Too Close for Comfort - Proxemics And Reading Spatial Cues

Have you ever met someone and instantly connected? Met other people like, oh, I need a shower.

We need to talk about proxemic space, building that rapport, interpersonal distance.

Some people get a little too close for comfort.

It's the proxemics mistake.

We have our personal space zones.

You violate that.

They feel uneasy.

You're unlikable.

It reduces trust.

Hey, do you know when to sit, how to sit, when not to sit, how to stand? Standing or sitting in the wrong spot could be costing you the deal.

Why does this happen? What do we need to do? How do you apply it?

Let's do

it.

Maximize your influence.

Kurt Mortensen is the author of Persuasion IQ, Laws of Charisma, and the bestselling book, Maximum Influence.

Welcome to podcast 602, Kerr Boynton here for Maximize Your Influence, where we take that deep dive into persuasion, motivation, influence, self-persuasion, or that success mindset.

You know, the things we should have learned a long time ago that makes a big difference in your life and the things that you're able to accomplish.

Hope you're achieving your goals, making things happen, adding those influence tools to your toolbox, learning to become better negotiators.

Remember, negotiation and influence is different.

With persuasion and influence, you bring them to your point of view.

Negotiations give take, give take, and meeting somewhere in the middle.