Top Tips to Improve Nonverbal Communication

By Frances Masters

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

The trouble with Paula was, she was always worrying. She worried what people thought of her; worried about what she was wearing. She worried about being too fat… being different… not knowing the right thing to say. These inner worries were etched all over her face. Now, even when she felt happy, she seemed to have a permanently worried expression.

‘I think the way I look is having an effect on how people react to me’, she said. ‘I don’t think I’m very approachable… I want to project a happier image’, Paula told me ‘but I’m not sure where to start’.

Paula was right to be concerned but there was certainly something she could do about it. At least she was aware that body language is an important part of communication.