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Practice Active Listening Head Moves. As you talk with others today, use these various methods of nodding with head tilts.
- Listen to someone, smile and tilt your head to the side, but withhold all nodding. Note what happens to the fluidity of the story. Does the speaker become uncomfortable?
- Now, tilt your head slightly to one side and nod your head while listening using single short nods. What happens?
- Now try the head tilt with the double nod. Did the person speed up the conversation?
- Finally, use a head tilt with the triple nod or a single, very slow nod. (Note: these nods will actually make you feel uncomfortable while doing them!)
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The preceding experiments will help you determine when you should use each of the variety of nods with a date mate, the boss, your kids, or the judge. Try them out and see what works for each individual.
- Janine Driver, You Say More Than You Think
Today's tip is very simple: body language says a lot, and something as simple as nodding (or refraining from nodding) can have a huge impact on your conversation. Just remember, that impact isn't always positive, and not every technique works in every situation or with every person. So try out various actions with many people in a variety of different situations to fine tune your skills.
