Body Language Tips How to Impress Anyone Quickly and Easily - Career Sidekick

Body Language Tips How to Impress Anyone Quickly and Easily - Career Sidekick Body Language Tips: How to Impress Anyone Quickly and Easily Misc Tips / https://www.edenscott.com/blog People judge you with their eyes before anything else when they meet you, so your body language is important in making a first impression and being remembered.Practicing strong, impressive body language can change your career whether youre interviewing for jobs,networking, asking for a raise, or anything else.This article is going to quickly walk you through the most powerful, easy-to-implement body language tips so you can start making a great first impression with everyone you meetBest Body Language Tips For Making A Great Impression:1. Eye contactMaintaining eye contact shows confidence. Avoiding eye contact shows submission, nervousness, and a lack of confidence especially while speaking.And the best way to build strong eye contact is to practice in everyday situations.That way when youre in a big moment itll happen naturally. The biggest mistake you can make is waiting until important moments to start *trying* to maintain eye contact. Its much eas ier to just build a habit of it by trying right now, and every day.Pay extra attention to your eye contact while talking. Most people can quickly learn to maintain good eye contact while listening, but find it harder to do when speaking.If you practice being aware of your eye contact in every interaction you have, youll find it very easy to maintain eye contact in high-pressure situations where body language counts for a lot!2. Your standing postureStand with your head straight when you walk. Imagine a string is pulling you up from the top of your head. Tuck your chin in slightly.Walk slowly and calmly. Ever see a CEO rushing around, running to catch a door as its closing, or anything like that? Heck no. You havent.They move slowly, confidently and deliberately.So relax, move slowly and walk as if youre confident and not worried. I dont mean that if youre going on an interview you should walk at half of your normal speed down the hallway and make people wait. But avoid any actions t hat seem panicky. Important people dont run around in a panic.3. Your sitting postureHow you sit is as important as any body language tip. Especially in job interviews.Sit in an open stance. Try to take up a lot of space. Dont scrunch into a small space with your arms or legs folded. Taking up more space shows confidence. Its called a power position or power stance.This is how *not* to sit. Notice this person is making themself small and appearing closed off. You cant even see their face yet you can tell theyre not confident! This is the opposite of a power stance.Crossing your arms or folding your hands is a defensive posture. It shows youre hesitant, closed off, worried, etc. So avoid doing it. Keep your arms open. On your sides, on the table, etc.Every once in a while, when youre just meeting with friends or in a low-pressure situation, try to take up as much space as possible. Spread your arms out. Put your hand far out on the table, as far as it can reach, and leave it there. I t feels good. Youll seeDont do this in an interview, but remember that feeling. Thats how you should feel. Never make yourself smaller or cross your arms out of nervousness or fear. Itll just make you more nervous and apprehensive. Not good!One more thing: Dont fidget. Its distracting and is another sign that youre uncomfortable nervous.Just like the eye contact, practice being aware of fidgeting in small, everyday situations. You cant just turn it off in a big moment if you havent been practicing. Itll be almost impossible. So notice when youre fidgeting or tapping your hands/feet while talking to friends or family.That way when you get into a big moment, your powerful body language will be second-nature.4. Practice smilingThis shows confidence. It shows youre relaxed and having a good time. And itll make people more attracted to being around you.You want to seem like you enjoy your work, and youre enjoying the conversation with whoever youre talking to. Smiling is one of the easie st ways to do it.Its okay to feel a bit nervous in a conversation. It happens to everyone. But try to avoid clenching your jaw, wrinkling your face or looking tense. People can sense this stuff immediately and itll change how they remember the interaction (and not in a good way).5. Practice your handshakeNot too hard, not too soft. Keep it firm and confident but dont try to squeeze the life out of their hand like its a fight to the death!Practice with friends, your parents, siblings, etc.Believe it or not, recruitersand hiring managers *love* to talk about your handshake after an interview. But only if it was bad (extremely soft, ridiculously hard, etc.)If you get a halfway decent handshake thats normal, it wont be an issue and nobody will think twice about it. This is one of those body language tips where you just need to be decent at it. You dont need the worlds best handshake. Thats the good news.6. Dress the partJust like someone instantly judges your body language, facial expre ssion and posture when they meet you, they also judge what you wear. If youre going for a job interview, wear fitted clothes that look GREAT, and if in doubt over-dress a little bit. This is one of the things I recently covered in my interview dos and donts article.Its better to be a little bit over-dressed. If the company seems to wear business casual, wear a tie. If the company dresses very casual (jeans, etc.), wear business casual instead (slacks, a shirt tucked in, no tie).Good Body Language Starts With These TipsYou now know the 6 best and most important body language tips that you can use to be more impressive in negotiations, networking events and first meetings, and of course job interviews!Use this as a checklist as you practice in everyday interactions! (If you read the article and didnt skip to the bottom, youll know why practicing NOW is so important instead of just waiting until the big moment and hoping you can change all of these body language habits at once. Because its extremely difficult that way, if not impossible).If you do this and make an effort to practice and notice your body language in everyday situations, youll also have good language in high-pressure situations where youre counting on your body language to portray the right image.