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When you're receiving criticism, it's also very important to show the person who's giving
you the criticism that you are open and willing to hear this criticism. And this is done primarily
through your nonverbal behavior. And what you want to do in order to be able to hear
this criticism is allow the person giving it to see that you're open. Maybe you're nodding
your head. Maybe you're showing them through your facial expression that you are listening,
that you are taking in the information. Again, just like responding defensively, you don't
want to respond defensively with your body. You don't want to cross your arms and cut
yourself off. You don't want to look away. You don't want to give a dirty look. Because
that, again--that's going to give the person giving the criticism feel uncomfortable. They're
not going to want to give you any criticism, so once again you have possibly stopped some
valuable information that might help you in the future. So, keep yourself nonverbally
open as well.