Power Cues. Nick Morgan

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      1 I am aware of how I am seated during the course of a business meeting.

      2 I am conscious of what I do with my hands when I get into a spirited discussion.

      3 When I’m interviewing people, I focus on their body language as much as on what they say.

      4 I can tell when someone is bluffing.

      5 I can tell when someone is lying to me.

      6 I know, in a meeting with my boss, when she has decided to end the meeting before she says anything about it.

      7 When I’m negotiating, I pay more attention to the opposite party’s body language than I do their counteroffers.

      8 I can tell when my coworkers are displeased before they say anything.

      9 I usually get my way in team meetings.

      10 When I speak, I have no trouble getting everyone else to listen to me.

      11 I often know what people are going to say before they say it.

      12 My voice carries easily so that everyone can hear me, even in a room with fifty people.

      13 My intuition is strong; I often am able to read others without thinking about it.

      14 When I walk into a meeting, I have no trouble sensing the mood of the people already there.

      15 I can easily establish rapport with new people I meet.

       1–5 You need to increase your body language awareness.

       6–10 You have average body language awareness.

       11–15 You are ready for the World Series of Poker! You have above-average body language awareness.

       For a long time, we’ve misunderstood the importance of gesture in our lives and communications.

       Researchers thought that the gestures that accompany speech were meaningless; now we know that they are meaningful and that they precede speech by a nanosecond or two.

       Researchers have studied how children learn, for example, and have determined that they learn nonverbally first.

       The first step in mastering your communications and leading the people around you is to determine what your own posture, personal presence, and gestures are like.

       Keep a diary or take video of yourself to determine—as objectively as possible—how you’re appearing to others.

       Your self-assessment of your own confidence, intuition, and charisma will help get you started on the road to mastering leadership communication.