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Brad & Angie In Sync



Life & Style's body language expert, Patti Wood, reveals what it means when a couple have their "bottom lips jutted out." Don't wonder, check it out at the link below!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34852037/Life-Style-Brad


Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Cuddling, Teasing, Holding Hands.....What Do They Mean?


According to US Weekly's body language expert, Patti Wood, Richie and Madden presented a united front in an interview with Diane Sawyer. Discover what their body language revealed at the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34852094/UsWeekly-WhatTheirBodyLanguageSays


Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Who Has It, Who's Faking It?




Cosmo's body language expert, Patti Wood, analyzes the Red-Carpet celebs' poses. Who is confident and what are the gestures that reveal it? Find out more at the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34852137/Cosmopolitan-Red-Carpet-Confidence



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Body Language Tips Learned At Presentation

Many participants from my 20 minute after lunch presentation yesterday to the Atlanta Women's Network have been emailing me telling me what they have noticed since the program.
Here are some of the learning points people have gotten from the presentation.
Pay attention to your gut impressions and take action on what your read tells you. Handshakes create rapport. Put out your hand at a slight angle and shake hands making palm to palm contact. Seat people in a way to create the result your want and remember that men feel comfortable and at ease speaking positioned side by side. Notice peoples' feet. Use your smile to show your happy and your words to say when your not.

Here is a sample of the feedback.
I wanted to write to tell you how much I enjoyed your talk yesterday. The topic is always interesting, and you brought out some points that I never realized previously. Wow was I lucky to be seated at your table! Thank you for your tip of placing, "tongue-to-roof-of-mouth," for the occasions where I wish to utter, right ... right ... right... ;-) This tip could be a job saver...!


Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

How to Master Deception Detection.....Begin By Being Observant.

Here is a request from a future participant in an upcoming deception detection presentation. "I would enjoy any background information that you might be willing to share at this point. I am very interested in the topic and want to make sure that this session is as effective and productive as possible for myself.

How wonderful to hear from you before the program. To prepare for the program and to begin to understand and read peoples body language on a deeper level and become a body language master,  may I suggest you begin by paying extra attention to how people respond to simple everyday little questions such as, "How are you?" "How is your day going?" Watch and listen for peoples' very first response, even before they actually get the words out. What are their facial expressions? Do they move toward or away from you? Then, as they begin speaking notice what their face and body does as they answer your questions. Watch what they do in the silence as they finish responding. And here is a strange suggestion, notice peoples' feet. Specifically, notice the way peoples' feet point when they are engaged in a conversation with you and where your feet point.

I just got an email from a body language/first impression coaching client. Goodness, how wonderful it is to have the opportunity to see a coaching client's' hard work make them feel more confident.

Hi, Patti
What an incredible coaching session it was! You are truly absolutely amazing! You are the best coach ever! I could feel the boost in my confidence level immediately after your wonderful instruction and I have already gained much more confidence and felt more comfortable in all kinds of social events already. It is really fantastic to have you as a body language/first impression coach. You have truly enlightened me. I really appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful evening and I really look forward to our next coaching session.
Sincerely,
Ning

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

What Do Handholds Reveal




First For Women's body language expert, Patti Wood, reveals what handholds say about duo dynamics....Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in the "Mommy Hold" and Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore in the "Thumb Wrestle." What does the "Tense Twist" reveal about Fergie and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz? Find out more at the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34852143/First-for-Women-WhatHandHoldsSayAboutCelebs


Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Charisma of President Obama






Psychology Today's body language expert, Patti Wood, reads the gestures of President Obama when he stops to talk to someone in a crowd and compares him to Bill Clinton. http://www.scribd.com/doc/34852080/Psychology-Today-Obama





Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Interrogation Videos Reading The Body Language To Detect Deception

For those of you looking for the interrogation videos, I was sent this note:
We will be rolling the clips out every other day for the next three weeks and any student of yours will be able to see the entire catalogue of interrogation clips, probably nine in all, as we make them public. Just direct them and your blog readers to our home page: http://whomurderedrobertwone.com/



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://PattiWood.net. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

What Body Language & Vocal Cues Do You Notice In These Real Interrogations For A Murder Investigation?

