More on TSA Behavioral Analysis
A while back I posted about the TSA’s plan to train agents to read body language. Apparently they’ve already begun to implement this in Boston’s Logan Airport. This recent story on NPR talks about it: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=139643652&m=139666500 Pay special attention to commentary by Paul Ekman, the brain behind the training. Also note a brief appearance by
Read MoreA Reader’s Question
Recently a reader sent me a question. I deleted the original email, but here’s the paraphrase: He said his sister always insists upon having her photograph taken with her legs tucked under her and her head tilted. He wanted to know what that said about her. It’s an interesting question because it says more about
Read MoreThe Art of the Handshake
Within 30 seconds of meeting a person for the first time, the person you meet will decide two very important things about you. He will decide whether he likes you, and he will decide whether he trusts you. The scary part is that he will not make these decisions consciously. These decisions will be based on
Read MoreWhat The Eyes Reveal
The eyes are said to be windows to the soul. And it really is true that they can reveal a lot about what a person is thinking about on a moment to moment basis. The reason they can is that the movement of the eyes, where a person looks, is directly connected to certain types of thought processing. Psychologists
Read MoreA Mess of Mindreaders
If you have a gaggle of geese and a pride of lions, what would you call a gathering of mentalists? I’m going for a mess of mind readers! Tomorrow I’m going to convene with said mess, because tomorrow is the day I fly to the Meeting Of The Minds, and annual get-together of about 80 of the
Read MoreThey Crossed Their Arms. What Does That Mean?
One reason I have a hard time recommending non-academic books on body language to people is that most of them give a false notion of what body language is and how to interpret it. Until very recently, most general-readership book tended to convey the idea that certain postures and gestures had specific meanings. The greatest
Read MoreINSPIRATIONAL
Christopher can tie your meeting themes into the show, or even deliver a motivational message. As a speaker with a background in entertainment, he has a unique ability to deliver a message in a way that is always fresh and exciting. While other speakers are using the same old boring PowerPoint, Christopher is illustrating his
Read MoreENTERTAINING
You want you event to be out of the ordinary; to be unlike any your audience has ever seen. Christopher Carter delivers. Christopher’s philosophy of entertainment is simple; the audience is the true star of the show. Each performance is completely interactive. Everybody gets involved And Christopher’s gift of having fun with the audience, without
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