Build Trust With Your Body Langauge
Build Trust with Your Body Language How Your Body Language Can Build Trust or Destroy It Body language is relevant to your message because your audience tends to put more belief in what they see versus what they hear – especially when the two signals conflict. If you want your message to be believed, then ensure that your body language supports your words. Body language isn’t really a language. It’s more like a code. Although many hand gestures have meaning, much of body language is ambiguous. That means the audience interprets the meaning based on their perception. Their perception is based on their cultural norms, experience and emotional state. No surprise that people won’t all see you the same way. Your body language is working when people are not aware of it. That means that it is sync with your words. Body language is easier to notice when it’s out of sync. Imagine if you: Tell someone you love them with a scowl on your face. Explain your vision while you are slouched. Tell your team that you ‘got their back’ while you cross your arms and back away from them. Three Ways to Build Trust With Body Lanaguage Your Face The audience spends most of the time looking at your face. Why? Because that is the part that is most interesting and conveys the most emotion. The two most important parts of your face are your eyes and lips. The audience needs to see your face. Ensure that they can. Stand where they can clearly see your face. Don’t obstruct your face. Keep your hands away from your face because that is distracting and obstructs which lowers trust. This becomes more noticeable and damaging when speaking on camera. Your Hands Show your hands and we will trust you more. If you hide them, the audience might question your intentions. Don’t place your hands behind your back or in your pockets. It helps to gesture with your hands to reinforce your points. When siting at a table you will appear more trustworthy when you place your hands on top of the table. Movement How you move reveals your state of mind. When you are agitated or anxious you will tend to move quickly, stiffly or erratically. While we are listening, our eyes notice the movement and convey a message of conflict. It’s okay to move when you speak. Move slowly and purposefully because that signals that you are confident and trustworthy. Your body is always sending messages. Are you aware of the perceived messages? Are you in control of your body? Access More Presentation Skills Resources Looking For A Speech Coach? Learn More Here
Is Your Presentation on Fire?
Great Balls of Fire Great Balls of Fire I believe that Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the greatest early rock and rollers. His music was the most engaging, His delivery was the most captivating. He was bold and challeging. He rocked the world of music and attracted attention. In this movie scene Dennis Quaid performed this song with the Jerry Lewis arraogance and brash in-your-face rock and roll. When he poured the lighter fuild on the piano he demonstrated his boldness about his brash rejection of the norms. He was was releashing his great balls of fire literaly. This is a fabualous visual scence of showing what you mean. This scene demonstrated arrogance, boldness and controversy and it grabbed the attention of the audience. It inflamed their passion. He was competiting with Chuck Berry and he knew he had to be radically different. Are you willing to push the boundaries to be differrent from your competition? How might you light a fire that imflames your audience and clients? What’s the craziest stunt that you’ve done recently? What’s next for you? Let’s enjoy the real Jerry Lee Lewis. Notice his over emphasised hand movements. Access More Presentation Skills Resources Looking For A Speech Coach? Learn More Here