What Is Mirroring? | Body Language

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Mirroring. Mirroring, also known as isopraxis or the chameleon affect, essentially, is when we're in tune with somebody or we're on the same wavelength with someone, we tend to mirror their body language. Right? So, if you see a couple on a date and they really like each other, they're body language will be pretty mirrored. So what you'll see is somebody will maybe bring a to their face and then the other person does is right away.

Or somebody plays with their hair and then the other person. Somebody takes sip of their drink, then they take a sip of their drink. They're basically in sync. So one of the reasons why I get a little bit frustrating with this mirroring thing, is some body language consultants or some books recommend that you mimic people's behavior because it builds rapport. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. And the reason why it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard is because most people are terrible at mimicking other people's behavior. So it works if you can actually do it effectively. But most people can't do it effectively. So what happens is, it comes off as awkward. Don't worry about that. Don't worry about trying to mimic other people's behavior to build rapport. Forget about that. What I just want you to do is look for when people mirror your behavior or when you're in sync as an indication that you have built rapport.

So one of the things, if you start seeing isopraxis, or start seeing a mirroring effect, that'd be a good time to start to go in for a kiss. Or that would be a good time to go in for the sells. So ask somebody, I want you to buy this. Or I think you should invest in this. Just show that you two are on the same wavelength. Go up to couples and sometimes they look like they're identically the same. And there's also isopraxis in terms of, that refers to nonverbal behavior. But also you tend to see people use the same words over and over again. The way they say things the same over and over again. People copy each other.

[WalrusTuesdays]

IM HERE CAUSE LARRY AND HOW REAL IT IS

[rylaigh]

I love how 97% of the comments are about Larry😂😂

[sushiaqua]

I love how freddieismyqueen brought all the larries here.

[warmwinter]

Mirroring, also known as "isopraxis" or the "chameleon effect", essentially is when we're in tune with somebody or when we're on the same wavelength with someone. We tend to "mirror" their body language. They're basically in sync.

[sarevor]

He's right. People mirror each other when they like each other. Even so, I don't like this whole idea of falsifying your personality to build relationships. If you empathize with people, you will mirror automatically and you will build more lasting friendships that way.

[nikitasingh]

Larry Stylinson is the biggest mirroring example.

[qwertyqwerty]

I like this video !

I have watched literally hundreds of YT videos on self-improvement. One such video mentioned mirroring, so I wanted to learn more about this concept. You were short, and to the point. I appreciate that !

[talamalik]

I'm here cause of Larry, while I'm even not a Larry shipper, wow 😂😂

[bijouxzane]

NLP DOES WORK! IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE AWKWARD. IT REQUIRES THE KNOW HOW, PRACTICE & SKILLS. WELL WORTH LOOKING INTO! ;)

[hallgod]

As a martial artist, this is perfect :3

[KenCharlesTheGreat]

OMFG how do I exclude howcast from my youtube searches

[Octopussyist]

Pay attention: Only mirror consciously if you can do it well, or it is not going to work. Notice when others - probably without being conscious of it - mirror you, and try to maintain that "athmosphere" you are both creating. Got it?

[melodylalala]

what if a guy orders the same food you ordered? lol

[Glny]

It's because he has too much swag.