Can you picture this object language? At a client meeting, Tom, the sales rep, is unconsciously clicking his pen. Sonia, his associate, is playing with her hair. Mark, the sale manager, is picking at his cuticles as he concentrates on what the client is saying.

We may not be aware of our mannerisms, on the contrary other humans are. Distracting mannerisms can pull interest outside from the speaker, and originate them to lose their train of thought. What's worse, we seldom grasp our own mannerisms and the chain reaction they compass on others.

Here are 14 distracting behaviors. Are you guilty of any of them?

1. Scratching ourselves

2. Bite or licking our lips

3. Play with or stroking hair, moustache or beard

4. Picking teeth, fingernails or cuticles

5. Adjusting glasses, hair or clothing

6. Clicking pens

7. Bending paper clips or playing with rubber bands

8. Drum our fingers or tapping our feet

9. Entire item movements such as rocking, swaying or pacing

10. Jiggling pocket change

11. Clearing our throats

12. Frowning in concentration

13. Yawning with the mouth broad open

14. Twisting a ring, or removing and replacing it

These unconscious mannerisms letter the letter that we are tired, bored or distracted. We can hire ourselves and eliminate distracting habits so we observe poised and professional. Grill a trusted ally to benefit you button down your tics and twitches.

You can undercut your subject with your protest language. Provided you tap your pen when you speak, the man listening to you testament flash your pen. Sit yet so you won't make distractions.

Whatever you do, from adjusting your eyeglasses to handing away a matter card, avoid abrupt, jerky movements that dash off you study annoyed or awkward. To exude self-confidence, direct all your movements controlled and purposeful.