Search This Blog

Recent Media Articles & Patti's Recent Quotes PLUS More

Recent Media Articles Patti’s Recent Quotes

Toronto Sun - Mind Your Ps & Body Cues - Interviewing tips

The Daily Beast - Michelle Obama's Hugs - Hugs

US News and World Report - 9 Ways to be a Likable Interviewee - Interviewing tips

Men’s Health - 5 Best Dating Tips for Short Guys - Dating tips

Recent Articles by Patti Wood



Patti’s New Book – People Savvy


Patti’s Celebrity Body Language Reads








Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

A Perfect Getaway

A Perfect Getaway 
1.       Discover lots of art: Asheville is one of the top arts destinations in the country. Galleries abound downtown and in Biltmore Village (see the Gallery Guide). To explore artist studios tucked in valleys and communities near Asheville, pick up the Craft Heritage Trails book. Watch the artists at work, and buy directly from them. The book features more than 450 stops. Click here to go to the Craft Heritage Trails web site. For a guided tour to studios, go to Art Safari web site.
2.      Cruise the Blue Ridge Parkway: Enjoy a leisurely drive to see nature's beauty while riding the crest of the mountains. You'll find breathtaking overlooks, numerous hiking trails, and great spots for picnics. Drive north for panoramic views at Craggy Gardens and Mt. Mitchell. A drive south takes you through a dozen tunnels (we call them the tunnels of love!) by the time you stop for lunch at the Pisgah Inn on a 5,000-foot mountaintop. There is no entrance fee to the Parkway. Go to the Blue Ridge Parkway Guide.
3.      Watch a sunset from a mountaintop: Hike to the top of the Pinnacle at Craggy Gardens to watch the sunset (about 3/4 mile one-way). A great spot to hold hands and kiss. Be sure to leave the top to make the 15-minute walk back to the car before dark! (Go to the Hikes & Walks Guide under "Best Pinnacle Hike.") West-facing overlooks on the parkway are perfect to watch a sunset from your car.
4.      Strolling through gardens: Asheville is a garden city. Gardens with no admission fee include the Botanical Gardens of Asheville, by the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and Richmond Hill Inn. Tour the North Carolina Arboretum for a small per car fee (don't miss their bonsai collection). The Farms, Gardens and Countryside Trails book is a comprehensive guide for garden spots in West North Carolina.
5.      Picnic by a waterfall: Take a picnic to Dupont State Forest (about 40 miles from downtown Asheville) and relax by one of three waterfalls. Our favorite spot is Triple Falls, where you can picnic on a large flat rock area between two waterfalls. See "Best Waterfall Hike" in the Hikes & Walks Guide for more details. Often, your inn or hotel will prepare a picnic for you to take. Or stop by Laurey's Gourmet-To-Go.
6.      Explore downtown Asheville: A creative way to see downtown is the Urban Trail, a walking tour of 30 sculptures that depict tidbits of local history. Go to the Art Museum at Pack Place to rent audio headsets. The great architecture (with lots of art deco) and the quaint shops will fascinate you. See the Downtown Photo Tour.
7.      Sunset on the lake: Lake Lure is a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. Enjoy a spectacular sunset with a one-hour cruise ($20/couple) departing between 6 and 7 pm (depending on the time of sunset). If you time your visit just right you can also take a moonlight two-hour tour during a full moon (bring a bottle of wine). Several times a year, you can take a Meteor Shower Cruise. Both of these cruises leave at 9 pm at $30/couple. Click here to visit their web site.
8.     Movie date: See an independent or foreign film at the nostalgic Fine Arts Theatre downtown, followed by coffee in Old Europe coffee shop (see After Dinner Guide). An entire evening for less than $35, including two movie tickets, popcorn, sodas, and after movie coffee. Click here to go to the Fine Arts web site to see what's playing.
9.      Mine for sapphires: Try your luck finding sapphires and other precious minerals at Old Pressley Sapphire Mine, an authentic mine about 20 miles west of downtown Asheville near Canton. For $45 a bucket, you both can sift through the soil and wash stones in their flume, and you are guaranteed to find a sapphire! Click here to visit their web site.
10.  Dinner with the best view: In pleasant weather, enjoy the great vistas and mountain breezes on the famous Sunset Terrace at Grove Park Inn. Enjoy steak and seafood with sunset views of downtown and the surrounding mountains. The average dinner check with wine is $150 per couple. Call early for reservations. Click here to visit their web site.





Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Testimonials from Clients of Patti Wood, Speaker, Trainer and Body Language Expert

Testimonials from Clients of Patti Wood
Speaker, Trainer and Body Language Expert

  
Your Evaluations were Outstanding and Filled with Superlatives
"The comments from your keynote evaluations where outstanding and filled with superlatives including  repeated comments such as , " Awesome, Fascinating, Energetic, Informative, Highly Recommend, Amazing, Very Dynamic, Exceeded Expectations, Captivating, Fantastic, Very Engaging, Fun, Energizing, Just Terrific, Loved the interaction, Wonderful, Great information, Very Entertaining."  There was even one of our favorites, "...so honored to learn from the best of the best!”
Stephanie Gunner
National Alliance for Grieving Children
Program and Communications Coordinator

Fantastic Presentation...
"It' been almost a week since your presentation and the team is still buzzing.  Your presentation was fantastic.  We've received great feedback from all levels of Management, our Account Executives and support staff that was in attendance.  I was very pleased to see the long line at your book signing and the multiple questions that came with it. We were also extremely pleased with the way you seamlessly incorporated our objectives and theme into your presentation.  It was like you were working with us for weeks.    I've been in the business world almost 30 years and never quite knew the proper protocol on how, when or how long to shake a woman's hand.  I now can confidently do this."
Scott Bloom
Director, Optimum Business Sales Operations
Cablevision
 
Fresh, Motivating and Funny...highly recommend Patti...
"...one month later I am still getting comments from satisfied members who attended her body language symposium.  She was fresh, motivating, and funny.  She has a knack for making her point in a way you won't forget.  Her simple tools to enhance the first impression you give are invaluable.  I walked into a member office the other day and laughed as two of the attendees to Patti's class were standing there talking about one of Patti's techniques!" "We enjoyed all of our speakers, but few stay with you like Patti does!  We highly recommend using Patti Wood as your next speaker."
Libby Sheard, E-PRO
Little Rock REALTORS® Association

Absolutely Fantastic...A Joy to Watch in Action...
"I just wanted to thank you so much for coming and speaking to our members.  You were absolutely fantastic and a joy to watch in action. We hope to have you back very soon.... 
Dana Earl
Operations Administrator
Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS®

An Ultimate Professional
"I am writing to say that I have had the privilege of working with Patti Wood on two separate occasions for our GFOA-PA Annual Conferences.  I have never before seen an audience on their feet within 5 minutes after the speaker took the microphone!
Patti has an amazing knack for involving every single attendee.  And they have such a great time!  She has people who have never met before sharing information, learning about and from each other. 
The first time I worked with Patti, she was virtually an unknown to our group.  Within 30 minutes after Patti ended her presentation, I was told by the committee that we had to have her return again the next year.  When Patti is on the Agenda, I know that my attendance is going to increase. 
Patti is the ultimate professional who takes time to learn about her audience and their professional needs so that she can customize her remarks to assure that the audience can relate.
I am happy to entertain any questions and will happily offer personal recommendations to anyone who may be considering working with Patti Wood.  I can assure you, it is a win-win situation."
R. Keith McNally
GFOA-PA Program Coordinator

I Don't Think I've Seen Our Group Laugh So Much!
 "On behalf of the New Mexico Court Reporters Association, I would like to sincerely thank you for a wonderfully entertaining and engaging show! Everyone truly enjoyed your spirited presentation on body language. I don't think I've ever seen our group laugh so much! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us!"
Vanessa Arrieta,
NM CCR, RPR Past President NMCRA

