body language

Non Verbals

I am researching first impression techniques and how to improve your body posture. Our body language and how we carry out our non verbal communication is so much more important than what we think. The question is, what impact does it have on your image? The simple answer to this is: It makes the biggest impact, before we have even spoken a word, our body language would have spoken for us. People can pick up on your attitude, your behaviour, and how much confidence you have in minutes from meeting you. I have read the following piece before, but today it especially resonates with me. Working on your posture will open the path to dignity, honour and elegance. 'Sometimes I find myself sitting or standing with my shoulders hunched. Whenever that happens, I am sure there is something that is not quite right. At that moment before even trying to find out why I am feeling uncomfortable, I try to change my posture. To make it more elegant. When I draw myself up again, I realize that this simple movement has helped me to feel more confident about what I am doing. Elegance is usually confused with superficiality and fashion. That is a grave mistake. Human beings should be elegant in their actions and their posture because the word is synonymous with good taste, graciousness, balance and harmony’. (Coelho, 2006) Like the river flowing, by the author Paulo Coelho