What is it? What do you think?
Someone might think it is a dominant stance, wide shoulders, leaning forward, all combined, threatening fighting stance, but the truth is that the most powerful cue is a smile.
Smile is something that can change a world and I am not exaggerating.
When you smile, your brain is smiling as well, it gets a message that everything is fine, that we can relax for a while so the brain starts producing a hormone called oxytocin which is causing happy mood, strengthening the immune system and because of that we feel just great.
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A lot of articles, books and others resources that speak about the body language, I included, claim that you need to know the story, or the context behind every movement because in a different context the same movement can mean different things.
Let me tell you a story. A story about myself when I was finishing college. In the Czech Republic, we call it the Maturita exam in literature.
When your turn comes on the exam you go in front of “jury”, you pick a question, in this case, it was book, I was supposed to talk about for approximately…
That’s a very good question. Why should I pay attention to body language, can I get out of it something I wouldn’t get otherwise?
The answer is “DEFINITELY YES”. Body language is something like a spoken word but much older and much deeper rooted in our brains, minds and bodies. The spoken word is managed by the slower part of the brain which was developed much later than the faster part where body language is situated in. It means that body language gives more reliable messages than a spoken word.
Actually, researches showed that when there is some contradiction in…
That’s a very good question. Why should I pay attention to body language, can I get out of it something I wouldn’t get otherwise?
The answer is “DEFINITELY YES”. Body language is something like a spoken word but much older and much deeper rooted in our brains, minds and bodies. The spoken word is managed by the slower part of the brain which was developed much later than the faster part where body language is situated in. It means that body language gives more reliable messages than a spoken word.
Actually, researches showed that when there is some contradiction in…
Knowing someone doesn’t like you is a very powerful and useful tool you can use in your daily life. It will give you an inside in honesty of people you are just meeting, you will be more easily able to make appropriate decisions on how to act around the person next time.
Body language of others can tell you a lot about how the person feels about you. If she is enjoying being around. If you are going to see each other some other time. …
Martin Semerad
I help people to make more accurate decisions by understanding and accounting for non-verbal cues.
