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I’m excited to announce the launch of my Udemy course, The Secrets of Body Language! Many of my readers have asked for a more visual way to learn body language, so I put together this body language video course for you! In this course, I will use body language videos to teach you everything you need [...]
When to Use these: -Kids -Spouses -Friends -Colleagues -The Real Estate Agent…..your lawyer….the shopkeeper….the car salesman How to Get Someone to Tell You More: Do Not Fill the Silence. Wait an extra beat after your subject finishes talking to make sure they do not have anything else to add. It is amazing how much [...]
Are you applying for a job? Think about your body language before going into an interview. It is very important for interviewees to not only think about the verbal answers they want to give in an interview, but also what their nonverbal answers are saying. Up to 93% of our communication is nonverbal–our body language, [...]
Vanessa has been on CNN, NPR and Forbes. She has a column on the Huffington Post. She travels the country speaking, giving keynotes and inspirational speeches for corporations and sales groups, but she loves staying local in Portland, Oregon. She is a great motivational speaker in Portland, Oregon. “Vanessa Van Edwards’ speech to our club of hundreds was a welcome break [...]
Get Our Latest Book! In a ten minute conversation you are likely to be lied to two to three times. You might not even realize how often the people in your life are being deceitful. 91% of people lie regularly at home and at work It’s time you get the tools to better equip yourself. [...]
I will try just about anything to get over my afternoon slump. When 2 p.m. rolls around I either need a truckload of coffee, which will inevitably give me a headache, a five-hour energy drink that will eventually give me the shakes, or a nap, which will most definitely leave me groggier than when I [...]
Can your body language influence your power? Amy Cuddy has argued that your nonverbal behavior not only affects others perception of how powerful you are, but it also changes your own feelings of confidence and power. In her excellent TEDTalk, “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” Cuddy briefly describes some high-power poses, but I [...]
So much about interviewing for a job involves impressing the people doing the hiring. But here’s a depressing dirty secret—no matter how much you want or need a job,your interviewer isn’t necessarily acting in your best interest or giving you the full scoop on what it’s like to work for a company. Here are a few red flags [...]
When an ostrich feels scared, the imposing bird buries its head in the sand. The (lack of) logic, presumably: “If I can’t see it, it doesn’t exist.” Silly, right? Maybe it isn’t as ridiculous as it sounds, considering that humans do it, too. While we simply don’t have the neck length to literally stick our heads [...]
New Years came and went, how are you doing on your resolutions? Unfortunately, most of us aren’t usually too successful at sticking to our year-end goals. So, how can you approach New Year’s resolutions differently this year? Try using an anti-charity. Anti-Charity: An organization that supports a cause you do not believe in or is against [...]
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