Understanding Body Language

Understanding Body Language


Who is it for?

Anybody who has a customer facing role, either face to face or via the phone and who has experienced difficult or awkward customers. The workshop would suit people with a sales role, customer service or customer support managers, executives, front-line service staff as well as staff in back-up and support roles.

1 Day

Classroom or Online

Objectives

  • Apply your knowledge of body language to improve your communication skills to build rapport and improve sales.
  • Understand the impact of space in any conversation or meeting
  • Understand the nuances of body language from a range of areas including your face, hands, arms, legs, and posture
  • Use mirroring and matching techniques to build rapport
  • Shaking hands with confidence
  • How to dress for success

Agenda

  • Importance of body language and rapport building in all communications
  • Defining body language.
  • Understand the benefits and purpose of interpreting body language.
  • What’s your face saying?
  • What’s your body saying?
  • Mirroring and pacing
  • Monitoring your posture
  • Dressing up
  • Shaking hands
  • Learn to interpret basic body language movements.
  • How body language changes when using the phone or using virtual meeting software
  • Recognise common mistakes when interpreting body language.
  • Understand your own body language and what you are communicating.
  • Practice your body language skills.
  • Role plays and interactive activities including a body language quiz

Additional information...

All participants will leave with a rudimental but effective understanding of body language.

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