From the course: How to Rock an Interview

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Don’t overthink your body language

Don’t overthink your body language

From the course: How to Rock an Interview

Don’t overthink your body language

- [Man] And they're thoughts when it comes to body language or vocal pauses or how we're presenting ourselves. - [Woman] I think so many people come in at after their first session and one of their biggest questions is, okay. Well, how is my body language? Is it doing anything weird? And the answer is almost always, well, yes. Because we all do. I do it too. When we're not. When we're not focused on body language, or we're not 100% sure of what we're talking about sometimes, we all fall back on things like, umms and uhs and fidgeting. I like to fidget with my hands and everybody has different things that they do. I've had people who twirl in the seat, who play with their hair, who have the key phrase they like, you know, repeat, like, you know, after every line. Most people are not hugely dramatic, but everybody has those little tells. I could tell you, if you look at some of the video recordings of people, their first…

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