From the course: Creating Great First Impressions
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How to look confident
- Your non-verbal signals are incredibly important for your first impression. No one knows this more than me because I am a recovering awkward person. I used to be plagued by an incredibly boring first impression. I didn't realize I was focusing all of my energy on what to say not how to say it. Once I dove into the research, I realized the power of our non-verbal. We typically judge someone's confidence based on two body language signs, how much space we take up and how we carry ourselves. First, let's talk about space. Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that across cultures, genders, and races, winning athletes all make similar body language poses when they win or lose. Winning athletes take up a lot of space. They expand their body, lift their chest, raise their head to the sky, and sometimes even jump up and down for joy. I call this pride posing. When we feel pride or confidence, we want to take up as much space as possible. We want to claim our territory…
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