Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral investigator and the founder of Science of People, a research lab focused on human behavior. She is the author of the best-selling book Cues: Master the Secret Language Communication and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and TEDx. Through her courses, workshops, and speaking engagements, Vanessa helps individuals and organizations improve their social skills, communication, and professional success of Charismatic.

In our conversation, we discuss:

(00:00) – Sean and Vanessa’s Catch-up

(01:00) – Personalities and Communication Styles

(05:47) – Neuroticism

(12:24) – Distinction Between AI and Humans in Conversations

(17:59) – Warmth of Communication and Competence

(20:30) – In-person Conversations

(25:27) – Scent

(33:26) – Reading Signals for Trust

(51:39) – Improving Self-talk

(59:06) – Vanessa’s Book

(1:06:51) – Conversation Cues

(1:28:13) – Online Dating

(1:37:00) – Physical Dating

(1:48:00) – Approaching Someone You Don’t Know

(1:54:54) – People Skills Can Be Taught

(2:01:09) – First Impressions

(2:12:47) – Silence

Learn more about Vanessa:

https://www.scienceofpeople.com

https://www.instagram.com/vvanedwards 

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