Category Archives: Body Language

Do you know what language he speaks?

17 Oct 2011

Have you considered we all understand a different language, even when we speak the “same” language…?
When you’re in a foreign country, your experience is richer if you understand and speak the language. We constantly convey messages TO our children—messages of what-to-do, of safety and well-being, of morality and self-esteem. Yet, are we speaking THEIR language so they can understand us? When you know HIS language – and speak it – he will be able to hear you better!

Reading the Room?

15 Sep 2011

3 Tips on How to Observe What is Really Happening in a Room

For our leaders of tomorrow, and anyone else that desires to enhance their communications skills, one of the first skills to harness is the power of mindful observation. The value of training our observation skills is to bring the subtle or the nuance of what we are observing to our conscious awareness.

Haggling: Counting Gestures in China

1 Sep 2011

Haggling is not part of the common culture, at least for me, in the United States. When I was encouraged to haggle here in China, it was really my first experience with hard-line haggling. Sure, “Is this your best price?” has left these lips before and I’ve asked for discounts back home — I’ve even haggled in Europe and Africa — but nothing compares to the art of haggling in China.

Five Body Language Tips To Influence Others

9 Aug 2011

Have you ever heard things like, “She’s nice, but not leadership material.” He’s just not confident enough for the job” but you know you are confident and leadership material. I know how frustrating that can be – to be judged before they even know you, maybe even before you’ve even opened your mouth! Attendees of my trainings tell me those and similar sad phrases that keep them from getting ahead all the time.
Why does that happen?

Smile and the World Smiles with You

14 Jul 2011

A smile sends a message that endears someone to you or repulses you. It can express empathy, happiness, sadness or even embarrassment. There are real smiles and fake smiles and all sorts of smiles in-between. In his book The Face: A Natural History, author Daniel McNeill, suggests that “the first smiles appear two to twelve hours after birth and seem void of content.” As the mother of two, I assure you, even if my newborn sons had no content to their smiles, their smiles certainly had emotional content for me.

Uh-oh from Paris! Cross-cultural Nonverbal Tips

24 Apr 2011

Listen in to my crazy experience with cross-cultural communications and the use of nonverbal “jargon”…

If you do a lot of international business, it’s a good idea to study up on what is and isn’t acceptable in various countries and across different societies. Observe the local culture in different companies as well as varied countries. When in doubt — or if you don’t understand what you see — just ask. The answer might surprise you.

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