“Body language – as well as gesture – can play and important part (in people liking us in a first meeting) but the science also shows that there is something uniquely psychologically comforting about the handshake.”
This quote is from an excellent book, The Handshake by Ella A-Shamahi.
Do you have an above average or below average handshake?** I am a noticer of handshakes and I don’t get many that impress me.
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Here’s my latest Behind the Voice YouTube episode featuring Liz Truss, the British politician campaigning to replace Boris Johnson in the Conservative party leadership election.
You may also be interested in watching my video deconstructing Rishi Sunak’s pitch to become PM of the UK.
In the 3:50 minute video clip of a live module of my Plan and deliver memorable presentations program – I work with participants at a syndicate table explaining and demonstrating various body language and gesturing techniques.
You can emulate the techniques – first in safe interactions – to present yourself and communicate your ideas with more impact.**
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Here’s my latest Behind the Voice YouTube channel episode featuring Rishi Sunak, the British politician campaigning to replace Boris Johnson in the Conservative party leadership election.
Andrew Huberman in an episode titled The science of setting and achieving goals, from his podcast Huberman Lab made me stop and think with these statement regarding goals:
‘Visualisation is helpful in getting us started on the pursuit of goals but not a good way to maintain the pursuit of a goal –
‘Fear gets its power from our not looking at either the fear or what we’re afraid of. Remember that attic or closet door behind which something terrifying waited, and the longer we didn’t look, the harder it was to open that door.’
This quote is from a passage on page 14 of The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo.
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Here’s my latest Behind the Voice YouTube channel episode featuring Shawn Achor, the NY Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential.