Body Language – Communicating without words

A person’s persona is defined not only by their effortless communication skills but their suave display of unspoken emotions as well. They say your body language speaks a lot of the way you are as a person, in spite of being a non-verbal way of speaking. Your movements and gestures invariably give out the message one wants to communicate, thus becoming essential to pay attention to while on the podium.

A great public speaker who can build a spellbinding connect with the audience not only communicates with his words but emphasizes his energy through his body as well. A speaker may use simple gestures like hand movements, steady eye contact and movement around the stage to relate to the audience from a distance to accentuate their point. The audience in order to trust the speaker will do so only if their body language speaks the truth and has the authority in their voice to convince those present in front of them.

Confidence comes with having a good command over language and a grip on the subject being spoken about. A bad speaker will let the audience know their incompetence or inability to deliver without even using their words as they would resort to subtle giveaways such as pacing up and down without a reason, turning their back to the audience, speaking too fast or in hushed tones and stooping over rather than standing tall and confident. In extreme scenarios, the speaker may even resort to nail-biting; All signs of poor body language that will instantly put people off the subject in focus.

One’s face and facial expressions are an integral part of expressing your body language. The speaker needs to know exactly when to laugh, smile or be sad. Every expression has a said effect on the audience and can drive them in the direction and create the mood you are trying to bring to the table.

In second-tier cities like Siliguri, people invariably end up being awkward in front of an audience not because they are shy but for the fact that they have never been taught public speaking in their formative years. As students, they were never made to speak on stage or exposed to the world of speaking freely in front of an audience. Today there are good institutions like Chatterbox who understand this problem and have taken it on themselves to impart the knowledge of speaking in front of a huge crowd with confidence.

Chatterbox teaches its students the confidence to build a strong body language. The way you conduct yourself on stage, how to move, your gestures and simply the confident aura to carry yourself when presenting yourself on a forum. The simple gesture of running your hand through your hair if not done right lets the audience know you are nervous, we simply teach you the right way to do it, and in style! So come learn with the best to bring out nothing but the best in you.