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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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Chapter 10 - Attentive And Evaluative <strong>Body</strong> <strong>Language</strong><br />

Other Attentive Cues<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are a variety of singular cues that also serve to indicate attention. Concentration for example, is<br />

obvious when the face is scrunched together, the eyes narrowed as if to focus on a prey, with the<br />

eyebrows tightened inward.<br />

Reflective activities can also include matching the body language of the speaker, not interrupting and<br />

using agreement sounds such as ‘uh huh’ and ‘mhum’. We rarely think about the powers of these small<br />

sounds but it can make the difference between having your counterpart believe they made a connection<br />

right up to contempt as in “He just sat there and didn’t say a word”. By nodding and adding agreement<br />

sounds, the person will feel heard and therefore appreciated. Paraphrasing back what was just said to<br />

the speaker, is another method of sending the correct message. This technique shows what is called<br />

active listening and shows that you are internalizing what is said and affords a chance to clarify any<br />

misinterpreted information.

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