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Re: Rock the party: How to be friendly and approachable

By Meg | March 28, 2008

Last week I wrote Food for thought: What is your face saying as just a little reminder to be conscious of your facial expressions, especially if you’re like me and tend to make funny faces without thinking. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one who had body language on the brain last week.

Over at PickTheBrain, John Wesley wrote an excellent post called Rock the party: How to appear friendly and approachable.

Here’s an excerpt:

The key to appearing friendly and approachable is projecting openness. Fortunately, it looks just like it sounds. Examples of open body language are:

  • Arms at sides (as opposed to crossed).
  • Outward facing palms
  • Legs stretched out and uncrossed
  • Elbows away from the body
  • Leaning forward (like you’re interested)
  • Standing straight (no slouching)

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