BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM ❤
… AS THE SAYING GOES …
… SOMETIMES YOU’VE GOT TO FAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT …
WHETHER YOU’RE STARTING …
A NEW JOB
WALKING INTO A MEETING OR
CONDUCTING A PRESENTATION
IT IS QUITE COMMON TO BE JUDGED OR EXAMINED FROM THE MOMENT YOU ENTER A ROOM …
… THUS …
ACTING YOUR PRESENTATION & BODY LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE KEY COMPONENTS TO ACTING LIKE YOU’VE GOT YOUR SHIT TOGETHER …
… POSTURE …
WHEN IT COMES TO POSTURE SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SO EASY TO STAND WITH YOUR ARMS FOLDED & YOUR SHOULDERS SLUMPED …
… HOWEVER …
IF Y0U WANT TO COME ACROSS AS THOUGH YOU’RE SOMEWHAT SPECIAL. STAND WITH YOUR ARMS BEHIND YOUR BACK HOLDING YOUR WRIST …
THIS WILL ALSO ELIMINATE ANY BAD HABITS OF FIDGETING OR EXPRESSING NERVOUS BODY LANGUAGE …
… THE STEEPLE …
… WHILE THIS CAN FEEL UN-NATURAL AT THE START …
THE STEEPLE (A TRIANGLE FORMATION HAND GESTURE) WILL CREATE THE ILLUSION OF CONFIDENCE & ASSURANCE IN WHATEVER POINT YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE …
… CLAIM YOUR TERRITORY …
PLANT YOUR FEET FIRMLY APART IF YOU WANT TO APPEAR MORE ASSERTIVE IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT …
THIS KIND OF BODY LANGUAGE IS A SUB-CONSCIENCE CUE OF CONFIDENCE & AUTHORITY …
… TYPICALLY …
IF SOMEONE IS UNSURE OR ACTING ANXIOUS & FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE THEY WILL TAKE UP AS LITTLE SPACE AS POSSIBLE …
DISPERSE THE APPROPRIATE PAPERS NEXT TO EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF PILING THEM IN A SMALL PILE ESPECIALLY DURING IMPORTANT MEETINGS …
… AS THIS GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF POWER …
… DON’T FIDDLE …
IF SOMEONE APPEARS ANXIOUS OR NERVOUS THEY WILL …
PLAY WITH THEIR HAIR
FIDDLE WITH JEWELLERY OR
FIDGET WITH THEIR FINGERS
… IN THIS SITUATION …
HAVE YOUR HANDS ON YOUR LAP WHEN YOU’RE SITTING & IF YOU ARE STANDING EITHER STEEPLE DURING CONVERSATION OR HAVE YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK …
… DON’T FAKE SMILE …
A COMMON TRAIT WITHIN WOMEN IS TO OVER SMILE OR GIVE A NOD TO SOMEONE DURING CONVERSATION …
WHILE THIS IS USUALLY DONE TO BE FRIENDLY & LIKABLE AMONGST PEERS. IT CAN BE PERCEIVED AS SIGN OF WEAKNESS …
… INSTEAD …
… SAVE YOUR SMILE FOR WHEN YOU ACTUALLY AGREE WITH SOMETHING …
… THIS WAY PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE IT MORE …