In this powerful solo episode of the Empowered Team Podcast, host Kari Schneider — former high-performance coach working with Olympic and national-level teams — reveals the three silent ways you are communicating every single day… and what it’s costing you if you ignore them.

Drawing from over 30 years in elite performance environments, Kari shares how culture, trust, and engagement are shaped long before words are spoken. Whether you're leading a business team, coaching athletes, or building a strong family culture, these nonverbal communication skills are foundational.

Kari contrasts elite national team environments — where athletes are trained to show up with presence and respect — with volunteering in youth sports, where she quickly realized: most people are never taught how to engage nonverbally.

Trust, credibility, and culture are built through three silent channels:

If you don’t define and model these standards early, you will pay for it later in disengagement, misunderstandings, and lost momentum.

Challenge:

If you want stronger team chemistry, deeper trust, and more influential leadership — this episode is your starting point.

🎧 Listen now and elevate how you show up.

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https://www.princeton.edu/news/2006/08/22/snap-judgments-decide-faces-character-psychologist-finds 

https://aventislearning.com/understanding-body-language/ 

https://www.acertitude.com/insights/ted-talk-icon-amy-cuddy-on-how-leaders-can-reclaim-presence-and-power-at-work/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surprise/202003/the-body-language-myth

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