Face touching…a common, but complex, category of nonverbals. Our face and heads are primary components of our expressivity. Through our faces, we speak and express emotions. Our heads indicate our consideration and interpretations as listeners and contribute to our postural stances. As humans, we interact with our own faces in very idiosyncratic ways, and while for most …
Have you ever been speaking with someone and they are saying one thing, but their nonverbals are saying another? ‘Yes – super excited about that…’ May be the words that come out of their mouths, but their body language and vocal tone is suggesting a complete lack of interest… Body posture is stooped, eye gaze …
One of the most common questions we get from our community, and from customers, is around cultural nuance in nonverbal communication. How do you account for cultural nuances when you are presenting to a global audience? We put this question to Dr. Marono for her thoughts. While universal cues are a safe baseline, it is …
“What role does context play in nonverbal communication?” There are seven universal emotions humans, on average, identify through specific expressions: 😀 Happiness😱 Fear😞 Sad🤢 Disgust😲 Surprise😒 Contempt According to anthropology and neuroscience, the main reason we universally recognize these emotions is because of our evolved need to decipher between friend/foe and safety/danger by picking up on certain cues …
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“How do you juggle active listening and staying on top of your audience’s nonverbals on video?” It often feels like there is way too much going on on video. Even if we know active listening is a powerful tool to leverage when building rapport on video, it is a tricky new skill to consider in …
Nonverbal communication, which refers to anything that sends a message that is not a spoken word, is a constantly evolving language. As we continue to streamline the way we communicate digitally, we start to realize we’ve actually been slowly developing a new language of nonverbals, all specific to video-based experiences. In reading through this article …
Loom published a new mini-series authored by our CEO, Rachel Cossar, featuring nonverbal communication tips and tricks to get you set up for success on video. You can check out the series on the Loom Blog here. Since video is the only digital channel of communication that showcases body language, being well-versed in this area …
Since the start of the pandemic, what message would you share with startup founders concerning the importance of nonverbal communication when speaking to investors? This question, while directed towards startup founders, is relevant to anyone who has to show up and sell. This can be said for individuals during job interviews. It can be said for founders in …
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There is a lot going on in video meetings. Particularly for multi-participants meetings, where people are presenting, taking polls and more, it can feel like you are juggling 10 balls at a time…and still have no idea of whether and when people are engaged with what you are sharing. Video conferencing technology tends to make …
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There’s a reason habit breaking and habit building are such tricky endeavors. Particularly in the world of communication, we often struggle between honing our communication skills, and feeling authentic. Speaking from my experience as a professional ballet dancer and athlete, I can share that building new habits and strengthening new muscles can often feel uncomfortable, difficult, unnatural. But …
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