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Jason Mance Gordon
The Business Professor
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Okay, our next Moving Up in the Organization Tips video, I want to concentrate on communication
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through body language. So to start with, always stand up straight, always sit up straight
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Both of those demonstrate a level of confidence in yourself and in what you're doing or in
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what you're saying. I know this can be a problem with tall individuals, particularly taller women
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They have a tendency to want to slump over or even tall men have a tendency to want to
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slump over because we have a natural tendency in some situations to want to bring ourselves
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down to other levels. People tend to look up generally to bigger individuals
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It's just a natural tendency. So people when they want to establish a level of commonality tend to hunch over like that
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Resist that. The leadership presence that you have by having height or being a bigger person use it to your advantage Don diminish that When sitting up straight lean forward Be more engaged in the conversation
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People who actively put their body weight forward seem to be more actively listening
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They seem to be more engaged in the conversation as opposed to people who lean back or close
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themselves off or perceived the opposite way. When you're speaking with others, make eye contact and smile
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That alone creates, it sets the tone or the mood for the conversation, even a difficult
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or negative conversation. Those attributes are important. Feel free to talk with your hands
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It can emphasize your point. If you watch these videos, you know I use my hands a lot when I'm speaking
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Now, I'm limited here because I'm in the confines of this video
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I can express further but what my hands do is they go to show accentuating certain points When I trying to emphasize something I can easily use my hands and draw more attention to it in that way
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It kind of has the same effect of the glottal stop that we have in our voice, the way we
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slow down sometimes when we're saying important things, the way we have a temporary pause
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for effect right before saying anything. Your body language with your hands can do that exact same thing
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Same type thing you can do with your eyes, eyebrows, shoulders, etc
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Don't point your finger at others. That is generally seen as rude or arrogant
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You'll see politicians lots of times do the closed-hand thing where they point at individuals
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or ask for questions with their thumb. That's a common way. Another way is open-handed
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It feels more like instead of pointing or accusing, you're offering there
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Try that, an open hand pointing. It can be more positively received Respecting others personal space Guys particularly but more confident individuals tend to throw their legs out wide
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That intrusion on other people's space when you're sitting next to them can create resentment
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It is a subtle demonstration that invites competition or conflict. So don't do it
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Remember here, while you're trying to project confidence, you don't want to invite conflict
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in that way. Be respectful of others. Keep your legs closer together guys so you're not invading on other people's sitting space
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Those are the general tips for communicating in body language that can again make you appear
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be more professional in your interactions in the organization
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