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4. Gesture with your palms up.
"Gesturing with your palms up gives the illusion of honesty, and this will make you appear more confident," Glass says. Aim for broad, smooth motions, which will show composure and poise
6. Eye contact is essential.
Strong eye contact is probably the single greatest indicator of confidence, according to Glass.
If this is something you struggle with, try looking at the other person's eyes for two seconds, looking at their nose for two seconds, looking at their mouth for two seconds, and then looking at their face as a whole for two seconds. Continue this rotation throughout your conversation. With this trick, Glass says the other person won't be able to tell that you're not looking directly at their eyes the entire time.
7. Cut out 'um' and 'like.
' People measure confidence in the way a person speaks, so it's very important to be aware of your mannerisms and tone.
"You want to speak while pressing down firmly on your abdominal muscles, because you'll have a more confident, lower, more powerful voice," Glass says. "Cut out words such as 'um' and 'like,' and practice being more articulate."
"Don't run through your words, try to speak precisely and directly," she adds. "Also, don't be afraid to use inflection in your tone and show enthusiasm, because this shows confidence."
8. Be interested, not interesting.
Glass says the best piece of advice for people who want to appear more confident is to focus on the people they're engaged with, rather than worrying about how others perceive them.
"The bottom line is be interested, not interesting," she says. "Be more focused on the other person and what message is being communicated than focused on yourself and your self-consciousness."
She says it's very possible to make people think you're more confident than you actually are through body language.
"As you act, so you become. As you change your body language, so you become."
"Gesturing with your palms up gives the illusion of honesty, and this will make you appear more confident," Glass says. Aim for broad, smooth motions, which will show composure and poise
6. Eye contact is essential.
Strong eye contact is probably the single greatest indicator of confidence, according to Glass.
If this is something you struggle with, try looking at the other person's eyes for two seconds, looking at their nose for two seconds, looking at their mouth for two seconds, and then looking at their face as a whole for two seconds. Continue this rotation throughout your conversation. With this trick, Glass says the other person won't be able to tell that you're not looking directly at their eyes the entire time.
7. Cut out 'um' and 'like.
' People measure confidence in the way a person speaks, so it's very important to be aware of your mannerisms and tone.
"You want to speak while pressing down firmly on your abdominal muscles, because you'll have a more confident, lower, more powerful voice," Glass says. "Cut out words such as 'um' and 'like,' and practice being more articulate."
"Don't run through your words, try to speak precisely and directly," she adds. "Also, don't be afraid to use inflection in your tone and show enthusiasm, because this shows confidence."
8. Be interested, not interesting.
Glass says the best piece of advice for people who want to appear more confident is to focus on the people they're engaged with, rather than worrying about how others perceive them.
"The bottom line is be interested, not interesting," she says. "Be more focused on the other person and what message is being communicated than focused on yourself and your self-consciousness."
She says it's very possible to make people think you're more confident than you actually are through body language.
"As you act, so you become. As you change your body language, so you become."