As Part of the "Homework" assignment for my Deception Detection class I am sending participants to view the video at the link below of the interrogations of acquitted suspects in a murder investigation.
Here is the story as emailed to me by a group that is investigating the murder.
Patti – I’ve been seeing and reading about you for some time. I’ve been writing on an unsolved DC murder from 2006. No one has been charged with the crime, but three men were just acquitted on charges of cover up and obstruction in a closely-watched trial. We have finally obtained and began posting the police interrogations of the three men from the night of the crime. http://wp.me/pVtne-3SY

In your line of work, is body language reliable in such high pressure and unnatural environments like a police interrogation room? My answer is that stress actually increases the amount of cues given by a suspect.For background and informational purposes, based on your experience, can anything useful be gleaned from such a late night and confrontational interview? Confrontation is not always the best way of conducting an interview. In my workshops I discuss different questioning techniques and their benefits.
There are those who still believe the three defendants are involved in the murder of their friend. Thank you.

PS: For information on our site and citizen investigative efforts over the last 20 months, this recent Washington Post story is a good start:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/16/AR2010051603220.html




Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

A Serious Romance


Ok's body language expert, Patti Wood, says you can tell Jack Black and Tanya Haden have a really nice sexual relationship. Check out the link below to find out why she says this.



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

What Does Pointing Your Finger at Someone Mean? Can Someone Point Their Finger and Lie?

I did a FOX News TV interview with Neil Cavuto concerning finger pointing and lie detection. Here is the transcipt of the TV interview. The actual video is on my website http://www.pattiwood.net/ and is also up on my YouTube channel. http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert
QUESTION -What does finger pointing mean –
It’s a really potent gesture of power, a symbolic weapon. When you make a fist and thrust your finger you’re symbolically shooting someone.

If I say, "take this and put it over there," it means something different than take this and put it over there or take this and put it over there. Threes an implied threat. I’ll kill you if you don’t move that.

QUESTION-When you see someone pointing their finger does it mean they are lying. Absolutely not, the average Joe would never do that. In fact, when I teach law enforcement I say it can be a sign someone’s telling the truth because they are passionately defending themselves. (It is very hard for the average person to lie and point their finger in sync with what they are saying.)

But certain ego types do use it. I see it used by powerful men who are use to getting their way and lied successfully in the past. They use it when they are cornered to defend themselves by counter attack. A different version is used by speakers to show conviction of thought. It’s typically not women as there is a sexual component as well.

QUESTION What about Rafael Palmeiro in front of congress in March 2005
Detecting deception in a scripted speech is tricky because you loose the critical spontaneity, but I think he is lying because his timing is off. When you are telling the truth you feel that in your heart, you show it with your gesture then you say it. Feel - Show - Say. He said,"I never," as he slowly raised his finger making it look staged.

Bill Clinton showed four clear deception cues:
1. "I never had" rather than the more natural contraction I didn’t. Liars like to emphasize the not or never
2. His finger is crooked rather than straight showing a lack of his own conviction
3. He is pointing one way and looking another a lack of congruence in his thoughts and actions
4. Depersonalization saying "she" then self correcting to say Monica's name.

George Bush
He uses the political coached version of the gesture to emphasize his conviction. Notice the point is up to heaven rather than out and the cadence with the words.

Nixon
His point goes down and his volume fades out also showing he is lying and lacks conviction in his words.
He doesn’t use it on the, “I’m not a crook” statement he uses it to say "he never made money in office."

Gary Condit
Scary body language! I counted over 40 deception cues in his famous Connie Chung interview. He shows his anger by not only shooting Connie Chung but slicing her in a sword gesture and symbolically strangling her.



