Smile. Smile. Smile. Smile. It lifts our mood, it’s contagious, it relaxes us. On the phone, if you talk while smiling, your tone smooths the edges (this is something I need to work on). Here’s another thing smiling does in a group meeting or interview: it implies a subtle kind of confidence that’s very powerful. Below is a video of Brad Feld in an interview discussing how a start-up raises money. Watch the first three minutes. Observe his body language and gestures. In particular, Brad’s facial expressions and tone of voice (especially when contrasted to the interviewer as her tone comes off as stilted). And even more specifically, observe his smiling, which is natural and fluid and very effective at creating an atmosphere of genuine exchange.
-
Get Infrequent Email Updates
My Books
@bencasnocha
- RT @chrisyeh: @bencasnocha The world will never tell you that you have enough (unless you count cocaine, which Robin Williams des… https://t.co/7Gt4ruCSrR, 13 hours ago
- It was fun to have @acton on the @villageglobal podcast to talk about how he helped build https://t.co/wBF4zjUYKo,… https://t.co/UQMf7ASavt, 16 hours ago
- @wintmead @abrams Meaning lower ownership is okay?, 17 hours ago
Greatest Hits
Category Archives
Subscribe to Blog
Get posts sent to you by email when they're published.-
4 Responses to Communication Lesson of the Day: Smile