While the key to success in both     1     (person) and professional relationships lies in your ability     2     (communicate) well, it’s not the words that you use     3     your body language that speaks the loudest.

Whether you’re aware     4     it or not, when you interact with others, you’re continuously giving and receiving wordless signals. All of your nonverbal     5     (behavior) — the gestures you make, your tone of voice and how much eye contact you make — send strong messages. They can build trust and draw others towards you, or they can confuse     6     you’re trying to express. These messages don’t stop when you stop speaking, either. Even when you’re silent, you’re still communicating nonverbally.

In some instances, what comes out of your mouth and what you communicate through your body language may be two     7     (total) different things. If you say one thing, but your body language says something else, your listener will likely feel that you’re being dishonest. When faced with such     8     (mix) signals, the listeners have to choose whether to believe your verbal or nonverbal messages. Since body language is a natural language that     9     (show) your true feelings and intentions, they’ll likely choose the nonverbal messages.

However, by improving how you understand and use nonverbal communication, you can express what you really mean, connect better with others, and build stronger, more     10     (reward) relationships.

4 . A team of global body language experts has come up with this list of the best body language courses.

1. Body Language For Businessmen

This course is particularly useful to businessmen. It will teach you how to use body language to increase your success, influence, and income. By the end of the course, you will understand the role of body language in business success and get a Certificate of Completion after completing the course.

2. Body Language Course

This beginner level course is useful to anyone eager to learn how to use body language to communicate effectively. The course discusses topics like the significance of communication and tips of improving body language. The course is delivered by award-winning instructors.

3. Digital Body Language

This course teaches how to improve your digital personal brand. It discusses a variety of topics like power of face, personality and confidence, drawing attention, and web page essentials. By the end of the course, you will perfect online presence, master body language online and level up your digital brand.

4. How To Make A Great First Impression

This course will make you realize how eye contact, a smile and handshake can increase your chances of improving the first impression you make on the other person, which is quite useful for anyone starting a new job. By the end of the course you will pick up the skills and confidence you need to make a good first impression.

Body language, one of the most powerful     1     (mean) of communication, uses the movements of our body to show our feelings and thoughts. Some body languages are the same throughout the world. For example, smiling shows happiness and puts people at ease,    2     (nod) the head up and down is to say agreement, and shaking the head from side to side     3     (apply) to the refusal situation.     4    , others are totally different. One interesting example is     5     English people do not usually stand very close to others, while the Canadians approach others closely and are more likely     6     (touch) them. Most people now greet each other     7     shaking hands with each other, but some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, most of     8     prefer to bow.    9     (general) speaking, we ought to study international customs to avoid     10     (misunderstand).

8 . Body Language Mistakes You Should Avoid at Work

Communication is not only about words but also gestures. Therefore, you should be careful about how you use your body when expressing yourself.

Avoiding eye contact (接触).

When speaking with a workmate, avoiding eye contact makes you look unprofessional (不专业的). It also shows that you are not confident or show no interest in the topic.     1    

Crossing your arms.

Crossing your arms shows that you are not open to others and that you want to defend yourself. This is generally considered as a position of defence.     2    

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Checking the time every few minutes makes people feel you are in a hurry or would rather be somewhere else. It looks like you are not interested in being there. Therefore, when you are speaking to your workmates, try not to look at the clock very often.

Bad body postures.

Having a bad posture such as dropped shoulders or a lower neck can mean that you are not interested in what is going on around you. It is important to stand or sit up straight when speaking to somebody.     4    

Weak handshake.

A weak handshake means that you don’t care much about the person you are shaking hands with.     5     However, don’t forget that a handshake that is too firm can be impolite. Therefore, try to find the right balance.

9 . Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.     2    . Eyes do speak, right？

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.    3    . If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention, and let her know that he is admiring her.

However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking.    4     If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if he is trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim.

Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship and situation.

10 . Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.