79. People Imitate Your Emotions and Feel Your Feelings
Have you ever watched someone watching a movie or a TV show? Or watched someone listening to a friend tell a story? If you do, you will see that the person who is watching mirrors the expressions and even body language of the person they are listening to.
People imitate what they see. If you are smiling, they will tend to smile; if you are energetic yet relaxed, then your audience will tend to be energetic and relaxed too. Which means YOU have to make sure you are rested, prepared, relaxed, and passionate about your topic. When you are, those feelings are communicated through your words, tone of voice, and body language and are picked up and felt by your audience.
Mirror Neurons Firing
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