Key to Communication Part 7: 10 Body Language Tips

For interviewing, communicating with confidence is essential for sealing the deal. Let's look at ways that you can better communicate confidence using body language with Keys to Communication Part 7: 10 Body Language Tips.

1. Maintain a Wide Stance and Stand upright

Practice your posture. Bad posture does not make a good impression and can be one of the first things you notice about a person.

2. Rib Cage High Chin Down

Walk properly with your rib cage high and your chin down. This takes practice but it communicates that you are confident and demand authority.

3. Level Head

Do not move your head frequently during your conversation. This is one difference in the United States to other countries. In some cultures it is a sign of deference to move your head, for respect. In the United States, level head is best.

4. Keep Hands Visible.

Keeps your hands visible, not in pockets or behind your back. You can fold them in your lap, but do not cross your arms. Maintaining good posture and placing your hands where people can see them is a way to be inviting, without distracting.

5. Smile

Smile at your interviewer. Natural smile without too much effort or at inappropriate times. Smiling in the beginning sets a friendly tone.

6. Make Eye Contact

Always make eye contact. Prolonged eye contact is also not discouraged. You communicate an incredible amount using just your eyes.

7. Firm Handshake

When you meet your interviewer, start with a firm handshake. This also shows confidence and that you are ready and excited to communicate your message.

8. Reinforce communication with gestures

Use body gestures like your hands to communicate your message. Common ways are using a stop hand or come forward motion.

9. Reinforce communication with facial expressions

Nodding your head, without nodding too much, is a great way of letting your audience know you can comprehend what they are saying.

10. Watch your mouth

This is a quick tip to be careful about your mouth, if you have a dry mouth or you find yourself distracted you may make distracting motions using your mouth.

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