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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 [...]
8.5 millions viewers tuned in to watch Diane Sawyer’s interview with Amanda Knox. Knox was accused of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher in Umbria, Italy in 2009. She spent 1400 days in jail before her case was overturned. Her case and behavior have been shrouded in mystery. Followers of the trial have wondered: Did she [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We were all shocked to find out that Lance Armstrong had been involved with illegal substances throughout his seven Tour De France wins. His interview with Oprah, sadly, showed more anger, pride and defiance than sadness and regret. Overall, he did show some nerves, but very little sadness—which is the emotion he should have been [...]
A recent study followed over 2000 women to see if there was a correlation between occupation and breast cancer risk. They found that across all sectors, women in jobs with potentially high exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors had elevated breast cancer risk. Specifically sectors with elevated risk included: agriculture, bars with gambling, automotive plastics [...]
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