"Stand up straight and don't slouch!" - is what your mother said. For many of us, this bit of motherly advice has probably been stashed away alongside others like - "sucking your thumb will give you buck teeth."
Posture is one of the key ingrediants of a healthy back and confident ody language.
Sticky learning video - Watch this classic video where young Adrelene's mirror image teaches her (and you!) the fundamentals of good posture
The fact is that as a training professional, a public speaker, a classroom facilitator or just about ANYONE - you cannot afford to slouch, and look like the hunchback of Notre Dame. Apart from looking uncool, ruining your backbone comes as a free bonus!
When practiced correctly, good posture reduces the risk of arthritis, prevents muscular pain and keeps your joints in their correct alignment, while making you look and feel more confident.
For more of this article go to http://stickytraining.blogspot.com/2008/06/body-language-101.html
um.. cuz color tv broadcasts didn't occur until 1954!
BurningLexicon 3 years ago 5