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 EVEN 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 IS A KEY COMPONENT TO ACTING LIKE YOU’VE GOT YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

POSTURE

WWMMD OR WHAT WOULD MEGHAN MARKLE DO? 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 WITH ONE HAND HOLDING YOUR WRIST. THIS WILL ALSO ELIMINATE ANY BAD HABITS OF FIDGETING OR EXPRESSING NERVOUS BODY LANGUAGE.

THE STEEPLE

WHILST THIS CAN FEEL UN-NATURAL AT THE START, THE STEEPLE (A THE TRIANGLE FORMATION HAND GESTURE) WILL CREATE THE ILLUSION OF CONFIDENCE & ASSURANCE IN WHATEVER POINT YOU ARE MAKING

CLAIM YOUR TERRITORY

WHEN YOU WANT TO APPEAR MORE ASSERTIVE IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT, PLANT YOUR FEET FIRMLY APART. THIS KIND OF BODY LANGUAGE IS A SUB-CONSCIENCE CUE OF CONFIDENCE & AUTHORITY. TYPICALLY, IF SOMEONE IS UNSURE, ANXIOUS OR FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE - THEY WILL TAKE UP AS LITTLE SPACE AS POSSIBLE. THIS ALSO APPLIES DURING A MEETING WITH FILES & PAPER WORK. INSTEAD OF PILING YOUR PAPER WORK IN A SMALL NEAT PILE, DISPERSE APPROPRIATE FILES OR PAPERS NEXT TO EACH OTHER AS THIS GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF POWER.

DO NOT FIDDLE

IF SOMEONE APPEARS ANXIOUS OR NERVOUS, THEY WILL PLAY WITH THEIR HAIR, FIDDLE WITH JEWELLERY OR FIDGET WITH THEIR FINGERS. IN THIS SITUATION, WHEN SITTING HAVE YOUR HANDS ON YOUR LAP & 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 AN NOD TO SOMEONE DURING CONVERSATION TO MAKE THEM FEEL WARM OR ACKNOWLEDGED. WHILST 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.

AS ALWAYS UNTIL NEXT TIME

XOXO 🖤