Body Language SITTING | Easy to Use High-Status Tips
Summary
TLDRThis video explores high-status body language, focusing on how sitting, standing, and posture can project confidence and authority. The speaker highlights the importance of taking up space, adopting confident gestures, and mastering the art of sitting and standing up to appear more dominant. He provides media examples and practical tips to incorporate these gestures into daily life while stressing that true confidence comes from within, not just appearances. The video also touches on territorial gestures like the 'arms akimbo' and the significance of body language in shaping others' perceptions.
Takeaways
- 😀 Expanding your body posture, like spreading arms, signals confidence and high status, while shrinking signals insecurity.
- 🧍♂️ Mastering how to sit down and stand up with confidence is a key element of high-status body language.
- 💺 Sitting gestures like spreading your arms or adopting a 'partial arms of Kimbo' posture expand your presence and portray dominance.
- 🧠 Body language, such as sitting and standing postures, communicates status subconsciously to others, influencing how you're perceived.
- 👁️ High-status individuals tend to claim more space with their body language, and postures like 'arms of Kimbo' are common displays of dominance.
- 🐒 The 'figure four' posture, crossing one leg over the other, is a relaxed but dominant position, seen in both humans and primates as a display of status.
- 🛑 Avoid slouching, leaning forward too much, or bowing your head down, as these are low-status gestures that can undermine your confidence.
- 📏 When standing without support, flaring the elbows out while rising from a seated position adds width and projects confidence.
- 🚨 Some gestures, like touching others, can be used to establish dominance, but there are subtle differences between positive and negative uses.
- 💬 High-status body language should be genuine and supported by true confidence; it’s not about fooling others but embodying real self-assurance.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video script?
-The main focus of the video script is to discuss and demonstrate high-status body language, specifically focusing on sitting and standing gestures that convey confidence and dominance.
How does the script suggest one should sit to appear high-status?
-The script suggests sitting by spreading arms apart and leaning back, which is a way to claim space and appear larger, similar to the territorial displays of confident individuals.
What are some examples of high-status gestures shown in media?
-The script provides media examples such as leaning on an object when standing up, using the 'arms of Kimbo' pose, and the 'figure four' sitting posture, all of which are meant to convey dominance and high status.
What is the 'arms of Kimbo' gesture, and how is it used?
-The 'arms of Kimbo' gesture involves placing the hands on the hips with elbows flared outwards, which is a display of dominance and territoriality, often used by individuals in positions of authority.
How does the script address the issue of not having something to lean on when sitting or standing?
-The script acknowledges the limitation and promises to show a solution later in the video, suggesting that there is an 'always available option' for such situations.
What are the three critical things to avoid when using high-status gestures?
-The script advises to avoid bowing the head down, staying leaned in unless for empathy, and to always keep the back erect to maintain the high-status appearance.
What is the significance of the 'figure four' sitting posture?
-The 'figure four' posture, where one ankle is crossed over the opposite knee, is seen as dominant, relaxed, and youthful, indicating readiness for debate or competition. However, it's not conducive for decision-making as it's not a stable position.
How does the script relate high-status body language to success?
-The script suggests that weak body language can undermine credibility and limit success, while strong, confident body language can enhance one's image and potentially lead to more opportunities.
What is the role of internal traits according to the script?
-The script emphasizes that while high-status body language is important, it should be supplemented by internal traits such as character, integrity, and ethical behavior. True confidence comes from within and is only enhanced by external cues like body language.
What is the final tip given in the script for maintaining a high-status posture when sitting or standing without support?
-The final tip is to use the legs to push oneself up from a seated position and to sit down by placing hands on legs and flaring the elbows out, which can be done without any support.
How does the script discuss the concept of touching in body language?
-The script differentiates between touching as a sign of dominance, where a person might use it to establish control or superiority, and touching as a sign of affection or comfort.
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