Working from home, communicating on Zoom or from behind a face mask affects the way colleagues, friends and family perceive us. Body language makes up at least 70 percent of human communication and as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words.
. . . if you’re in a meeting and you start fidgeting or slouching out of habit, it shows that you are nervous or that you lack confidence in yourself”
Source: Life in Brief. Link. Susan Farley shares these top body language habits to avoid:
- Fidgeting
- Too much eye contact
- Not making enough eye contact
- Rubbing your neck
- Biting your fingernails
- Crossing your legs and arms while sitting
Also see: Best practice tips for using Zoom, Generation Digital, July 9, 2020. Link.