The deluxe eBook edition of CAPTIVATE includes twelve exclusive videos from author Vanessa Van Edwards, where she gives tips on storytelling, using hand gestures to build rapport, recognizing non-verbal cues, decoding micro-expressions, and more. Readers will learn how to set up mini-experiments and read cues, making them more adept communicators. Vanessa also interviews Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO of ClientJoy.
Do you feel awkward at networking events?ย Do you wonder what your date really thinks of you?ย Do you wish you could decode people? You need to learn the science of people.
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As a human behavior hacker, Vanessa Van Edwards created a research lab to study the hidden forces that drive us. And sheโs cracked the code. Inย Captivate,ย she shares shortcuts, systems, and secrets for taking charge of your interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation.ย These arenโt the people skills you learned in school. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on how to captivate anyoneโand a completely new approach to building connections.
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Just like knowing the formulas to use in a chemistry lab, or the right programming language to build an app, Captivate provides simple ways to solve people problems. Youโll learn, for exampleโฆ
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ยทย How to work a room: Every party, networking event, and social situation has a predictable map. Discover the sweet spot for making the most connections.
ยทย How to read faces: Itโs easier than you think to speed-read facial expressions and use them to predict peopleโs emotions.
ยทย How to talk to anyone: Every conversation can be memorableโonce you learn how certain words generate the pleasure hormone dopamine in listeners.
When you understand the laws of human behavior, your influence, impact, and income will increase significantly. Whatโs more, you will improveย your interpersonal intelligence, make a killer first impression, and build rapport quickly and authentically in any situationโnegotiations, interviews, parties, and pitches. Youโll never interact the same way again.