Mirror
Understanding Body Language Training Course
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Whenever we meet someone at a table, are standing with others in an elevator, or walking side-by-side, we're subtly adjusting our sense of synchronisation and parity, how closely or how far apart we remain, whether our limbs are extending forward and/or backward in synch. Even whether we have folded arms or legs or are sitting up at the same angle...
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Charisma
Charisma, or what body language scholars call referent power exists in the eyes of the beholder, and we can see the effects of someone's charisma in the body language of others around them. For example, when an important, charismatic Managing Director enters a room, others may go silent.
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Coercive & Reward Power
Desmond Morris defines coercive power at work as the ability of the manager to force/coerce/threaten others into doing what he [or she] wants.
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Dominant Body Language
Desmond Morris and other researchers tell us that the person who is dominant in the conversation will often bring this about by using status displays. One example is that the dominant person may spend more time looking at the person who they wish to feel submissive whilst they are talking to them...