Incredible Energy...
"Thank you so much for bringing your incredible energy and wonderful knowledge to us. I've been sharing some of your stories all week with co-workers! "
Susan Y. Shen Deloitte Consulting LLP 

Hired Patti Over 40 Times!
"I have hired Patti Wood over forty times to kick-off my seminars around the country and plan to use her six more times this year. She gets my audiences energized, focused and she teaches them skills that they can incorporate in their work life immediately. The first thing my audience members ask me when they're deciding on whether to register is, 'Is Patti going to be there?'" Yes she is!
Jeff Justice Seminars

Awesome Job...
You did an awesome job! An entire day of you giving keynotes in a studio for us. I think we have enough information captured to truly give us what we need for your videos. Now begins the edit process. We have so much great information from you that it will be difficult to decide what stays and what goes. We reported out to Richard and Ashley yesterday, and everyone felt that you showed up great on camera and delivered (as usual). I'm looking forward to April as well (When you are live with us again). Take care Patti, and rest easy knowing you did a great job for us!
Kenny Simon
Emersonhc.com

The Best Conference because of You...
"....I heard .... our participants saying this years "Gathering of Eagles Conference" was the best and that's because of YOU!"
Dr. Penelope Schmidt
Executive Director of Advancement & Foundation South
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Outstanding Keynote...
"Thank you for your outstanding keynote presentation to kick off our Credit Insurer's Association meeting. The participants said you were excellent. You built up interest and momentum from your high energy session which carried throughout our meeting. The two days were abuzz with comments that showed how much fun they had and how much they learned such as "Did you see him put his hands in his pockets!" and "I cross my arms to think but, I'm not ADD." You really made a lasting impression. People came up to me and said they wanted more of you and "we could listen to Patti all day.” I really appreciate you motivating our group. We are hoping we can have you back some time in the future so check your calendar."
Beth Kastigar
Credit Insurers Association

Incredibly interesting...
"Great to listen to you and soak up so many great and valuable pointers on people and interactions. It was incredibly interesting. I thank you for presenting so masterfully and sincerely."
Kate Carpenter
Stowe Kitchen Bath and Linens

We Could Have Listened to You For Several Hours More!
On behalf of my entire Builder 20 group I would like to thank you for a wonderful presentation Friday morning. It was very informative and we could have easily listened to you for several more hours.
Brian Builder 20 Group

You Have a Wonderful Way About You!
Didn't want this day to end without telling you how much the group and I enjoyed listening to you, learning from you and watching that body language! You have a wonderful way about you.
Mary Jo IHG

Best Presentation ...
"I just wanted to say thank you for an excellent presentation at last week's entrepreneur expo. It was easily one of the best presentations and information sessions I have ever seen. I learned a lot about body language and the funny thing was that you start to see examples of it everywhere. From being at a bar talking with some friends to working with potential clients, it was just eye-opening to see how accurate your information was..."
Billy Gallagher
Florida Web Presence, LLC

Engaging...Enthusiastic and Insightful...
"Thank you so much for such an engaging program last night" "We were treated to an intimate, captivating gathering." I wish I'd taken your program years ago and over and above anything else paid attention to my own 'gut'. Thank you for your enthusiasm and insights about so much."
Lynn Cromer

Awesome...
"I thought your training was awesome! I will pass your information on to our Top Directors and Nationals at our next meeting and suggest they schedule an event for you to come in and talk to all of us."
Linda Morris Future Director Mary Kay Cosmetics

You're fantastic...
I have never been to a more delightful or interesting presentation. I started practicing what I learned and I just can't believe the difference it has made in such a short time. I am so glad you will be back next year; I am bringing friends to hear you speak. Thank you for the book, I have already started reading it. It really reinforces your presentation and makes a great reference manual too! Good luck and thank you."
Patty Griffin
San Antonio Program

