Techniques for improving nonverbal communication skills

• Maintain eye contact: In Canada and US, eye contact is very important in different types of business deals, job interviews, presentation etc. Appropriate eye contact enables you as a sender to know receiver’s interest, attentiveness, credibility. Receiver becomes able to judge the speaker’s confidence, sincerity etc. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain appropriate eye contact in order to improve nonverbal communication skills in the work place.

  
  

• Use posture to show interest: For effective nonverbal communication, you should have control on your body posture.  It includes your walking style, standing position, sitting position etc. on the work place. Leaning toward the speaker shows interest, attraction. On the other hand pulling away and shrinking back express fear, lack of confidence etc. erect posture also conveys a message of confidence, competence, diligence and strength.

   

• Space and business documents: You should keep in mind that the appearance of business documents, business space and yourself is also very important. This conveys positive or negative message about you to others.

   

• Take help of family and friends: To become more efficient in nonverbal communication, you should take help of your family and friends. They will monitor your gestures, your conscious or unconscious body movement.