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Body language contains volumes. If you have a message for Mr. Right, your future boyfriend / husband / soul mate / lover, it is important to being convincing. Which ways for your body language to express this? Can you give him any secret signals through body language?

Dating is difficult enough. You want to make a guy fall in love with you and make him commit to you. But then you attract men who are looking for a sexual hook up; a fling, an affair; or friends with benefits arrangements. If your body language is accurate you may be able to avoid these situations.

Have you ever considered what your body is saying when you are addressing an audience – even just talking in your living room or sitting at the kitchen table? Referred to as body language, non-verbal communication is expressed by the posture of your body, your gestures and even your face.

The question I would ask you is what your body language expresses when you speak? Does it match the emotion you are feeling? Or does it say something different? It is also possible that your body language is expressing no emotion, as well as your facial expression and your voice.

As any good communications skills guru will tell you, actions can sometimes speak louder than words and the way we present ourselves physically can be interpreted much more powerfully than the words coming out of our mouths. If you’ve never analysed how you look when you speak, this is the time to do it. Of course, many of us make adjustments depending on who we’re speaking to and what the situation is, but these tips can help you be more self-aware of body language, no matter what the communication scenario.

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