Common Body Postures , and What They Mean.<br />Picking up on body language cues can improve your understanding of others...<br />... and clue you in to how <br />others may perceive you.<br />Here are five common body <br />postures and what they mean:.<br />Power .<br />Enter each job interview with <br />a power posture and reap the <br />benefits of confidence.<br />When you stand up straight, <br />in a confident, powerful posture you will never look out of place on a winner’s podium. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />Hunched .<br />Hunching over is bad posture. <br />It often happens without us <br />realizing what we're doing.<br />This can project weakness. <br />In body language terms, rounded shoulders communicate that <br />you are closed off from <br />the rest of the world... , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />...and it may suggest <br />that you have an air of <br />fearfulness and tension. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />Stooping.<br />A stooping posture isn't always <br />a bad thing. Just be mindful of the situation.<br />Stooping forward is something we naturally do when we’re paying close attention to someone, or perhaps listening intently to a quiet talker. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />Furthermore, this posture shows the person you are with that your entire focus is on them, and whilst it can make you look caring, it does not project any self-confidence. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />Avoidance.<br />If you practice the avoidance posture, then you appear to <br />look like you are evading others, <br />and you could make those in your company feel self-conscious and possibly even rejected. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro.<br />Defensive.<br />In body language terms, this<br />is the most defensive posture, your whole upper body is starting to roll itself into a protective, childish figure. , Inbaal Hoingham, expert for furniture brand HSL, via Metro
