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Use high-powered body language

When you manifest powerful body language, you are seen as more influential.

The head is held high, the arms are loose, the shoulders are set back and the chest is out. Confident body language not only affects the way others see you but also the way you see yourself.

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@lilianaa

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7 Scientifically Proven Steps to Increase Your Influence

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@xarikleia

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Insights on authentic influence, not “influencer influence”. Still, if influence is a superpower, and since we all might unconsciously be, or find ourselves, at either the giving or the receiving end of influence, it’s good to remember that where there are superpowers, there are of course superheroes, but there are also supervillains.

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