How to Use Body Language as a Secret Weapon in Your Career
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How can body language be your secret weapon at work?
Thank you, Minda. I'm excited to be here.
Happy that you're here. And you know what? As a body language expert, what's the first thing you noticed about how I welcomed you?
First of all, because we have a natural connection that I felt and believed that you were sincere about me being here as being excited and seeing an old friend. So your body language gets an A+.
Okay, good. I was worried. I'm like, you know what? Should I ask her that question? Yeah.
It gets an A plus.
Okay, that's good. And that was how I felt. So you nailed it. For our listeners who are leading teams at work, how important is their body language, Linda?
Why is body language critical for leaders?
Your body language is critical, and especially if you are a leader. Quite often, and parents will tell you, young adults don't necessarily do what you tell them to do. They do what they see you do. Why is it important as a leader? Your actions speak before you do. You can say one thing, but yet your body language will indicate that you mean something else. So it doesn't matter what you say, your nonverbal will get in the way. You and I both know when someone believes in something and they're convicted about it, look how my hands are moving in sync with my words. They have that commitment. How many times you've worked with a manager or a leader, or someone that you're talking to and you ask them, how do you feel about XYZ?
How do you feel about the new director? How do you feel about this project or the move? And they'll do something like this. Well, it's okay. Now you notice what I just did. They did a shoulder shrug. So anytime you see a shoulder shrug, it cancels out the verbal message. So once again, To everyone out there that's listening and watching this, you want to make sure that what you say, you have a commitment and conviction to it because if you don't, your body will give it away.
That's a sound bite right there. It will and it does. You don't even have to say anything. It's actions do speak. Thank you for that, Linda. Now, let's get a little granular. Today, we're talking about feedback. How does your body language impact the way feedback is received in the workplace?
So let's talk about the communication theory. The communication theory was done over 50 years ago by Dr. Maharabian out of UCLA. And in his study, you have a lot of behavioral experts and communication experts says, oh, that was 50 years ago. But let's hear the numbers. It says that in the study that our words are 7% of our communication. So just think about that.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How can body language be your secret weapon at work?
1:44–2:24
2
Why is body language critical for leaders?
2:24–5:29
3
How does body language affect feedback in the workplace?
5:29–10:13
4
What role does tone play in communication?
10:13–16:04
5
How can virtual settings impact body language?
16:04–19:59
6
How do cultural differences affect body language?
19:59–38:39
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