Patti is a rare individual...
"Patti is a rare individual...warm, funny, and so knowledgeable....you can really learn from her. Her programs are A1."
Vickie Okoro 

 
Patti's Audience Members Rave 
About her Body Language Keynotes and Deception Detection Training

Excellent & informative Presentation...
"Thank you so much for such an excellent and informative presentation! Your enthusiasm about the subject is contagious....Thanks again for such an awesome presentation!"
Susan Meyer
UCB Pharm Group

You were Superb...
"You were superb!!!!! Thank you for the insight and the wonderful suggestions."
Lynne A. Harper RN C COHN Manager
The Coca Cola Company

Amazing...
"Patti's workshop on Deception was amazing. The next day I looked at video clips of the politicians she mentioned. Then I stopped people in the locker room and at book group to tell them about Patti and her insights. Can't wait to use her tips with eHarmony matches! I'm getting a group together to go to Patti's workshop on Body Language."
Marilyn Harris
Detecting Deception Class 

What Participants said about Patti Wood's Presentation Skills Training

Hold on to Your Seats...
"Hold on to your seats! If you want to improve your presentation skills, Patti Ann Wood is the person to help. She will teach you how to grab your audience. Patti Wood is Excellent! You were the top rated speaker at our conference.
Denise Crowe
CSPA

Patti is the Person to Help You...
If you need to be a better speaker Patti Wood is the person to help you. She will teach you how to grab your audience with tricks to hold your audience and help you build your presentation. Don't book her for just half a day, or one day as the audience wants to interact with her. Patti will WOW you!!"
Ana Woerner RN BS COHN-S
AAOHN Program  


 Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Patti's New Book - People Savvy

People Savvy is a great book to help you improve your awareness of yourself, your ability to read others.  Each chapter is a separate topic and can be read in any order your choose.

Table of Contents

1.       Introduction

2.       Patti’s Bio

3.       The Body Language of Listening – How to Be A Great Listener- Remember to Be                       G.E.N.T.L.E.R.

4.       Five Ways to Create A Great First Impression

5.       Recognizing DISC Personalities Through Their Nonverbal Cues a Body Language
Expert's Insights

6.       Conversation Cues – How Can You Tell When It Is Time To Talk  and  it is Time to Talk

7.       How to Let Someone Know When it is Time to Go

8.       Ten Tips for Self Promotion for Women -How to Brag Successfully, So You Don't Look Like      A Show Off

9.       Electronic Devices and the Brain -Why We Have a Techno Addiction

10.   Nonverbal Cues At Work

11.   Why Women Seek Comfort and Men Seek Solutions -Gender Differences in Our Responses To Stress

12.   What about Me? Narcissism and Reaching Out For a Real Conversation

13.   I’m Running Late, The Silent Signals of Lateness

14.   How to Handle Your Anger

15.   Being Fully Alive

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

No More Boring Data In Your Sales, Technical or Scientific Presentations How to Make Numbers Interesting and Meaningful

Do you want to avoid having the eyes of your audience glaze over as you present your sixty-seventh powerpoint slide of dry data? Here are some tips from my book Easy Speaking for making research data interesting, meaningful and compelling:

1. Make it come alive to the senses.
Relating your numbers to something your audience can see, hear, taste, touch, feel or that affects them profoundly. Our senses are processed in the same part of the brain as our emotions and memory, so the audience will not only wake up when you link it to their senses, they will also remember the content you shared.

Examples:

Boring Statistic - Our new plastic wrap has a food moisture retention rate that is 72% higher than the current popular brand.
Sense Translation - Pass around half an orange wrapped in your new brand and a half in the popular brand, each having been stored in the same fridge for one month. Your brand looks fresh. The other is shriveled and brown. Ask them which they would like to eat.

