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Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

Innovation Development

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Warm-up Questions

What kinds of “body language” do you think matter most in business situations?
In a job interview, what do you think happens in the first few seconds?
What is one body language habit you want to improve for interviews?

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Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

The first 7 seconds and why they matter (00:00 – 00:58)

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1. What kinds of judgments may be made in those first seconds?

Your salary expectations
Your technical test results
Your credibility, confidence, and competence

2. How quickly will you be evaluated when you walk into a job interview?

In about 7 seconds
In about 7 minutes
After 3 hours

3. According to the speaker, what is the first impression mostly about?

What you don’t say (your body language)
Your written application
What you say (your words)

Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

Prepare your attitude and show confidence (00:58 – 02:19)

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1. When should you “warm up” and choose your attitude?

Before you walk through the door
After the interview ends
Only after you sit down

2. Which posture is recommended to project confidence and credibility?

Stand up straight with shoulders back and head high
Lean back and cross your arms tightly
Look down and keep shoulders forward

3. What does smiling do to the other person, according to research?

It forces the person to agree with you
It activates the reward center in that person’s brain
It makes the person forget your name

Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

More signals: eyebrows, leaning in, and handshakes (02:19 – 03:39)

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1. What is described as a universal signal of recognition and acknowledgement?

Tapping your foot
The eyebrow flash
Looking at your phone

2. What does leaning forward slightly show?

You want to end the conversation
You are engaged and interested
You are bored and tired

3. What is said to be a quick and effective way to establish rapport?

Writing a thank-you email during the interview
Shaking hands
Talking continuously for 3 hours

Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

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1. What is the main message of the video?

Interview success depends mostly on speaking quickly
Only your resume matters in the first meeting
Small non-verbal behaviors strongly influence first impressions in interviews

2. Why does the speaker emphasize “7 seconds”?

Because interviews are always exactly 7 seconds long
Because people form judgments very quickly at the start
Because you should answer every question in 7 seconds

3. Which combination best matches the recommended approach?

Focus only on facts and ignore non-verbal communication
Choose your attitude, use confident posture, smile, make eye contact, respect space
Avoid eye contact, stay silent, keep distance, don’t smile

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Interchange 2 (14. The body language of business)

Which of the seven tips do you think is easiest to use in a real interview? Why?
Do you agree that body language matters more than words in the first few seconds? Explain.
What body language behaviors might be considered polite in one culture but rude in another?
Think of a time you made a strong first impression (good or bad). What non-verbal signals do you think influenced it?

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