The efficient use of body language can be a key component of communication. Many body language training or any training in communication has some component of body language to them. Body language is powerful and to be a good communicator in the business world it is an important aspect to understand and be aware of.
Research done
Research done at Harvard and Columbia Business Schools show that how you hold your body such as holding your body in “high-power” poses for little as 2 minutes accelerate higher levels of testosterone – the hormone that is linked to power as well as dominance – and lower levels of cortisol which is a hormone caused by stress.
Hormonal shifts
Try this whenever you are feeling hesitant but want to appear confident. Additionally, to causing hormonal shifts in either males or females, power poses lead to increased feeling of power as well as a higher tolerance for risk. The study found also that individuals are more influenced by how they feel about you than by what you are saying.
Unspoken communication
To put it simply, body language is the unspoken component of communication that we use to reveal our true emotions and feelings. This is used with gestures, facial expressions and posture.
If you want to be a better communicator, take body language training as this will enhance your other communication skills.
Advantage
When a person can “read’ these signs, this can be used to that person’s advantage. It may help to understand the complete message of what someone it trying to be saying to us, and to enhance our awareness of other people’s reactions to what we say as well as do.
Here are some examples of body communication and you should eventually learn how to read on other people.
- Handshake
- Taking notes
- Leaning in
- Crossing arms
- Too much eye contact or not enough
- Slow down
- Never check your watch
- Biting fingernails
- Tapping finger
With body language, the brain picks up nonverbal language cues 1/5 of a second faster than the spoken word. This is one of the reasons why you need to learn all you can about non-verbal communication.