Most professionals are terrific readers — just not of rooms.
At parties, talking to friends, or especially in work meetings so many people are oblivious to the body language — and actual language — of those around them.Imagine the tension and misunderstanding that could be averted if we were better at reading others.We learn to read words when we're young — slowly and through repetition. But no one teaches us how to read others — or a room.
Be honest: Most of the time, you're thinking about your ideas — or dinner plans — when others are talking. You're itching to read an email or respond to a text. Instead, focus outward. Study what others are doing and saying. Notice body-language patterns, and what seems to motivate people or agitate them.In a Zoom room, facial expressions are your best focal point. Same inside an actual, old-fashioned room. You can tell in someone's eyes if they're paying attention.
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