Confident Yon-verbals Enhance Your Message
- People form impression of “how you come accross” through no-verbal communication.
- Distracting non-verbals diminish.
- Confident non-verbals add
To say something “with confidence” means, you also sound and look confident.
Use Direct Eye Contact
- Make direct eye contact when speaking and listening.
- Strive for 80% of time conversation, 99% during presentations. (People desire it, need it.)
Avoid Uptalk
“Uptalk” describe the upword inflection used to make a statement sound like a question. Sometimes called “upspeak.” Commit to “landing ” at the end of sentence if your uptalking.
Smile
- confident people smile. Practice smiling a little as you talk.
Take away ideas
- Use direct eye contact.
- Avoid uptalk.
- Practice smiling.