Dear friend,

Ever wondered, why we can not establish or maintain healthy relationship with others? As you may agree with me that  this is one of the most needed skill one must have to enhance the network and to improve the business.

Most of us fail to know that what could be done to build long lasting and productive relationship. Here i would like to share a fantastic blog on 'Building Rapport'. I am going to talk about non-verbal communication first.

Over 90% of our communication is interpreted through non-verbal communication. This includes facial expressions, physiology, and body language or positioning. But, it also includes your tone of voice, and such other factors as your choice of clothing, the car you drive or the brand of laptop computer you use. Most of the time we react to what the other person means rather than what they actually say. Furthermore, when attempting to build rapport, we need to pay just as much attention to our non-verbal signals as we do to our words.One thing i would like to add that trust and rapport are developed through mostly positive non-verbal communication. The power of body language is such a strong element that it can literally takes less than 2 minutes to establish strong rapport. Ever thought about why we would like to make and keep relationship and make big decisions with those people who we like and trust? Positive non verbal communication is therefore, undoubtedly essential for your personal and professional success.

Traditional people say that effective non-verbal communication means positive body language which includes smiling, making eye contact, or assuming an open stance. But that's not enough. One revolutionary but simple technique to establish rapport is that that when you match or mirror the postures, gestures, and tone of voice of whomever you are communicating with, their brain receives unconscious message saying that, "you are same as me/yeh to apne type ka hai!" Remember, the key is to be subtle and discreet. Mirroring doesn't mean that to mimic precisely what a person is doing, such as scratching your left cheek whenever they do (or you will get a punch on your face). It simply means trying to capture the atmosphere of the interaction, while keeping your actions outside their conscious awareness.

in my next blog,I will be sharing with you few tips to establish strong rapport with others and take your relationship to the next level. Be ready for it. Till then take care.

Remember-If a thing is humanly possible, consider it within your reach.

To your success,

Mayur Bardolia

(NLP Practitioner/Hypnotherapist/Success coach)