How do posture help you assess a person's confidence or diffidence?
Answers
Your body language can be a useful instrument to appear confident. Don't let slumped shoulders or a nervous habit derail the message you're trying to convey. Use these tips to straighten up and project confidence.
If first impressions are everything, let's hope that when you walk into a room, you immediately exude a confident, trustworthy air that positively draws people in. So how exactly can you appear this way? Initially, a lot of it comes down to your appearance—from the way you dress to how you wear your hair—but more than anything else, body language is how you communicate with someone you just meet. And if you're not careful, your body language may be projecting a very different image than what you intend.
"You are in control of [the message] you are sending out," Barbara Pachter writes in her book The Essentials Of Business Etiquette. "I believe that if you project a confident, credible, composed image, people will respond to you as if you are all those things. Who cares what you are feeling on the inside?"
The most successful businesspeople are the ones who understand exactly how to appear more confident by making minor adjustments that wield more influence and help them win people over.
The following seven tips can help you alter your body language and give off a more confident vibe.
1. Maintain an assertive posture.
Want to know how to appear more confident? It's all in your posture, says Pachter. "To stand confidently, keep your legs aligned with your shoulders and your feet approximately four to six inches apart. Distribute your weight equally on both legs, keep your shoulders back—but not way back—and turn your body towards others."
When standing, imagine a string pulling your head up toward the sky. Picture a straight line existing from your earlobes through your shoulders, hip and the middle of your ankles.
Answer:
Slouching posture makes you appear unprofessional and uninterested, whereas standing up straight portrays confidence, authority, and poise. Allowing your upper body muscles to relax while keeping rigidity in your core will help you avoid seeming tense.
Explanation:
- How others view you is greatly influenced by your posture.
- To others, good posture displays a confident demeanour.
- You appear self-assured and composed when you stand straight, shoulders back, and head held high.
- Nonverbally, standing or sitting upright with shoulders back and head held up displays confidence.
- You will appear in control and confident no matter how tall you are if your posture is straight and aligned, rather than shoulders drooping and head down.
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