5 Body Language Tricks to Make Anyone Instantly Like You

Now if the title doesn’t grab you, I don’t know what will. Don’t we all want to be liked? What is that all about? In Marwell and Schmitt’s Taxonomy Influence Tactics this falls under “Positive Esteem of Others” rather nicely. I work in an environment with numerous people and as a supervisor I definitely want to be liked.

In this particular video the gal is specifically talking about using body language to get others to like you. We hear a lot about using verbal language and the way we dress to impress, but this sounded intriguing. This right off the bat hit me in an way that caused an affective consequence as it is important for me, and probably the rest of us as human beings seeking friendship. I was definitely drawn to it by emotion and yearning to learn the tricks. She also spoke in such and way (and with a great accent) that help and kept my interest and attention.

One process premise at work in this presentation is the need to “win friends and influence people.” I think we have all heard that before. We all want friends and to be able to make a mark in the world. We need to be able to hold the attention of the person we are talking to. She talks about smiling and looking at the opposite person. She claims that this will cause the other person to “instantly” like you. After all, attention is what everybody needs, right? I believe it’s a part of showing respect to the other party in the conversation.

Later in the presentation the premise of emotion was used to introduce a tip called “The Big Baby Pivot.” Now who doesn’t like babies, right? She talks about paying attention to a new person in the same way you would give attention to a baby that had crawled up to you. In most cases, babies cause a certain reaction by most people.

The process premise of consistency is also at work here as the presentation continues. If we use the tricks that are shared in this video regularly then we may actually have the whole world liking us….and who wouldn’t like that?