How to seem more confident using body hacks

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Hello beloved steemians, it's been long. I hope everyone is doing well, I am sorry I disappeared again. My phone went bad and it wasnt easy getting a new one, when I finally got one low voltage blew it for me in less than 2 weeks , so I had to find mine to get another one. Well long story short, I got it and I'm back fully. Lets talk about confidence today...

Everybody says confidence is an intrinsic trait meaning its driven by impulse or without really thinking.
But we all know the saying fake it til you make it and it applies here very well because like every other skill, through practice confidence can be honed. So if you're one those who think you were not born confident like me then all hope is not lost since to appear confident, you don’t have to actually be confident. All you need is body language and you too can instantly appear more confident.

1) Keep your head up;

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If you want to appear confident, then one very important thing you should learn is to keep your head up always.

If you're in a conversation or just walking down the street or doing whatever, learn to never look down because it shows insecurity plus keeping your head up also helps your posture. I know it might not be easy to do this especially when talking to your superiors since it’s easy to feel intimidated you tend to easily look down every time you talk with them, but believe me when I say your superiors will give you more respect when you find the confidence to face them.

One thing, don't worry if it takes you some time to do this naturally, every skill takes time plus practice to actually master it if you keep trying.

2) Maintain eye contact;

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A lot of times people avoid eye contact with others because they feel shy, intimidated or insecure.

Eye contact is essential in establishing a connection between two people interacting, this explains the intense feeling you feel when you make make eye contact with the person you're attracted to. There is a study study showing that people who are able to maintain eye contact during conversations are more likely seen as honest or capable but avoiding eye contact makes it impossible to connect with them and makes it hard to appear confident.

Also, maintaining eye contact shows interest in whatever the other person is saying.

3) Pay attention;

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Being cocky and being confident are 2 different traits. Cockiness only shows interest in yourself, while confidence shows interest in other people. Simply put, pay attention to others around you if you want to look more confident.
To add, knowing what questions to ask and the way to behave around some people doesn’t just make you look confident but its charming.

So when next you interact with others, try observing their actions, behavior, likes, dislikes and manners, it'll help you to ask the right questions making them know you’re interested in listening to what they have to say and even to who they are as a person.

4) Be articulate;

Being an articulate person is an important character of confident people but it doesn't happen over night, you may need time to develop your communication skills. A lot of us actually have trouble speaking our mind and tend to stuttered sometimes when trying to explain ourselves. Aside practise, you may need to be around people you're comfortable with to learned how to speak better.

An act as simple as telling them how your day went, new dramas,movies or songs you've been obsessing over or anything you found interesting will help to develop your speaking skills. It can be even more helpful when you share same interests.
Just know you don’t really need a professional speaking coach or to attend speaking classes to develop your speaking skill, having the right circle of friends might be all it takes.

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Let's end here for today but meet tomorrow for more points...hope you had fun and thanks for stopping by.

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