Ep 85 - Vanessa Van Edwards: Communicating with Confidence, Working WITH your Awkwardness and Getting Your Teen to Open Up

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Tis the season… for socializing! Warning: This episode will change the conversation game at your next family gathering, office party and every ugly sweater party in between! Paula sits down with bestselling author, popular speaker (over 50M views on her YouTube tutorials) and self-described “recovering awkward person,” Vanessa Van Edwards, for one awesomely helpful conversation. Today, as founder of Science of People (https://www.scienceofpeople.com/ ), Vanessa found a way to turn her fascination with people into a calling to help others. In this episode you’ll learn the small swaps to keep your conversations off autopilot, ways to optimize both the areas where you are your best self and your most awkward self, and how to ask the right questions to unlock the connection you’ve been craving. Follow Vanessa on Instagram Learn more about Science of People Check out Vanessa’s books: “Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People” Pre-order Paula’s new book, “You Don't Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Guilt and Find a Better Way Forward” (March 2023), by December 9th and get Chapters 1 and 7 sent to your inbox! Bonus – if you’re one of the first 300, you’ll get a canvas tote bag in time for the holidays! Reserve your copy HERE. Subscribe to Paula’s newsletter where Paula shares biweekly facts, favorites and fun… and giveaways! Learn everything about Paula’s company CARRY Media and sign up for CARRY ALL, THE essential weekly newsletter for the working mom that drops every Sunday! Follow along with CARRY Media on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple

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0:00.0	Access more.
0:04.3	Hi friends, it's Paula.
0:06.0	And if you know me, you know that I have a heart for empowering people to live the life that they were meant for.
0:11.4	So I invite you to join me and my friends each week as we dive into really honest conversations about life,
0:18.3	struggles, triumphs, and everything in between. I hope that these
0:22.2	stories equip you and what you're called to do and who you're called to be. So come on in to the
0:28.4	Paula Ferris Faith and Calling podcast. Hey, everybody. We are in holiday season, counting down to the
0:36.8	holidays, and I hope you have taken
0:38.1	advantage of the pre-order goodies for my new book. You don't have to carry it all. It doesn't
0:42.7	release until March, but if you pre-order by December 9th, you're going to get chapters one and
0:47.4	seven plus a few other fun things. And if you're one of the first 300 to order, you're also
0:52.2	going to get a custom. You don't have to carry it all tote bag just in time for the holidays, all details on my
0:59.1	Instagram page.
1:00.2	And speaking of the holidays, that means that we're going to be doing a lot of socializing
1:04.2	with our friends, our family, our coworkers at holiday dinners and events and the like.
1:10.4	And this conversation that you're about to
1:12.4	hear is probably one of the most helpful ones that I have ever had. My next guest calls herself
1:18.4	a self-proclaimed recovering awkward person. I always had this distinct sensation that everyone
1:25.5	else had got a book that I didn't get. I was like, did everyone learn
1:29.3	how to have conversation? Do people learn how to show up and feel confident? How do people
1:34.6	know how to do this thing called socializing? And I just felt like I missed the memo on it.
1:39.7	That's Vanessa Van AdWords. She's a bestselling author. She is a dynamic speaker. She's the lead
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