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Hi All,
 
Top 7 Ways to Use Your Body Language toPositively Impact Yourself & Others
 
According to a University of Southern California study, up to 55% of influence incommunication comes from your 'body language'. Let's take a look at how you cancontrol it:
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First, you must understand that you can control your emotions by controllingyour physiology. Some folks say that they can not seem to feel good nomatter how much they 'tell' themself to feel good. Try this: Stand up. Smile.Look straight up. Put your shoulders back. Take a deep breath. Now, TRY tofeel depressed. Really Try. If you'll do this exercise, you'll find that you can*NOT* get depressed when you move your body this way.
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They will tell you when you start out, that you must 'fake it till you make it'.What they are trying to tell you: Move your body AS IF YOU ALREADY KNOWwhat you are doing, and your brain will begin to believe you do in fact knowwhat you are doing.
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If you are in tele-selling or sitting behind a desk conducting business withclients who you never see face to face: Get yourself a MIRROR. Look atyourself WHILE you sell or are talking with others. This is a strategy that willhelp you condition your mind and body to become aware of how you areholding your body. Ask yourself this question: Does my customer think I am a'marshmallow' or a real business leader? Which one would you like to be?
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The FIRST person you need to impact with positive body language is notothers, but rather YOURSELF. If you can not influence yourself to change youremotional state of being, how can you impact others? So, HOW do you dothis? Start by controlling your breath. Experiment with taking DEEP breaths,increase or slow down the speed of your breathing. The FASTEST way tochange your state & body language is to change your breathing.
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The Mirroring & Matching Technique: Mirror the physiology of the customer orperson you wish to influence. If they are down, go down to their level. If theyare UP, come up to their level. If they are talking fast, you talk fast. If theyare slouching, you slouch. Then, as you talking with them, slowing begin tomake small changes in your body. Your goal is to bring the person you aretrying to influence, into the physiology that will be most effective for gettingyour end outcome, and you want the other party to feel good about themself,you, and being with you.
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Use exercise to lift yourself up. You can best experiment with practicing newphysiology positions while at the gym, because it is totally acceptable tostretch yourself while working out. You might also want to try it at home infront of a mirror.
 
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