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Although our body language governs the way other people perceive us, our body language also governs how we perceive ourselves and how those perceptions become reinforced through our own behavior, our interactions, and even our physiology.
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Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.
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Politicians are very experienced - maybe too experienced - at using body language to signal power and competence. But what these politicians are much more likely to struggle with, or just neglect to do altogether, is communicate warmth and trustworthiness.
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What I most want you to understand is that your body is continuously and convincingly sending messages to your brain, and you get to control the content of those messages.
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People have a lot of control over their ability to rise to the occasion and to show their best or their aspirational selves.
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You have to buy what you're selling. If you don't buy what you're selling, nobody will.
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People want to feel understood by their leaders.