING YOUR BODY
36. A recent study at Columbia and Harvard Universities found
when 42 participants were asked to either hold a power pose
or a contractive, low-power pose for 2 minutes that the power
poses stimulated hormones linked to feelings of power. It also
the stress hormone cortisol.
Plus, high-power posers reported
feeling significantly more “powerful”
and “in charge” than low-power
posers did – allowing them to
perform better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmR2A9TnIso
POWER OF POSING
38. “When it comes to body language,
there are some who have better vocabularies
than others.”
Doug Larson
39. Powerful Body Language
Assume Neutral Body Stance:
• Feet parallel
• Knees pushed back, not locked
• Invisible string from crown of head
• Hands relaxed by your side
Body language activity – actions speak louder than words
1 – Bring your fingers together touching finger tips on
both hands – this creates a sense of confidence it
also is perceived as confident.
40. You have to #startwithU by believing in U and your message.
If you don’t believe, no one else will because your body will tell
them so - every one can spot a phoney!
THE BODY NEVER LIES
41. - 7% of meaning is in the words that are spoken
-38% of meaning is paralinguistic – the way we say it
-55% of meaning is in body language & expression
WHY YOU MUST BECOME FLUENT
IN A SECOND LANGUAGE
42. • Feet parallel
• Knees pushed back, not locked
• Invisible string from crown of head
• Hands relaxed by your side
• Using Gestures
Body Language Practice
44. “It’s important we get this right.
Things must change around here.”
Round 1 – Finger Pointer
Round 2 – Palm Down
Round 3 – Palm Up
45. WORK IT. OWN IT.
• You’re are born with it – but you gotta work it.
• Generally when IQ EQ
• Before you make a change your brain must
‘see it’ in a mental picture or vision – this vision
helps you harness your IQ and social
intelligence or EQ.
• Change then happens when it
reaches the body.
47. Introduce yourself to someone:
Like you really really want to impress
them but are a phoney.
Change Your Body
48. Introduce yourself to someone:
Like they are your long lost best friend
Lead With Love
49. FINAL TIPS
Eyes always follow hands
The longer you pause
the more intelligent you come across.
Keep your mouth closed between words.
Our greatest asset is our brain – invest in it!
50. WHEN YOU BEGIN TO FOCUS ON
DEVELOPING YOUR UQ POWER –
EVERY AREA OF YOUR PERSONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IMPROVES
51. U must CHANGE
U must GROW
U must GET UNCOMFORTABLE
#startwithU
53. Tips on how to introduce yourself
Download Free Video Tutorial here
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Editor's Notes
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10.09am Page 1-2
Write responses on a flipchart.
Then get out the tell and ask laminex sheets and have them get up and line up (Before showing the slide)
8.45am Outline of the agenda for the day, housekeeping and ground rules
8.55am Group introductions and participant outcomes for the day
8.45am Outline of the agenda for the day, housekeeping and ground rules
8.55am Group introductions and participant outcomes for the day
8.45am Outline of the agenda for the day, housekeeping and ground rules
8.55am Group introductions and participant outcomes for the day
11.50am VISUAL BODY LANGUAGE
Show teenage Katy Perry Clip
Make eye contact
1.50pm Neutral Body Stance Practical There are no right or wrong stances for presenting or pitching. However it is important to remember that your body is a large communication vessel for sending messages to your audience and for switching your own brain on. In order to make sure the audience trusts you you need to build resonance!! AND you want your pitch to be meaningful and profitable. Imagine therefore the audience is in pain and your role in pitching is to teach them something but leave a void that they will need and want to pay for to have Enigma fix.
11.55am Neutral Body Stance Practical There are no right or wrong stances for presenting or facilitating. However it is important to remember that your body is a large communication vessel for sending messages to your audience.
It is useful to register the impression created by some of our common body postures and stances:
Closed position (crotch clutch) Hands behind back (Prince Phillip)
Arms crossedHand to face (or ear lobe Bob Hawke)
Hands in pocketsHands on hips
As a starting point for a positive gesture and movement, an open stance immediately projects a centred, controlled image. This brief exercise can be adopted before every presentation.
Stand feet parallel, with knees pushed back, but not locked. Imagine a piece of string running through your body, beginning at the pelvis and running through the crown of your head. Visualise the string pulling you up toward the ceiling. Keep your hands rest relaxed by your sides.
Actions speak louder than words
Hand to Chin Exercise
The presenter issues verbal instructions, but demonstrates the wrong response in non-verbal communication. Surprisingly, most will probably follow the non-verbal action, rather than the words.
If possible, draw a pair of hands in a gesturing pose on the flip chart, or show an image of hands in a gesturing pose on a PowerP
oint slide. Recommended Activity
Lead a demonstration for the large group. Ask the group to extend their right arms parallel to the floor. Say, “Now, make a circle with your thumb and forefinger.” Demonstrate the
action as you speak. Next, say “Now, very firmly bring your hand to your chin.” As you demonstrate, however, instead of bringing your hand to your chin, bring it to
your cheek.
Pause and observe what happened. Most of the group will probably have done what you did, not what you said. Some will realize this, and move their hands to their chin. Expect laughter.
Did you ever hear the saying “Do as I say, not as I do?”
We all know actions speak louder than words. How can we use this knowledge in presentations?
• What other barriers to effective communication does this suggest Non-verbal communication is the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. It is the single most powerful form of communication.
Nonverbal communication cues you in to what is on another person’s mind, even
more than voice or words can do.
1.35pm Building Rapport and Engaging People The rapport phase is the opening of any successful facilitation or presentation. Quality interactions are only achieved when are truly engaging and building rapport with your audience. Building rapport and creating a climate of trust and understanding allows you to prepare the audience for the delivery of your content. Rapport is vital in all forms of communication and essential for conducting effective presentations and facilitating successful workshops, sessions, group work. In the role of facilitator, your task is to persuade and influence so the audience prefers your solution or idea over what they may have been doing in the past.
John Grinder and Richard Bandler researched how expert communicators were able to build rapport. They found that people like people who are like themselves. Rapport is established by pacing. Pacing is the process of matching and mirroring the verbal, para-verbal and body language of the other person to create likeness and similarities which creates rapport. Being in rapport means being alike both verbally and non verbally.
Professor Albert Mehrabian has pioneered the understanding of communications since the 1960s – today he spends his time researching, writing, and consulting as Professor of Psychology at UCLA. His work featured strongly in establishing early understanding of body language and non-verbal communications.
His research provided the basis for the widely quoted and often much over-simplified statistic for the effectiveness of spoken communications.
Here is a more precise (and necessarily detailed) representation of Mehrabian's findings than is typically cited or applied:
7% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is in the words that are spoken.
38% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is paralinguistic (the way that the words are said).
55% of message pertaining to feelings and attitudes is in facial expression (and body language).
The main thing to remember is that the formula applies to communications of feelings and attitudes not just any communication.
One of the best ways to build rapport if you don’t know the attendees is to use universals. Universals are statements that are ‘true’ for all members in the audience, general statements that are universally accepted.
Here you are setting the scene or the big picture. For example:
We live in a world that…..
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where…..?
Have you noticed how ……..is happening more often today?
8.45am Outline of the agenda for the day, housekeeping and ground rules
8.55am Group introductions and participant outcomes for the day
8.45am Outline of the agenda for the day, housekeeping and ground rules
8.55am Group introductions and participant outcomes for the day
10.09am Page 1-2
Write responses on a flipchart.
Then get out the tell and ask laminex sheets and have them get up and line up (Before showing the slide)