Body Language & Communication Tips for Video Interviews

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  Did you know that 93% of your message impact is

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  based on your body language and tone of voice.

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  That means how you say what you say matters in

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  today's video.

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  I want to share with you some effective body language

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  and communication tips to help you make a lasting first

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  impression for video interviews.

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  I have another video that I created to help you

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  set up your video interview, which includes the technology, so

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  make sure you check out for that.

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  All right, so let's dive right in first things first.

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  Studies show that it takes only seven seconds to form

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  a first impression.

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  So you want to make sure what you show on

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  screen is showcasing a professional background and with a good

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  positioning. So I covered this in my other video.

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  But some quick tips here is you want to give

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  the feeling that you are in a professional work type

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  environment. So, like your office space.

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  So perhaps have a neutral background with maybe some books

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  or some plants, something that showcase that professional work environment

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  there to give the vibe that you are organized, reliable,

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  dependable, there next is you want to dress for success.

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  So this is the same tip as if you are

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  going for an impersonal interview that you want to dress

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  in a way that you are professional, that you're confident.

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  A swell When you're going on karma, I recommend avoiding

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  bright colors as that could be hard on the eye.

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  So stick to the neutral colors or pastel colors.

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  There. Third is you want to be in an upbeat,

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  booed and energy, so convey that enthusiasm.

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  Make him feel that you are there and you're excited

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  to meet with them as well.

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  Because you're on camera out there is that feeling of

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  distance. So you do really want amplify that energy where

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  they really feel you.

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  Your presence there next is you want to give eye

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  contact and smile.

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  So the key here is also looking at the camera,

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  not just the screen here, so they can really feel

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  that you are connecting with them.

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  Smile is a great way to bond and a great

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  way to eliminate your anxiety and nervousness as well.

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  Try smiling with your eyes as well.

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  Next tip here is having good posture.

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  So what you want to do is that you want

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  to make sure you are planting your feet on the

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  ground, which gives you that strength as well.

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  And power.

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  Sit up straight with your open shoulders.

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  Hey, so you can feel more open and that your

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  own in your space as well lean forward a little

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  bit so that it feels a little bit closer to

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  the person that you are connecting with.

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  Their next is you want to use some hand gestures

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  that that's gives a bit of that more animation, that

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  dynamic nous that you feel that you are in that

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  in person, connecting as well next is to look at

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  the webcam when speaking, right?

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  So I know we have a tendency that we'll look

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  at the screen inside the webcam.

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  The key here is that when you're speaking, you look

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  at that webcam.

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  So what I do is I actually put a picture

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  of my kids that reminds me toe, look at that

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  camera. When I'm speaking, you can also put to post

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  it notes in between the webcam, um, to remind you

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  where to look as well.

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  Next is you want to speak at a slower pace

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  and with a lower tone of voice, you see when

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  you're on care, MMA, um, it takes a bit longer

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  to force someone to receive that message.

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  So you do want to speak a bit slower than

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  usual. That also gives the opportunity for the interviewer to

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  take better notes as well.

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  And when you speak in a lower tone of voice,

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  it projects more credibility and confidence.

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  So when you're listening, make sure that you're nodding and

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  smiling to make them feel that you hear them, you

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  see them that you understand them a swell you can

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  actually look at the screen when they are talking.

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  Next is to be really present and really listen.

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  So this is really that connection piece there.

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  So avoid thinking of too many things in your head.

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  Really be an attentive listener to pay attention and what

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  they have to say, what they're trying to ask there

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  so that you can really connect on that personal level

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  as well.

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  Lastly, is to build, trust and report.

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  People hire people that they trust and like, so it

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  is so key to build that trust in connection there.

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  So a few things What you can do is maybe

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  find a common something common that you share a common

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  interest. Common values demonstrate that you have that relevant skills

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  and experience that you understand what it takes to be

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  successful in the job.

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  It's really building that connection closer that they feel that

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  you really get them there.

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  All right, so I hope you find this helpful.

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  so much for watching I'm Diana.

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  I help ambitious professionals and executives to design the next

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