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Eye Contact
Direct and prolonged eye contact can indicate confidence, attentiveness, and interest. Avoiding eye contact can indicate that a person is hiding something or is not being truthful.
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Posture
Standing tall with good posture can indicate confidence and power, while slouching can indicate lack of confidence or submission. Also, putting hands on hips can indicate assertiveness or dominance....
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Vocal fillers
Vocal fillers such as "um" or "ah" can indicate hesitation or uncertainty. They can also indicate that a person is trying to buy time to think about what to say next or not sure about the answer.
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Head tilted
Head tilted to the side: When someone tilts their head to the side, it can indicate curiosity, interest, or confusion.
Head resting
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Blinking Rate
A decrease in blinking rate can indicate, interest or deception. A normal blink rate is about 10 to 15 times per minute. Rapid blinking can indicate nervousness or...
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Dialtion
Dilated pupils, for example, can indicate that a person is excited or attracted to the person they are talking to. Conversely, if a person's pupils are constricted, they may be disinterested or unco...
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Eye signals
- Eye gaze: Directly eye contact indicates interest and paying attention. Prolonged eye contact can feel threatening.
- Blinking: People often blink more rapidly when they are feeling distressed or uncomfortable.
- Pupil size: Highly dilated eyes, for example...
Practice Effective Eye Contact
Proper eye contact can express that you're invested, listening and accepting of the other, while looking down or constantly shifting your gaze shows lack of interest and focus. Too much or too little eye contact can be off-putting, experiment to find the right amount.
1. Eye Contact
Maintaining eye contact is one of the most important body language cues that you can give. Maining eye contact reflects confidence where even research indicates that high status people tend to look longer at people they're talking to than lower status people do.
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