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- 6. THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS • EYE CONTACT • MIRROR EXPESSION • SMILE
- 7. Nick Morgan
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- 14. SMILE
- 15. POWER OF A SMILE By nature, we are drawn to smiles and repelled by scowls. -Athena Staik, Ph.D.
- 16. THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS • EYE CONTACT • MIRROR EXPESSION • SMILE
- 17. SOURCES • http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2013/07/the- benefits-of-smiling-on-your-health-wellbeing-and- relationships/ • http://learnbodylanguage.org/flirt_smile.html • http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/book_of_body_lan guage/chap12.html
Editor's Notes
- To show agreement, mirror expressions and postures When clients or business colleagues unconsciously imitate your body language, it’s their way of nonverbally saying that they like or agree with you. When you mirror other people with intent, it can be an important part of building rapport and nurturing feelings of mutuality. Mirroring starts by observing a person’s facial and body gestures and then subtly letting your body take on similar expressions and postures. Doing so will make the other person feel understood and accepted. Babies do it even before birth; their heartbeats and body functions take on a rhythm that matches those of their mothers. As adults, we do it when we are talking with someone we like, are interested in, or agree with. We subconsciously switch our body posture to match that of the other person – mirroring that person’s nonverbal behavior and signaling that we are connected and engaged.
- The display of mirroring often begins as early as infancy, as babies begin to mimic individuals around them and establish connections with particular body movements. Pineda, J. (2007). Mirror neuron systems: The role of mirroring processes in social cognition. Atlanta, GA: Emory University. pp. 191–212.
- Smile and laugh – lighten up, don’t take yourself too seriously. Relax a bit, smile and laugh when someone says something funny. People will be a lot more inclined to listen to you if you seem to be a positive person. But don’t be the first to laugh at your own jokes, it makes you seem nervous and needy. Smile when you are introduced to someone but don’t keep a smile plastered on your face, you’ll seem insincere.
- Grows and maintains healthy relationships with others when an it’s a lifestyle practice. An essential aspect of friendship is having fun, and that involves sending signals with our smiles that we are enjoying ourselves and one another.