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://pattiwood.net/. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Deception Detection

Deception Detection Course

Keep checking the blog. We will be posting daily photo reads of celebrities in the coming weeks.
Tomorrow night, I am teaching my Deception Detection Course at the University.
I will be sending the participants to this blog, after the program, for extra information based on the questions that come up during the course. The program is only three hours long and there is so much wonderful information to cover.
Tuesday I will be giving a speech at a luncheon for the Atlanta Women's Network at the wonderful Cafe 290 here in Atlanta. The link to the event is http://atlanta.daybooknetwork.com/story/2010/07/22/33345atlanta-women-network-meeting.shtml

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.pattiwood.net. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

Powerful Presentation Body Language Translated into Spanish Poderoso Lenguaje Corporal para Presentaciones

Here is a chapter "Powerful Presentation Body Language" from my Public Speaking Book, Easy Speaking Dynamic Delivery, translated into Spanish. You can find the English version on another post and order my books at my website www.PattiWood.net

Poderoso Lenguaje Corporal para Presentaciones

Artículo publicado en la revista Professional Speaker Magazine

“El cuerpo dice lo que las palabras no pueden.” Martha Graham, tomado del New York Times, Marzo 31 de 1998.


Cuando se dirigía al primer debate presidencial televisado, Richard Nixon se lastimó su rodilla severamente mientras se bajaba del carro. Rehusando maquillarse para su aparición en escena y sudando profusamente, Nixon se paro detrás del podio favoreciendo su pierna lastimada, con su cuerpo inclinado hacia un lado, y luciendo torcido. Estos factores, junto con su rostro adolorido y sus manos escondidas detrás del podio, lo hicieron lucir deshonesto ante su audiencia televisiva. De acuerdo a la encuesta de la audiencia radial, qué sólo pudo escucharlo hablar, Nixon ganó el debate por abrumadora mayoría. En la encuesta de la audiencia televisiva, Nixon perdió por abrumadora mayoría. John Kennedy ganó la presidencia. Si Nixon hubiese sabido la importancia del lenguaje corporal, él hubiera puesto mayor atención a la imagen que estaba proyectando.

¿Qué es aquello que hace que el lenguaje corporal sea tan importante? ¿Qué es aquello que hace que esas miles de pistas que uno da cada minuto, sean tan importantes? Pues bien, mientras usted está rápidamente emitiendo esas pistas, su audiencia las está procesando subconscientemente. En otras palabras, ellos lo miran y se apoyan en su instinto. A pesar de que el contenido de su discurso esté bien soportado y preparado, es el despliegue no verbal lo que establece su credibilidad ante el público.

Y, lo más importante es que, no importa la forma en que se sostenga, no importa la forma en que se mueva a través del espacio, no importa la forma en que gesticule, su cuerpo envía mensajes de vuelta a su cerebro. Por lo tanto, si está parado con sus hombros caídos y su cabeza inclinada, la pequeña farmacia que tienen su cerebro creará, y enviará, sustancias químicas negativas a su torrente sanguíneo en menos de una centésima de segundo- para hacerlo sentir de la forma en que usted está luciendo.

La buena noticia es que, si usted conoce aquello que crea poderosos mensajes de lenguaje corporal, y los integra al conocimiento de su propio lenguaje corporal, puede llegar a sentirse tan poderoso como desea ser.

¿Qué hace que un orador sea positivamente poderoso? Atributos como el control total del espacio, el lenguaje corporal relajado, una postura abierta, y una presencia fuerte y auténtica. Para empezar a sentir ese poder, imagine a un león de la selva. Él establece su espacio y su territorio; es el Rey de la selva. Él está relajado; se mueve con gracia. Si se encuentra con un ratón en su camino, es el ratón el que se pone tenso. La postura del león es abierta, y extiende sus extremidades. No es precisamente el tipo de persona que tendría que pelear por el descansabrazos en un avión. Él es auténtico; lleva a todos lados su confianza y su estabilidad. Él es el león. No es una cebra, aunque puede estudiar a las cebras para ser un mejor cazador.

Sostenga esa imagen del león mientras comienza a volverse consciente del lenguaje corporal en su presentación. Primero, comience con sus pies, esos pequeños accesorios que están en el piso-- la parte del cuerpo que normalmente se encuentra bajo un mínimo de control consciente:

× Observe que tan alejados se encuentran sus pies uno del otro, en una postura normal.

× Aleje sus pies unos 3 centímetros (una pulgada) más para crear una estabilidad y una presencia similares a la del león. Sienta la diferencia.

× Deje que su peso se recargue hacia atrás de modo que se haga consciente de sus talones, y sienta sus pies conectándose con el suelo.

Es sorprendente como después de años de apretar el pedal del acelerador, o de sentarse en una billetera, la pierna se puede alargar, haciendo que ladeemos nuestra cadera, giremos sobre nuestros pasos, o nos balanceemos hacia atrás y hacia adelante. Recuerde la imagen de Richard Nixon “torcido”? Asegúrese de que está “nivelado”.

× Mantenga su peso distribuido uniformemente en ambos pies.

× Pasee por la habitación como un león. Observe cómo se siente su cuerpo, cómo sus piernas se mueven, cómo sus brazos giran. ¿Sus piernas y la pelvis van adelante, como deberían?

× Dé zancadas largas a propósito y permita que sus brazos se muevan libremente.

× Las mujeres, en particular, quizás deseen recordar que deben caminar con sus pies alejados una pulgada adicional el uno del otro, y alejar ligeramente los codos del cuerpo.

Espacio y territorio: A continuación, vamos a enfocarnos en expandir y usar el espacio. Imagínese en una sala de conferencias o en un salón de banquetes. Evalúe la selva. Todo el cuarto es suyo. Tome el control de la siguiente manera:

× Deshágase del podio. Los leones no se colocan detrás de este. Los podios son veneno!

× Sellé las filas de atrás, o retire las sillas adicionales. Una audiencia que está muy junta crea una gran ambiente de selva.

Movimiento en el espacio: Su movimiento es como la música. Moverse rápidamente sacude la audiencia. Moverse lentamente puede mantener a la audiencia en trance. Muestre su poder y su control del espacio en la medida que usted se mueve a través de él.

Póngase dinámico, corra por los pasillos, párese en las mesas y en las sillas, mueva los muebles. Hable con las personas que están en la parte de atrás del cuarto. Usted querrá conectarse incluso con ese grupo silencioso está sentado en la última fila de la jungla. Utilice su espacio para crear separaciones transicionales en su discurso:

× Hable de su primer tema, y haga una pausa. Muévase, y entonces aborde su segundo tema.

× Hable formalmente desde lejos. Acérquese silenciosamente para lograr mayor intimidad cuando esté dando sus opiniones personales.

× Los temas positivos tóquelos desde un lado de la habitación; los negativos desde el otro lado.

× Use las paredes de la sala para tocar los temas. Punto uno - desde la pared frontal; punto dos - desde la pared izquierda, etc.

Postura: Ahora, dejemos a un lado su percepción del espacio y territorio para focalizarnos en su postura. ¿Escucha esa pequeña voz dentro de su cabeza que suena muy parecida a la de su Madre o Padre diciéndole: “párate derecho”? Úsela para recordar la importancia de una buena postura. Cuando estamos temerosos o estresados, nuestros hombros tienden a orientarse hacia nuestros oídos, y nuestras espaldas se curvean ligeramente. En lugar de ser poderosos y abiertos, nos podemos encorvar hacia delante de forma que nuestros hombros se curvean, protegiendo el corazón. Si continuamos haciendo esto, los músculos alrededor del pecho se acortarán y se volverán rígidos, y esto hará que se vuelva muy difícil tomar inhalaciones completas, por lo tanto no nos mostraremos exactamente como leones relajados. Las inhalaciones profundas son cruciales para la relajación. Debido a que yo tengo una doble curvatura en mi columna, mantenerme derecha no es fácil para mí, pero he desarrollado algunos trucos que uso para lograr una mejor postura:

× Ponga sus hombros derechos y luego déjelos descansar. Los hombros derechos comunican poder y estabilidad - es como ver a alguien que puede llevar cualquier carga. Yo uso hombreras en todos mis trajes “de oratoria”.

