BODY LANGUAGE

How to improve your body language and why it’s good to become aware of your reactions.

The answer is simple: learn to recognize what you are doing when you are nervous and stop doing it. You can identify what betrays your nervousness through self-assessment and seeking help from friends and colleagues. Don’t tell them what you think you’re doing – just ask them and see what they say.
Ideally, you’ll enlist friends and colleagues to observe you when you’re under pressure—for example, when you’re talking to people who make you uncomfortable, like your boss. if possible, they might observe you when you give a presentation and be able to identify how your behavior changes. Chances are your nervousness is reflected in the tension in your body and by trying to make yourself smaller.

With whom do you think you feel anxious and you no longer pay attention to body language?

TIGER is a simple and practical way to address both issues:

•  TAUTEN/ Tighten your abdominal muscles. This will give your voice that lovely, centered resonance.
•  INHALE/Breathe: breathe slowly and properly. Be careful not to breathe into your shoulders. You won’t get as much oxygen that way.
• GROW: stand up, but with your feet firmly on the ground. Stretch up to your height imagining that you are being pulled up by an invisible piece of string. At the same time, roll your shoulders
• EQUALISE: distribute your weight equally on each leg – it will make you stable!
• RELAX/ Relax: relax your hands so that your gestures to look natural. If you can, relax your face and neck so that your voice and words can be heard. not to sound too strained.