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How to Read Anyone’s Mind Using Micro‑Expressions - Vanessa Van Edwards

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Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher, speaker, and author. How do you make a great first impression? How can I become more charismatic? How can I stop feeling awkward in social situations? We've all wondered about these things at some point. Luckily, Vanessa is an expert on human interaction and has the answers you're looking for. Expect to learn what we should do without hands in social situations, the 4 key things you should do when prepping for a speech, the do’s and don’ts when you’re sitting down, how to detect a liar & how to become a better liar, why so many smart people struggle to be charismatic, how to get better at small talk, how to seem more attractive when dating, how to make the best first impression possible and much more… 00:00 Why Hand Gestures Play An Integral Role 03:40 What Your Physical Language Is Portraying 07:00 Ways To Build Up Positivity For Public Speaking 15:33 Tips For Body Language Communication When Sat Down 23:54 How To Detect Lying 30:27 Why Do Smart People Struggle With Being Charismatic? 34:48 How To Improve On Being Competent And Warm 39:20 The Perils Of Being Under Prepared Vs Over Prepared 42:43 Need-To-Knows About Vocal Charisma 51:20 How To Create Engaging Small Talk 58:02 How To Become More Resilient With Social Rejection 1:03:09 Dating Advice For Coming Across More Attractive 1:15:20 How To Successfully Pay And Receive Compliments 1:19:08 Where To Find Vanessa - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Top Comments (10)

@elaynecheu3464 2025-03-20

Thank you for not having an intro montage! Please don’t change that!

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@VanessaVanEdwards 2025-03-20

Thank you so much for having me ❤️

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@SuperChino1979 2025-03-21

“Introverts have a very difficult problem because they crave privacy but they also crave connection”. That line got me.

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@curt8002 2025-03-20

Thanks, I said “Hey” to an attractive girl at the gym and now I have to find a new gym

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@SadDadBadHad 2025-03-21

“I like to mimick the person’s energy and gesture rate.” Chris responds with a contemplative “mmmmm”, and zero physical motion. She continues to wildly gesticulate and throw her hands all over for the next hour.

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@JodiSamurai 2025-03-20

first thing I saw in this interview was Eyebrows and jazz hands

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@adamsmith-wi3qg 2025-03-21

Only 15 min into this and I see why in my industry (sales) almost everyone who is successful was a high level athlete at least through high school. “Look good feel good, feel good play good.”

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@ChrisWillx 2025-03-18

Hello you beauties. Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Here are the timestamps: 00:00 Why Hand Gesture's Play An Integral Role 03:40 What Your Physical Language Is Portraying 07:00 Ways To Build Up Positivity For Public Speaking 15:33 Tips For Body Language Communication When Sat Down 23:54 How To Detect Lying 30:27 Why Do Smart People Struggle With Being Charismatic? 34:48 How To Improve On Being Competent And Warm 39:20 The Perils Of Being Under Prepared Vs Over Prepared 42:43 Need To Knows About Vocal Charisma 51:20 How To Create Engaging Small Talk 58:02 How To Become More Resilient With Social Rejection 1:03:09 Dating Advice For Coming Across More Attractive 1:15:20 How To Successfully Pay And Receive Compliments 1:19:08 Where To Find Vanessa

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@Draziell 2025-04-01

Straight to the point, no chit chat, no significant deviation of the topics... Worth every minute. Thank you.

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@BrandoEats 2025-03-21

Taking compliments with just a “Thank you” was one of the hardest things I ever learned to do through Dale Carnegie 😂

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