Lesson 24
Body language

Bill: I think, things like folding your arms, leaning back, sprawling in the chair, hands behind head, looks very kind of patronising and dismissive. So, I think, those are the kind of things to avoid. And, maintaining a fairly open posture with good eye contact. Using your hands when you talk is a good sign; it's a sign that you're relaxed.

Bill: Body language is important if you pick up that the interviewer has stopped listening, and there are some clues there: one of them is that the interviewer, sort of, breaks eye contact and looks away, and continues to look away, maybe looking in the distance. If they've had their pen in their hand, and they've put it down, or put it away. If they've folded their arms, if they've closed their eyes, if they've gone to sleep, certainly! I'm joking - but there are lots of clues in their body language, which tell you that they've stopped listening. And if they've stopped nodding their head. If I've stopped nodding, I've probably stopped listening.