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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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
If you have read or seen any of the Twilight series (don’t worry I won’t tell anyone) you probably noticed that the story takes some dark and twisted turns. Along with other hit YA book series like Hunger Games and Divergent, one of the profoundly obvious themes of the books is violence. However, while there [...]
Thanksgiving can be an interesting time for families—you have lots of family getting together after long absences, new significant others, too much food and old memories—both good and bad. Here are some fun tips for your Thanksgiving with the family. 1. Mimicry What: Mimicry is when you subtly mimic or copy the body language [...]
We all have those people in our life who drive us up a wall. They make choices we don’t understand and they do things that seem nonsensical. More importantly, they are annoying because they are not like us. We cannot comprehend what leads them to act the way they do or what drives their seemingly bizarre [...]
How do you know if your child or teen is lying? Check out our segment from AM Northwest on kids and lying:
Check out our latest segment on AM Northwest on How to Tell If People Are Lying to You: Link to Video
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