A 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 More5 Easy Tips For Unforgetable Entertainment
So you’ve booked an entertainer. Now all you have to do is sit back and let him do his job, right? Not so fast! As you might guess, I’ve attended hundreds of corporate events as a featured entertainer and hundreds more as a guest, and I’ve seen pretty much the entire range of venues and
Read MoreI Finally Saw “Lie To Me.”
Considering how many people approach me after a show and tell me how much they enjoy the show “Lie To Me,” you’d think I would have seen it by now. Chalk that up to always working during prime time viewing hours. But last night I found an episode on “On Demand,” and checked it out.
Read MoreSure, You’re Making Eye Contact, But Is It The Right Kind?
Everyone knows how important it is to make eye contact with the people you’re talking to, but not all eye contact is the same. If you’re doing it right, you’re communicating to your conversation partner that you’re likeable, trustworthy, attentive. If you do it wrong, you could be communicating that you’re intense, aloof, domineering, or disinterested. Here
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