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Interview Patty

Body Language

Tips for Women Who Mean Business 

An attractive female manager was having problems dealing with the male employees in her department. "They never take me seriously," she complained. "It's as if they think I'm flirting with them—which I definitely am not!"

After watching her interact with members of her staff, I saw the problem. She was trying to discuss work-related issues while using a "social gaze."

Here's what I mean…

If you create an imaginary triangle, the base of which are the eyes and the apex is midforehead, you will have mapped out the "look of business." When you keep your gaze in that area, you nonverbally signal a no-nonsense, business-like approach.

When you invert the triangle and move your focus to the area from the eyes to the mouth, you transform your gaze into one more appropriate for social encounters. And a social gaze can be misinterpreted as flirtatious—even in a business setting.

Knowledge about the business gaze doesn't mean that you should never look in someone's social gaze area. (It can be highly effective to do so, using direct eye contact only when you want to emphasize important points.) Women, however, need to be aware that to be taken seriously in business interactions, a business gaze has the strongest impact.

That's only one of the workplace body language issues faced uniquely by women. Another has to do with head tilts.

Read the full article at: amanet.org

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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