670: Vanessa Van Edwards | The Science of Succeeding with People
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Vanessa Van Edwards (@vvanedwards) is the lead investigator at human behavior research lab Science of People and the author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!]
What We Discuss with Vanessa Van Edwards:- How can nonverbal communication affect the first impression you make to someone — even if they’re just hearing your voice over a telephone call?
- Explore the science of popularity — what makes the cool kids so cool?
- Understand the difference between social attraction and romantic attraction — and why they both matter.
- Find out what we can learn about people from their photographs — especially on dating sites.
- What interesting patterns turn up in researching episodes of reality television shows Blind Date and Shark Tank?
- And much more…
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