One of the major ways to improve communication
is through better eye and face contact. If you do not appear
interested or to be listening, communication will definitely
not occur. This is true whether or not there is physical attraction.
In order to be more attractive to the opposite sex, you need
to maintain good eye and facial contact. You need to look directly
at the person when you speak to him or her. You need to smile,
look at the person, and not shy away.
Look at the person’s eyes for a few moments, then look
at their nose, their mouth, their chin, and then their entire
face. All this should take just a few seconds. Then repeat
the process. By doing this, you will appear as though you are
genuinely listening to the other person. Your interest will
show.
For instance, Jeremy was very attracted to Crystal, whom he
met at a party. Yet, Jeremy panicked and became shy when he
realized he was interested in her. During their conversation,
instead of ooking directly at her, he looked down and off to
the side, which made him appear as ifhe definitely was not
interested in her. When Jeremy did manage to look at her, his
head was cocked at an angle, which also gave the impression
he didn’t really care about her.
On top of that, Jeremy appeared to be paying more attention
to Crystal’s hands than to her face. In reality, Jeremy
wasn’t even thinking about her hands. Yet, he was so
uncomfortable and had such poor eye contact that he just zeroed
in on her hands, which was a total turn-off to Crystal who
quickly ended their acquaintance and walked away.
Lack of eye contact is a typically male trait that can be
changed; what happened to Jeremy does not have to happen to
you. Yet, communication should also go beyond the face and
eyes, as the voice and body also convey rejection or acceptance.
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