Body intelligence - how to have a powerful presence
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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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- 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 UQPower.com.au#StartWithU
- 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.”.”
- 6. www.UQPower.com.au Change is happening exponentially But people think linearly
- 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? www.UQPower.com.au
- 8. It’s not your lack of education that gets you sucked down into the vicious vortex of overwhelm
- 9. IT’S YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF A POWERFUL ENERGY CALLED YOUR UQ Power
- 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
- 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 www.UQPower.com.au
- 20. BE IN TOUCH WITH the gift life is! www.UQPower.com.au
- 21. IT’S YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF A POWERFUL ENERGY CALLED YOUR UQ Power
- 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
- 24. SO WHERE DO YOU START? #startwithU
- 25. KNOWING YOURSELF AND YOUR UQ POWER IS THE FIRST STEP TO BECOMING A MASTERFUL COMMUNICATOR WITH A powerful presence
- 26. Are You “Batteries Not Included”
- 27. AKA a “Drainer” of energy?
- 28. Are you “Batteries Included”?
- 29. AKA a “Giver” of Energy?
- 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
- 43. body language practice www.UQPower.com.au “It’s important we get this right. Things must change around here.”
- 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.
- 46. Introduce yourself to someone: Like it’s a waste of your time Test It In Your 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 http://www.uqpower.com.au/_blog/uqtv/post/how-to-answer-what-do-you-do-with-power-and-a
- 54. Download this presentation at Stay in touch www.UQPower.com.au www.linkedin.com/in/heidialexandrapollard
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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)
- 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)
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