How can you use body language to show you are actively listening during a performance review?

Avoid looking here and there, but directly maintain eye contact with the speaker. Keep distractions (like your phone) away Activate your "smile power" (whenever appropriate) Don't cross your arms. Sit with an open, relaxed posture Practice "active listening" and keep all other thoughts aside

?? Striking a Balance ?? To navigate this delicate balance, try to maintain a natural and comfortable level of eye contact. Pay attention to your body language as well, as it can help enhance the overall impact of your eye contact. When your boss is speaking, let your gaze wander briefly, but not for too long. This demonstrates your understanding and engagement without being overwhelming.

Just be who you are! Ask questions if you didn't understand something. Act skeptically if you have doubts and get them cleared. Share your perspective if you hear anything that may sound like half-truth to you. Be who you are; don't learn anything artificially. Humans are intelligent. They know that just making eye contact and nodding the head doesn't mean you're involved. Get involved in your way. Don't follow certain things for everything. Be genuinely interested, and that will come through in your body language naturally.

Lean in Leaning in lets people know that not only are you listening but you are engaged. Engaged in the full conversation to include the outcomes.

My advise is rather weird but true: do not forget to blink. When we concentrate on making eye contact, we often focus too much on that and do not blink or move our eyes enough. This results in a weird sensation for the other person, as if we were a dangerous person. Just moving from looking at one eye to the other, or to the lips or the forehead and back to the eye can make a lot of difference.

In my field, facial expressions are often the least developed non-verbal skill in people, with only about 5% having well-developed facial expressions. However, improving this skill can significantly impact your communication. It involves showing emotions like joy, sadness, or worry on your face when you talk about these feelings. This skill is also important for listeners. For example, I had a client who used to give a blank expression when listening, making others unsure if he understood them. He learned to show interest with his facial expressions, which made the speaker more comfortable and improved the conversation. Using matching facial expressions can also enhance the tone of your voice, which is another important communication skill.

In my experience facial expressions is a great tool to hold the audience. A little animated however too slighting settles the audience and that can match their enthusiasm if used well. An impressed audience is the outcome of the presentation of a speaker. Facial expressions awakens the room and knowing when to stop without giving too much is the art!

During a performance review, utilizing body language to display active listening is essential. Gently nod your head occasionally to signify understanding and agreement with the conversation. Leaning slightly forward demonstrates interest and attention. These simple yet impactful gestures can enhance your attentive presence and foster a positive, constructive exchange during the evaluation.

If attending virtually, be mindful of how it looks on the camera. Ensure your posture is good and you are sitting straight, while leaning in slightly and lowering one shoulder. Practice your nodding for agreeing vs. nodding for considering or disapproving.

Nodding and sounds of approval help to show your interest and attention. However, make sure your "yes" isn't misunderstood as approval, if you simply want to show you are listening. Perhaps better to add more words. An open position, the removal of any laptop barriers can definitely support the facilitation of your conversation.

Gently nodding your head 3 times signify that you are listening and interested. It encourages the speaker to continue talking. When something interesting is mentioned, you can gently lean in to signify that you are invested in the conversation.

Leaning in is a sure way to show that you are interested. The opposite (leaning back) illustrates the opposite. Nodding three times slowly also show that you are agreeing. Avoid over nodding (bobble head :)) as it brings down your credibility.

Humans communicate a lot through gestures, often more than words. Try saying something nice while gesturing 'Stop', or make a heart shape with your hands while using negative words. You'll notice a disconnect because your gestures and words don't match. As someone who is the listner, avoid such mismatches, unless it's for humor. Plan your gestures to enhance your dialouge. Gestures can be either planned or natural. Natural gestures typically start before you speak, while planned ones should begin as you start talking. Delayed gestures can appear forced. It's best to gesture just before or as you speak. Practice to find the best approach for you.

Use gestures wisely; they are powerful and can help you clarify your point. Note: Do not confuse gestures with nervous signs (rubbing your legs, playing in your hair, ...). Nervous signs do not show you are listening, they just emphasize your uneasiness.

Take notes. Lots of notes. Notes on what you're doing well and whatever needs improvement. Ask specific questions on ways to improve. And ask if there are any deadlines for the improvement. And listen with an open mind and closed mouth. Don't immediately be tense and defensive. Most likely, you're doing just fine. Just need some fine tuning.

Mirror, don't mimic. You don't want to come across as making fun but show you are adjusting to your manager. The mirroring is supposed to boost the relationship building and trust, not to show how much you are able to copy your manager. I found this starts with adjusting the amount of body language and the type. If someone uses little gestures, it supports building a connection by also being subtle. Remain being yourself though. With a variety of people, you will develop your repertoire and skill.

Yes when a person is naturally in rapport we do mirror. Just observe in a restaurant where two people are having a conversation. You will notice if they are agreeable or not by how they pick their drink up at the same time, scratch their head etc. The most challenging part when you have maybe jumped into auto pilot of disagreeing without paraphrasing and mirroring.. rapport is broken and good luck learning anymore about the person or leading with your perspective. Which may have been very valuable to the other person. Pace is peace then lead with your perspective….

Use mirroring very carefully and in moderation. If your manager realizes that you are doing this, it will kill your credibility. Like in all interactions, be genuine and authentic.

Utilize the summarization technique. You could say: "To ensure I grasp this correctly, you're saying..." This approach aids in confirming your understanding while providing an opportunity for the speaker to elaborate on their points if needed.

I think The 7th section is the posture of sitting or standing whatever the case is. The posture of listener while someone speaks also impacts on positive both ways communications. While sitting should be upright and standing should be on both legs neck straight up.