Body Language: 7 Tips To Boost Your Confidence

Your body language is like a silent orchestra that you are not always aware of. Yet it does have a direct influence on your environment and the people around you.

It will be very helpful to gain control over it, become aware of it and understand it. For example, it can improve the first impression you make on people. This will make you more attractive in the eyes of others. In addition, this ensures that you become more persuasive.

This doesn’t mean you should overload yourself with strategies that salespeople and politicians use for their audiences. Rather, we’re talking about the opportunity to become more confident, giving you more control over the conversations you have with others, interviews, and even the way you seduce others.

In this article, we therefore give you seven tips to improve your body language in these kinds of contexts. We are sure they will be very helpful.

1. Body language and your visual language

Your brain sends out messages about your intentions. If you want something, your eyes are the first to look for it. Your eyes will be the first to reveal your true intentions.

So your eyes are the first tool your body language uses. So why not make the most of it?

• Never lower your gaze during a conversation.

• Look directly at someone when you are talking to them.
• Remember that your eyes show your emotions. So try to radiate calmness, determination and self-confidence.

2. Good posture and personal space

While you are talking to someone who is standing opposite you, it is important to pay close attention to your posture. Try to stand up straight, with your shoulders relaxed, your neck straight and not slumped.

• Your posture is a reflection of your attitude to life. Try to develop more confidence and convince others of what you have to say. Try to avoid extremes. In other words, it is neither good to stand as stiff as a soldier, nor to stand as limp as a blade of grass.

• A natural attitude coupled with sufficient self-confidence would be best. To succeed in this, it is essential to take care of your personal space.
• Stand at the right distance from someone. Make sure you don’t sit on someone’s lip too much. At the same time, maintain proper closeness so that the conversation can flow naturally and you are clearly equals.

3. Always show your hands

During a job interview, a special dinner or a serious conversation with someone, it is important never to hide your hands. Don’t put them in your pockets, don’t hide them under the table, and don’t fold your arms.

Let your hands be the sticks that direct your words and be an expression of your emotions. Let them move naturally. Free them!

4. Silence and tranquility can also be a good strategy at times

To build on the metaphor that your body language is like an orchestra, it’s like a composite of instruments all playing a part to entice the audience with their arts.

• As you probably already know, music would never be the same without silences. So in order to have a direct impact on the one in front of you, you must also use the art of silence from time to time.
• For example, if the other person says something you don’t agree with, instead of directly reprimanding or responding to them, try a good silence. Smile a little. Relax.

Sometimes silence is a way to show a little wisdom. So make good use of it.

5. Hold something while you talk

To make an instant impression on someone or a group of people, it can always be helpful to hold a pen, pencil or even your glasses while you talk.

• By holding onto things like this, which have an “intellectual” connotation, you will create a confident image of yourself in your audience.
• At the same time, holding onto something can help direct your nervousness.

6. Nod your head

Nodding your head is a very important strategy for using your body language properly. This is a way to make contact with the person opposite you. It confirms the things they say.

Nodding your head also shows that you are open to someone and that you are interested in what they have to say.

It doesn’t necessarily mean you agree with what he’s saying. It is part of a sign of respect and self-assurance. It offers you the opportunity to create a positive atmosphere in which you can come to an agreement together.

Nodding your head conveys the image of a confident, respectful and intelligent person.

7. Find a middle ground where you feel comfortable

You don’t have to be an actor to convince others of something. You don’t have to use exaggerated gestures or unbalanced conversations in which you don’t let others do the talking.

Training your body language is equivalent to practicing the art of being yourself. By mastering the tips above, you can make an impression without getting theatrical.

We are definitely not saying this is easy. In order to succeed in this, it is especially important that you work on your self-confidence and even on certain nervous twitches. Sometimes we develop twitches to hide or direct our nerves or insecurity.

Ultimately, the goal is to make us feel more comfortable in everyday situations and relationships. In addition, it is important to increase our ability to attract people and appear confident to others. That’s why we should challenge ourselves with these little body language patterns.