So we have a couple of pieces left to do, which I wanted to do here to camera, because they're about the way you look in the way you gesticulate and better done by me in person. First of all, let's talk about your face facial expressions. They are actually key when you're talking to somebody, they'll be looking at your face, and the way you look can really color the way that you're received. Your facial expression tells us a lot about what's going on inside you. And we do tend to get into habits of facial expressions, maybe looking a bit frowny and grumpy or maybe looking a bit sad, and so forth. These can become entrenched in our face, you may know people whose face naturally his mouth naturally goes down because they're so miserable most of the time or negative.

Now the facial expression and can become a reflection of the seven deadly Since practiced over years and years and years, and taking shape in the the muscles, the shape, the habitual expression of the face. So think about your face video yourself, take a look at yourself speaking and ask, am I expressing what I really want to express to people. Also, with face and with eyes, I want to give you a tool which is very powerful when you're speaking, in terms of spotting the listening you're speaking into. It's called expanded awareness, and we'll be talking about it a little bit more when we come on to talk about speaking on a stage. It's really peripheral vision. So what I want you to do please is put your hands up beside your face, like this.

Wiggle your fingers and move your hands back until your fingers just go out of vision. It's a long way back you'll be surprised I can still see my fingers now, and they're actually behind me pretty Too much. Now, as you're focusing on your fingers, you might notice you can see the entire room around you. If you can get into the habit of opening your expression like this. And incidentally, when you're in expanded awareness, like this peripheral vision like this, it's very hard to look across or upset, you might find your eyebrows have relaxed, your forehead has relaxed, Your face looks more open and welcoming. It's a great place to be it I have heard it said it's impossible to hold a negative emotion when you're actually focusing in this way.

It's the opposite of foveal vision. Now I tend I'm looking straight at the camera lens, really focusing on it and that tends to draw your eyebrows together and give you more of a frowning concentrated face than this where you're more open. Now I'm in this all the time. If I'm on stage, I'm looking at the whole room. And I do urge you to practice this because it's a great way to be aware of it. everything around you.

Expanded awareness, get into the habit of being there, you might find it gives you a better appreciation of the world around you, in general, certainly in a conversation. The other thing that's important to try to remember to do is smile. Smiling is a great way of connecting with people. It's it's a happy looking expression. I don't mean all the time, some people have a face that smiles almost permanently, and that can be slightly disconcerting, especially if they're talking about something very serious. Again, have a look at your video of your face and ask yourself, Am I congruent and consistent with the messages that I'm seeking to put across.

So that's a little on your face.