Standing your rental applicants body language and micro expressions can make or break a deal by detecting if he or she is showing interest or expressing boredom during a tour. Humans can produce over 700,000 signs, 5,000 distinct hand gestures, 250,000 facial expressions and a thousand different postures. Standing your applicants intent may seem daunting, but with a little practice and a lot of awareness, you can adjust your presentation and lead the prospect towards finding what they want, your property. What should you look for when interacting with an applicant? Here are six universal signs. Happiness, sadness, surprise, disgust, anger and fear. If an applicant appears to be closed off or uninterested, try to open up your body language. If you want to connect more and make them feel more comfortable, try to mimic how their arms are positioned. And if you're not feeling so confident when interacting with applicants or residents, take a few minutes to put your hands on your hips and try to feel like a superhero. You'd be surprised with paying attention to your body language will do. As body language contributes to 55% of the overall effectiveness of how we communicate, it's extremely important that we take the time to understand how we present ourselves in our day-to-day lives. It takes just seven seconds for your applicant to subconsciously make a judgment about you. Make those seconds count by making body language your superpower. For more information on how body language can help you, click the link below.