From the course: Body Language Essentials for the Working Professional

Excel with nonverbal communication

From the course: Body Language Essentials for the Working Professional

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Excel with nonverbal communication

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- There are certain skills you need to thrive in your career. But there's one specific skill that time and time again is touted as one of the most important skills executives and hiring managers are seeking. Communication skills. One of the most impactful areas in communication is not what you say, but how you say it. Many people don't think about how their body language and nonverbal communication have a direct impact on success or failure of their professional brand. Likability, engagement, empathy, authority, and rapport building. These all build off of nonverbal communication. That's what I want to help you learn in this course. Hi, my name is Dr. Dustin York. I'm a tenured communication professor who has trained Fortune 500 organizations, thought leaders, and one US presidential campaign, on nonverbal communication to increase likability, engagement, authority, and buy-in. I'm passionate about making leaders and soon-to-be leaders communicate better. In this course, you'll learn how to empower your nonverbal communication through actionable tools you can add to your professional communication tool belt. I want to help you develop body language skills to effectively build your communication brand. I'll share tips to promote professional relationships through eye contact, increase your audience engagement, and use the environment around you to your advantage. I'll share a game to decrease the amount of um's and uh's you use. How to change the way you sit in meetings, and even where you sit in meetings. I'll also show you how to use nonverbal communication during virtual meetings, and so much more. The truth is, the science behind body language and nonverbal communication have a large impact on your career. How likable, engaging, authoritative, and empathetic you are. As well as how well you can build professional rapport. We won't be living in the clouds and theories about abstract ideas. Each lesson is packed with takeaways you can use immediately. So, let's get into it.

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