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Gestures are an important thing. Gestures and the body language that a person exhibits speak a lot about the person. Eye to eye contact is a part of the gestures and the body language of a person. While talking to someone, it is most important that you look straight into their eyes. Looking at their feet, hand or any other part of the body will put across a very wrong impression of you. Looking at any other part other than the eye, will show that you are either uninterested in the conversation or there is a serious lack of confidence in you. Here are some of the reasons why a person should always look into the eye of the person that he is talking to and nowhere else: 

1.Confidence: When a person looks straight into the eye of the person that he is talking to, it shows that the person is very confident. On the contrary, when a person looks at any other part of the body, it shows that he lacks confidence. Looking away from the eyes would only mean that you are not confident about the topic and do not know much about it. Hence, you are trying to steal away a glance from them. Thus, to exhibit confidence of your own personality, always look into the eye of the other person. 

2.Interest: Secondly, making an eye contact with a person while talking to them shows that you are interested in knowing whatever they are saying. Looking away into the thin air or any place else shows that you are completely uninterested in the conversation. This is a wrong sign to give away. Social norms clearly state that during any social conversation, every person should participate equally in the conversation. If a person shows a lack of interest, it is considered to be impolite. Thus, one should always look into the eye of the person he is talking to because it shows that you are interested in the conversation. 

3.Respect: If a person is speaking and you start to look away from them, it is considered to be very disrespectful. In this way, you are not only disrespecting the other person who is speaking, you are also disrespecting norms of social behavior. Thus, even if you feel that you are not interested in the conversation, continue to make eye contact with the speaker only to show respect to them. 

4.Clear conscience: Although there are no absolute arguments to prove this but it is generally said that people who see straight into the other person’s eye have a very clean conscience. Such people have nothing to hide and no secrets to keep. Also, such people are considered to be honest and truthful. Thus, apart from all the norms of social behavior, eye to eye contact is also seen as a sign of confident and honest behavior. Thus, one should inculcate this quality of looking straight into the eye while talking.

5.Understanding: When you look straight into the eye of the other person, you encourage him to make more conversation. Keeping the eye contact intact shows that you understand what the other person is saying and thus, you are interested in it. Thus, eye contact also encourages conversation and friendship. 

The next time, you are in a social gathering and you are made to meet new people, the first thing that you should do is a firm handshake that shows some warmness. Next, make an eye contact with the people that you are talking to it. They say the first impression is the last impression and thus, in the first few moments with the handshake, the eye contact and the conversation that you make, you can establish a good impression that will last for very long. This quality is especially important for those people who want to make it big in the corporate world or in any professional field. 

Not only in professional life but also in personal life, good eye to eye contact can really make a difference. Even on a date, remember this basic rule of looking into the eye of your date while you are making the conversation with her. Janice Min wrote,” It looked warm and intimate. You have direct eye contact. And you always strive to have big heads. You want to catch a woman's eyes when she walks past the magazine rack.” So, now that you know a trick that will work to your advantage in all fields- professional meetings, formal settings, dates, casual day outs etc. make sure that you use the trick to your advantage. Make an eye contact. Keep it intact. Make a good conversation and you will create a total win-win situation.

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