Lesson from theatrical arts: body posture communication
Here's Stanford's Deborah Gruenfeld talking about Playing high, low...How your body posture tells your place in the workplace.
1. Don't act above rank. or you won't be in your place for too long.
2. Do you have a head on, authoritative stance ? [Are you the Big Dog ?] Other signs of power.
3. [Counterintuitive] One way to respond to aggression is by ..silence (possible followed by whispering) which may end up putting you in control.