Boring Statistic - Intimate space extends out from the body approximately 16 inches. We prefer to have a zone of space between us and strangers that extend out from the front of our bodies 16 inches.
Sense Translation - Have someone stand across the room facing toward you.  Walk toward them telling them to say "stop" when you get too close. They will say stop approximately 16 inches from you. You can then extend your arm out and show them how the the length of your arm from the fingertip to the elbow is about 16 inches. Or ask someone to walk up and shake hands with you and then show them how 16 inches is about the distance they have you stopped at to shake hands

Boring Statistic - We produce 3.4 bits of data every 15 minutes. (First you can Make it Real by saying, "That is enough data to write on 2049 yards of ticker tape.")
Sense Translation - Hold up a 100-yard ball of string and say, "That’s like 200 balls of string" and start wrapping the string around the outer edges of the room while adding, "…enough to wrap around this room 400 times.

2. Simplify the wording to increase understanding. Don’t oversimplify and insult your audience, but simplify to be respectful. 
TYGACIL is a product that provides physicians a simplified, empiric management for polymicrobial infections.
Translation:  TYGACIL simplifies treatment for the multiple microbial infections.
Even Simpler: TYGCIL makes is easier to fight different infections.

3. Compare abstract data with something familiar and concrete.
A number all by itself is abstract and meaningless. Take a number and relate it to something people are familiar with. 

Examples:

Abstract Statistic - "Delta Airlines burns about 2.5 billion gallons of jet fuel a year."
Make it Real - "Picture the Georgia aquarium. It’s really big, isn’t it? Well that’s enough jet fuel to fill its 5 million gallon tank 500 times!"

Abstract Statistic - Increasing the cost of each parcel we deliver by a penny would increase our profit by $136,000 a day.
Make it Real - That means we could add four new delivery vans a day to our fleet for the next year. 

Abstract Statistic - The old chemical process cools to five bits per billion. The new process cools at 7,000 bits per billion. 
Make it Real - The old process is equal to the cooling power of a single ice cube in a swimming pool of boiling water. The new process has so much more cooling power it’s like taking an ice cube the size of a swimming pool and putting it into a glass of boiling water.

Abstract Statistic -TYGACIL is unaffected by resistance mechanisms that have affected antibacterial drug use. 
Make it Real - Like a picky child waving off broccoli, antibacterial drugs have been affected by resistance mechanisms or Tygacil is like TV’s "Super Nanny" resistance to the protests of spoiled kids Tygacil is unaffected by resistance mechanisms.

4. Deliver it with gusto.
Use voice, body language, emotional emphasis and repetition to make it pop.

Examples:

Dry Statistic - That’s an increase in profit margin of 50 percent in the last quarter.
Gusto Delivery - Gesturing with your outstretched palm show where it was last year at your stomach and then put your palm above your head to show the 50 percent increase.

Dry Statistic - "…which produces waste at 500 million gallons a day."
Gusto Delivery - When you get to "...five hundred million…" raise the volume level to shout and slow down your delivery.

Dry Statistic - Coca Cola sells 4.5 billion cases of soft drinks in the U.S. annually.
Gusto Delivery - Say 4.5 billion normally then repeat it, whispering and elongating the word "billionnnnnnn" as you raise your eyebrows and show an amazed expression.

Dry Statistic - TYGACIL simplifies treatment for the multiple microbial infections.
Gusto Delivery - as you say simplifies slow down the word as you lift your voice in a light, positive, happy delivery raising your arms high or snapping your fingers to show it’s a snap.  As you say the word multiple increase your volume and punch the word with force and drama.

Dry Statistic - TYGACIL is unaffected by resistance mechanisms that have affected antibacterial drug use. 
Gusto Delivery - as you deliver the word unaffected increase your volume and hit the prefix UN with gusto and lift your energy. As you say have affected bring up your volume on the word have, vocally emphasize and put a little of displeasure in your voice.
Now you have four great ways to pep up your dry data. Use them in your next presentation and turn what could be audience snores into rousing applause.

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.