Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Facts about Smiling


• 72% of people think of those who smile frequently as being more confident and successful.
• 86% of people say that they are more likely to strike up conversations with strangers if they are smiling.
• Bosses are 12% more likely to promote people who smile a lot.
• Research shows that 65% of communication is non-verbal (many claim an even higher percentage)
• Non verbal communication comprises facial expressions, eye movement, gesture, posture, and all other bodily signs-primarily facial expressions.
• The effects of a smile are so powerful that even a smile on the telephone produces positive result.
• When someone comes into a room, people are automatically drawn into their face, and a smile provides warm greetings.
• Studies show that happiness is a by-product of smiling, not the other way around as most people assume.
• Research shows that when two people in conversation use the same kind of body movements and gestures (such as smiling), they will experience greater empathy for each other, which they may not even consciously notice.
By smiling young people can make friends easily, do their work properly, and also can avoid constrains to their works.

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