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Body Language For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Body Language For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by Elizabeth Kuhnke
June 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
344 pages
9h
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 7

Taking It From the Torso

In This Chapter

arrowRecognising how your body speaks for you

arrowFinding ways to change your attitude

arrowExploring the effects of posture

The stance you adopt and the way you position your body reveal how you feel about yourself and others. Slumping into your hips, drooping your shoulders, and letting your stomach hang out isn’t a particularly pleasing picture and reflects a poor self-image. The person who approaches you with head held high, an open chest and a firm stride is the one who gains your respect and positive attention.

In this chapter you find out how to get your muscles working with your attitude, to show the world just who you are.

Gaining Insights into the Impact of Posture

How you use and abuse your body determines how you feel about yourself and how others perceive you. Jobs are won and lost, reputations made and destroyed, relationships dissolved and cemented based on how the people involved present themselves.

Walk down the high street on a busy day and observe people passing by. Watch for those who appear to feel good about themselves. You notice that they move with ease. Their gestures are open and welcoming, with shoulders back and heads ...

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