Body Language Speaks Louder Than Words

Written by Lydia Ramsey


Has it ever occurred to you how much you are saying to people even when you are not speaking? Unless you are a master of disguise, you are constantly sending messages about your true thoughts and feelings whether you are using words or not.

Studies show that your words account for only 7% ofrepparttar message you convey. The remaining 93% is non-verbal. 55% of communication is based on what people see andrepparttar 104631 other 38% is transmitted through tone of voice. So think about it. Inrepparttar 104632 business setting, people can see what you are not saying. If your body language doesn’t match your words, you are wasting your time.

Eye contact isrepparttar 104633 most obvious way you communicate. When you are looking atrepparttar 104634 other person, you show interest. When you fail to make eye contact, you giverepparttar 104635 impression thatrepparttar 104636 other person is of no importance. Maintain eye contact about 60% ofrepparttar 104637 time in order to look interested, but not aggressive.

Facial expression is another form of non-verbal communication. A smile sends a positive message and is appropriate in all but a life and death situation. Smiling adds warmth and an aura of confidence. Others will be more receptive if you remember to check your expression.

Your mouth gives clues, too, and not just when you are speaking. Mouth movements, such as pursing your lips or twisting them to one side, can indicate that you are thinking about what you are hearing or that you are holding something back.

The position of your head speaks to people. Keeping your head straight, which is notrepparttar 104638 same as keeping your head on straight, will make you appear self-assured and authoritative. People will take you seriously. If you want to come across as friendly and open, tilt your head to one side.

Where you place your arms suggests how receptive you. Arms crossed or folded over your chest say that you have shut other people out and have no interest in them or what they are saying. This position can also say, “I don’t agree with you.” You might just be cold, but unless you shiver atrepparttar 104639 same time,repparttar 104640 person in front of you may getrepparttar 104641 wrong message.

How you use your arms can help or hurt your image as well. Waving them about may show enthusiasm to some, but others see this gesture as one of uncertainty and immaturity. The best place for your arms is by your side. You will look confident and relaxed. If this is hard for you, do what you always do when you want to get better at something—practice. After a while, it will feel natural.

How to turn your small business into an empire by outsourcing

Written by Edward Hadome


Many companies are realizing cost savings of up to 30%-60% as a result of outsourcing.

Companies now consider outsourcing their functions: sales force, research and development, billing, procurement and even human resources.

This approach allows a company to concentrate on its core competency, also saving them cost of maintaining in-house hardware or software or staff.

BENEFIT IN A NUTSHELL

·Direct access to highly specialized skills and knowledge required for a specific industry level.

·The opportunity to offer quality services to clients at a much lower rate than you would normally pay for in-house development.

·The possibility of improving your image and exploding your capacity to execute projects on a global level.

SERVICES YOU CAN CONSIDER OUTSOURCING:

·Web-Designing, ·Software development ·E-commerce implementation ·Industry and software automation ·Web Promotion ·Research ·Accounting ·Copywriting ·Hosting

This can favors both parties.

1: THE FREELANCERS

You may be qualified in a certain domain to perform certain tasks, but as a one-man business you can do so much in handlingrepparttar market demands.

Let’s say for example you are a web designer (I chose this example at random, you may be qualified in any domain, which may include copywriting, accounting, programming, consultancy, research etc…)

Ok, let’s get back torepparttar 104630 initial example. Let’s say you are a web designer and you are very good at it.

You can sit inrepparttar 104631 comfort of your home and userepparttar 104632 Internet to search for people who need your services. The internet has made this process very simple, but as a one man business there is a limit torepparttar 104633 number of jobs you can take on at one time without messing things up.

Since there are thousands of design contracts out there and you cannot say for sure which clients will choose to go with you on a project, you will need to bid on many job adverts to ensure that you get one to actually go with you.

I used to be a freelancer myself and I found out that in most cases I ended up with many contracts at a time, but because I didn’t haverepparttar 104634 resources to handle all of them, I had to either turn them down or refer them to someone else.

But you don’t need to do that!

THE SOLUTION

There are people out there who will surely do your work for you at a cheaper rate than you expected and you can put them on a shortlist for future jobs you may have.

Say you win a contract to design a site for 500$ and you can't do it in a timely manner, you can find someone who will dorepparttar 104635 same job at $300 or less.

All you need to do is to collect this contract for $500 and hand it over to designers who will do it for $300 and keeprepparttar 104636 profit of $200. This $200 will serve as your reward for doingrepparttar 104637 marketing and bringing inrepparttar 104638 client.

Using this system, you will never have to loose a job again and if you are a good manager you can turn this into a very profitable business and all fromrepparttar 104639 comfort of your home.

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