{"id":53255,"date":"2017-10-30T18:42:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T02:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=53255"},"modified":"2017-11-01T18:49:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T02:49:18","slug":"11-ways-to-build-trust-with-your-body-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/11-ways-to-build-trust-with-your-body-language\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a011 Ways to Build Trust with Your Body Language"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trust is the core need for every human transaction, whether it\u00a0is in business, family matter or in your love life. If you want others to listen\u00a0to you, need to inspire trust and getting people to trust you it s often\u00a0a tough\u00a0affair.<\/p>\n

Social psychologist and proponent of the power-pose, Amy Cuddy says,\u00a0\u201cTrust is the conduit for influence: It\u2019s the medium through which ideas travel. If they don\u2019t trust you, your ideas are just dead in the water. If they trust you, they\u00a0are open, and they can hear what you\u00a0are offering. Having the best idea is worth nothing if people do not trust you\u201d.<\/p>\n

Putting this fact parallel to our body language, which is amongst the most crucial and sound part of our personality, there are\u00a0certain\u00a0ways to build trust with body language. Our body language makes our statements more assertive<\/u><\/a>, enrich the message, and reflect confidence, which\u00a0works\u00a0as a catalyst to build trust. Body language helps us to express our thoughts with better clarity and create a better connection to the person next to you. This\u00a0connection\u00a0is the seed of trust that you can plant.<\/p>\n

While computing this thought,\u00a0let us\u00a0talk about some convincing practices to be trusted or get others\u00a0trust\u00a0in you, while using body language. Here are a few simple ways and hints for using right & decent body language.<\/p>\n

1 <\/b><\/strong>Eye Contact:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The above all thing! Your eyes reflect as the mirror of your\u00a0self-confidence\u00a0and\u00a0help\u00a0immensely in building trust. Maintaining eye contact when someone is talking will help to\u00a0build\u00a0credence because it shows how genuinely you are interested in listening what they are saying.<\/p>\n

Try to make consistent eye contact during conversation.\u00a0\u201cListen with your\u00a0eyes,\u201d\u00a0says Paul Zak, Ph.D.\u00a0author of Trust Factor: The Science Of Creating\u00a0High-Performance\u00a0Companies.<\/p>\n

People always used to judge anyone by their eye contact. Another critical factor is blinking. Blinking too much also may affect the listener. So maintaining consistent eye contact is very important.<\/p>\n

2 <\/b><\/strong>Nodding & Smile:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

While someone is interacting with you, let that other person\u00a0realize\u00a0that you care for their words and genuinely\u00a0listening\u00a0to\u00a0the person. Nodd your head when they are talking & explaining things, it shows that you\u00a0agree\u00a0and accept their thoughts and consider their opinions.<\/p>\n

Smile! It is never wrong, and it is in itself is a potent weapon in today\u2019s life. Your smile can disarm anyone, even to your enemy. Smiling genuinely will relax any situation. But do not\u00a0smile\u00a0too much as it often looks fake.<\/p>\n

3 <\/b><\/strong>Uncross your Arms & Legs:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do not cross your legs and arms. Let them realize that you are unbound, and your\u00a0opinion\u00a0is free. Sit or stand with open arms, hold your palms open and make sure your body looks open.<\/p>\n

This way you will also look more open to welcome others thoughts. Do not point your fingers while interacting as it may seem as you are accusing the person.<\/p>\n

4 <\/b><\/strong>Distance & Body Posture:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maintain an appropriate distance and body posture express your interest, your confidence, and your firmness. Stand straight, look firm while interacting with the person. Standing face to face is better.<\/p>\n

Do not\u00a0stand\u00a0too close as it gives a message that you are intervening the other person’s space and sometimes threatening the person.<\/p>\n

5 <\/b><\/strong>Stable Head:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t move your head a lot during conversation, move your head very little as if you are sincerely interested in the other person and attending their\u00a0views<\/p>\n

6 <\/b><\/strong>Furrowed Brow:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Your forehead also gives significant signals. Raise your brows to give the expression of surprise. To\u00a0give\u00a0the\u00a0expression\u00a0of sympathy and concern for someone\u2019s troubles pulled together\u00a0brows\u00a0translates your gesture in a better way.<\/p>\n

7 <\/b><\/strong>Watch Your Voice Tone:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Technically voice tone\u00a0does not exactly come\u00a0in body language, but it\u00a0is crucial how you roll out your words to implant trust in between. Your\u00a0tone\u00a0can make you seem rushed or bored.<\/p>\n

Keep your voice on\u00a0the\u00a0natural\u00a0pitch because it is a cue\u00a0that can\u00a0be detected even on phone calls. Keep your voice tone as natural as you can keep it. Because Sometimes It\u00a0is not about What you Say but\u00a0about How you Say it.<\/p>\n

8 <\/b><\/strong>Your Concern:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Showing your concern about them and their affairs to build trust. Be attentive, listen far more\u00a0than\u00a0speaking and keep the attention on their pleasure. Tilt your head forward to show interest.<\/p>\n

9 <\/b><\/strong>Wrong Touch:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Light touching a friend on hand can show your support, display your concern and sympathy for that friend or the person you are interacting\u00a0with. But\u00a0touching\u00a0on shoulder or elbow can make the person uncomfortable, particularly in case of women, they get irritated so do not use these tactics in any conversation. Such acts not only cause them lose interest but also show you disrespectful.<\/p>\n

10 <\/b><\/strong>Respectful:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Till the time the respect part is missing, trust is somewhat impossible to gain.\u00a0So while interacting with someone whether you\u00a0agree\u00a0or not, whether you are interested or not show your respect for the person.<\/p>\n

11 <\/b><\/strong>Come Down To Their Level:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sitting on\u00a0a\u00a0higher\u00a0chair than others indicates as you are dominating over them and it is not good and not in your\u00a0favor\u00a0if you\u2019re trying to build trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust Makes The World Go Round\u201d.\u00a0And these are some Simple, magical and straightforward phrases that can qualify you to get\u00a0their\u00a0trust.<\/p>\n

————–<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph Payne is the marketing manager at CouponsMonk.com<\/u><\/a>, deals and discounts provider company. He is passionate about money savings, investment and finance industry. In addition, Joseph also supports non-profit agencies that provide healthcare solutions to handicapped and disabled people.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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