As we near the end of the year, it’s no doubt that most of you attended some sort of workplace holiday party. One thing that we here at VAYOMAR are sure of is that every office party contains a large amount of small talk. While some of you may dread the idea of small talk, we […]
In this last chapter on body language, we’ll talk about the body itself. This topic is divided into two parts:
Outward appearance and presentation
Movement in an open space – posture, sitting position, stability, and hands.
It is important to understand each of these things individually in depth. But the last analysis, the final result, and the way […]
There is an old tradition that says you should always enter your house with your right foot first. That first step, where things are fresh and undetermined, makes all the difference.
Much like that old saying, conveying a message has a lot to do with the beginning; you need to figure out how to open on […]
Rarely do we think about the impact facial expressions have when giving a presentation. However, as they are a big aspect of our body language, the faces we make can influence others to think and feel certain ways, merely depending on which muscles we choose to move.
The video below shows sets of identical twins sitting […]
By: Dafna Cosidoy
You’re giving an important presentation to your boss, it all goes very well and your boss is pleased. He later informs you that an important client is arriving from Singapore the following day, and he wants you to show him the presentation. The common mistake people make in such cases is the “copy paste,” […]
Before his election to the presidency, Adolf Hitler took voice development lessons from an opera singer. Hitler understood early on that the voice is one of the most important elements of body language. The voice has a dramatic and far-reaching influence on how our messages are understood and how our ideas are adopted.
In last week’s […]
Studies have found that only 7% of the messages we send are verbal – the other 93% are sent in some non-verbal way. This percentage probably shocks you. The bottom line is this: people first pay attention to your body language, and only afterwards do they hear what we’re saying.
Much has already been said about […]
