Body Language Speaks Volumes
Your body language reveals more about you than you wish to. Even though we like to believe that our body is completely in our control there are subtle hints that our body gives off when we are not paying attention. Our body likes going against our wishes and reveal something really crucial that we have been trying so hard to hide. Body language ranges right from your facial expression to your posture. Everything matters when it comes to your body language.
Body language can be very important in an interview for both the interviewer and the person being interviewed. For example, excessive rubbing of palms and fidgeting can be counted as a sign of nervousness and at the same time, eye contact and firm posture suggests confidence in oneself. As for the interviewer, avoiding eye contact with a guarded stance suggests their disagreement in your opinions or overall disinterest in your views.
Avoiding eye contact, folded hands, overall expressionless face, body turned away from you are clear signs of a person having no interest in continuing their current conversation with you. Many times people who give presentations or deliver speeches are required to catch the attention of their audience. They have to be well aware of the condition of their audience. For example, if the people in the audience are slumping, fidgeting, looking elsewhere than your face, you should probably ask them a question and pull their attention back to you. Doodling, writing, staring into the distance (or outright daydreaming) are telltale signs of disinterest.
If you want to appear amiable and confident, avoid standing with your hands on your hips, it makes you seem aggressive and the opposite of what you wish to project. Handshakes-no matter how cliche it sounds, a handshake is a glance into your confidence. Have a firm handshake, not a "let me crush your hands" handshake, but a simple firm "I am confident" handshake will do more for your first impression than any amount of words that you speak.
Stand tall, no matter how bored of life you are, stand tall, hold your head high. Now it is important to remember not to exhibit over the top confidence because it comes off as cockiness and over-confidence, which is never good for your resume. Make eye-contact, show them you are not afraid to meet your problems head-on. Show them you are capable of taking responsibilities and seeing through your tasks. Make them believe your words with your eye-contact.
When you find yourselves in uncomfortable situations such as public speaking, relax your posture, calm your body. No matter how crazy your brain is going with thoughts don't let that craziness appear on your face. Slightly lean towards the person to show that you are taking that person into your confidence and are interested in the conversation at hand. Rapid blinking, face touching, excessive sweating, pursing of lips are some signs that a person is lying to you. Learn to observe these signs, practice by observing people around you. Not everybody exhibits these tendencies as it may differ from person to person. Their behavioral habits need to observed in advance to notice any unusual changes in their behavior.
So no, I'm not telling you to be a stalker, just open your eyes and be an observer more than the talker. Observation will give you more clues about a person rather than your fruitless conversations.
Observe more, talk less.
With that, I leave you to your devices.
Introvert Out.
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