Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3023: High Heels and Their Ability to Influencing Men's Decision Making (PHOTO)

While this may come as no surprise to some, there is a very strong and direct relationship to the height of a woman's heel and her ability to influence a man's decision. While wearing heels is not magic - but it would seem that it's nearly so. Statistically, a woman wearing 2 inch heels (~5.1 cm) has a 50% greater ability to influence a man compared with another who is wearing flats - AND 4 inch heels (~ 10.2 cm) DOUBLES her ability to win-over a man's thinking. This relationship is more prominent at their first meeting and early in any business or professional scenario - and diminishes somewhat with familiarity.

Thus although it may not be healthy for the back, knees, hips or feet - any female attorney or salesperson and certainly women in many other professions - give themselves a huge professional advantage by wearing heels. This is profound leverage ladies!

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3022: Bill Cosby's Decades-Long Trademark Look - What Does It Tell Us

Romance, Marriage and Dating - Body Language Secret # 609: Going from High Heels to Flats and then back to Heels

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2860: Michelle Obama regarding the First Woman President - What Does She Really Think?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2910: Becky Hammon, First Female Full-Time NBA Assistant Basketball Coach and an Under-used Body Language Illustrator

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2551: Marina Shifrin, Woman from "I Quit" Viral Video gets Job Offer from Queen Latifah


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Negotiation Body Language Secret # 903: The More I see of You .... Plexiglass Podium

The more people see of you, the more they trust you. The less they see of you, the less they trust you and thus your ability to influence others drops significantly. Here, U.S. Presidential hopeful, Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at a recent event utilizing a Plexiglas podium. This is an increasing trend - particularly in political circles - and it's a good one. If at all possible, use a Plexiglas podium/lectern. A similar tactic is one with thin, central beam - as this also affords a similar amount of visibility of the speaker/presenter. When the lectern is a conventional solid one, a lot less of the presenter is visible - and trust in what is said is significantly reduced. This is especially true when the solid podium is relatively tall or when a speaker is relatively shorter. As a speaker, leader or teacher - you need every advantage in influencing the audience. Knowing the environment in which you'll be speaking and if necessary, altering it in advance will significantly increase your success.  Don't neglect this one.

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