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Body Language
The document discusses the importance of body language in soft skills and interactions. It notes that body language helps keep people's attention, create a good atmosphere, and have more impact. Some key aspects of body language covered include how to stand confidently and avoid nervous movements, how to appear energetic through posture and eye contact, how to look relaxed through smiling and breathing slowly, and the proper way to do a handshake. The document provides tips on body language dos and don'ts for discussions, interviews, and interactions. It also discusses territorial spaces and reactions to invasions of one's personal space.
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Body Language
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- 2. What are SoftSkills?? A cluster of skills that ‘influence’ how we interact with one another. Ability to relate and connect with people.
- 3. Soft Skills :Importance of Body Language To Keep people’s attention, To create a good atmosphere, To create more impact.
- 4. Soft Skills :Body Language How you stand, How you move, How you appear to people, How you look at people, How you sound.
- 5. How you Stand Stand Straight - Stand on both legs - Don’t lean against anything Stand where everyone can see you -Face the audience directly.
- 6. How you Move Avoid nervous movements -Don’t walk up and down, -Keep your hands down except for gestures, -Don’t fidget, scratch, jiggle your legs etc. Use gestures for emphasis -Practice appropriate gestures, -Don’t overdo it, -Avoid arm- waving.
- 7. How you appearto people :Look Energetic Why -Energy holds people’s attention. Lack of energy puts people to sleep. How -Stand Straight, Put energy into your eyes, voice and movements.
- 8. How you lookat people :Look Relaxed Why - If you can relax people will have more confidence in you. - If you are not relaxed people cannot focus on the content How - Smile - Make it informal - Use humor- enjoy yourself!! - Slow down - Breath Slowly - Let your arms hang loose. - Don’t make nervous movements
- 9. Look Confident Don’t say sorry, Don’t make excuses, Don’t be afraid of the audience, Don’t be too modest, Be prepared for problems.
- 10. Points to Rememberfor Discussion Forums & General Interviews Do’s Walk in Confidently Deliver a firm handshake Sit up Straight Keep eye contact Smile Watch your hands (no excessive movements)
- 11. Points to Rememberfor Discussion Forums & General Interviews Don’ts Be overconfident Offer a weak handshake Slouch (lazy posture) Stare Play with pen/hair Fidget (small movements of hand or legs caused by nervousness)
- 12. Few Body Postures Keep it in Mind : o During Presentations. o During Group Discussions & Interviews. o During Open Forum Discussions/Conferences. o During Daily Interaction with seniors/colleagues in office.
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- 14. Don't fill theair with um, ah and you know. It is natural to pause when you speak; it gives you a chance to breathe. What's not natural is to fill the silent pause with sounds. Verbal pauses are distracting.
- 15. Don't use thefig-leaf pose. By placing your hands to cover the groin region, your body says, "I'm harmless," or, "I'm afraid."
- 16. Do use handgestures systematically. The visual reminder created by gestures allows the listener two ways to remember: auditory and visual
- 17. Don't put yourhands in your pockets. You want to convey that you are confident in yourself and those around you.
- 18. Don't hide yourhands behind your back. Depending on the situation, grasping your hands behind your back can be interpreted as, "Geez, I hope you like me," or, "You better fear me."
- 19. Don't cross yourarms. This stance is most frequently understood to indicate discomfort.
- 20. Do know whento put your hands on your hips. This is a ready-to-take-action gesture. Yet, it is often given negative labels by others, such as meaning you are annoyed.
- 21. Do remember theeyes have it. Of all the nonverbal messages one can use, the eyes are the most expressive.
- 22. Do stop fidgeting.Even though fidgets can calm us, those anxious behaviours often make others uneasy.
- 23. Territory Intimate 0.5- 1.5 feet Personal Close - 1.5 to 2.5 feet Far – 2.5 to 4.5 feet Social Close - 4 to 7 feet Far – 7 to 12 feet Public Close - 12 to 25 feet Far – 25 feet or greater
- 24. When You InvadeMy Space Reactions to an invasion of your space o Feel troubled o Get defensive o Become Aggressive
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