5 Reasons Why Eye Contact is So Critical to Career and Life Success

Our eyes are a deep form of effective communication

Matthew Royse
Better Advice

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5 reasons why eye contact is so critical to career and life success
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The eyes are the windows to the soul.

That is what the old saying says about your eyes.

Your eyes are more powerful than you may realize. Direct eye contact is a powerful way to make a real connection.

Unless caused by a medical condition or cultural norms, something is disturbing about the lack of eye contact.

Eye contact is easy to do, and it is one of the most commanding ways to make a person feel recognized, validated, and accepted. Whether or not we realize it, we use our eyes as an effective form of communication.

Our actions can show the positive or the negative. For example, if you avoid eye contact, it usually means you have something to hide. Police officers can look at your eyes to see if someone is lying to them or not.

Research has shown that people who make more eye contact are perceived as more powerful, warm, personable, attractive, likable, competent, valuable, skilled, trustworthy, honest, and confident.

Eye contact makes you more appealing, but some people are uncomfortable with eye contact because they are shy or anxious. Eye contact improves the…

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Matthew Royse
Better Advice

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