× Todos los días practique el ejercicio de "remar el barco", tirando de los dos remos hacia atrás y hacia adelante, plenamente con cada remada, para estirar y fortalecer los músculos del cuello y de los hombros.

× Cada mañana, colóquese de pie con la cabeza y los hombros contra la pared, para asegurarse de que su cuerpo está recto y alto. Lleve con usted esa postura todo el día.

× Cuando hable, imagine que tiene colocada la capa de un rey a fin de construir su confianza.

× Tome clases de Tai-Chi, marcha atlética, masajes o terapias de movimiento como la de Feldenkrais o la técnica Alexander.

Gestos: Ahora bien, ¿qué sucede con sus manos y sus brazos? La pregunta que recibo más frecuentemente en mis talleres de oratoria es "¿Qué hago con mis manos?'' Bueno, la respuesta es: "Haga algo!''- porque los gestos animados le ayudan al público a comprender y a retener más información mediante la creación de imágenes visuales que activan el hemisferio derecho del cerebro. También permiten que usted, como orador, pueda pensar mejor, mediante la creación de vínculos químicos en el cerebro, de modo que la información se vuelve de más fácil acceso.

Al igual que todo el lenguaje corporal, los gestos que utiliza pueden cambiar rápidamente la forma en que usted se siente. Ahora bien, he aquí algunas respuestas sobre qué hacer con sus manos:

× Mantenga las manos a la vista, en lugar de colocarlas detrás de la espalda o en sus bolsillos. Los leones no ocultan sus garras, y usted no quiere que su audiencia empiece a imaginar que usted les esconde algo. Cuando yo entreno oficiales de las fuerzas de seguridad sobre técnicas de interrogación, enseñó que uno de los lugares clave para buscar el engaño es en las palmas de las manos. Es muy difícil mentir con las palmas de las manos al descubierto.

× Saque las monedas y los objetos extraños de los bolsillos, para que no suene como el trineo de Papá Noél. Si usted debe poner una mano en un bolsillo, un truco que ayuda a liberar el estrés consiste en dejar una moneda allí para que la pueda apretar.

× Deje que sus gestos fluyan naturalmente. Estos son un reflejo de su presencia auténtica; su personalidad que fluye, logrando un impacto como el de las olas que llegan a la orilla del mar.

× Súbale el volumen a sus gestos. Practique el ser más animado, más expansivo, más poderoso. Yo mido sólo metro y medio (5 pies), sin embargo a lo largo de los años, la mayoría de mis oyentes se sorprenden cuando se acercan a mí después de una sesión, y descubren que yo soy una chiquitita. Esto es debido a que yo tengo el lenguaje corporal de la Reina de la Selva

× Al explicar varios puntos, usando sus dedos para contar, sostenga la mano con la que está contando en alto, para que la audiencia sepa que está contando para ellos.

× Tenga en cuenta los movimientos distractores de la mano --frotarse un arete o el bigote, hacer clic en la tapa de su marcador, torcer las manos, echar hacia atrás su cabello. Los leones no se inquietan. A menudo usamos estos gestos cuando estamos bajo estrés, tocándonos a nosotros mismos para lograr tranquilidad. Obsérvese en video, o haga que alguien lo observe -- incluso si usted ha practicado la oratoria durante años.

× Diversifique sus gestos. Yo nunca he entrenado a nadie que gesticule en exceso, pero a menudo he visto personas que hacen en exceso un movimiento particular.

× Use sus brazos y manos! Estos se proyectan desde el corazón y expresan las emociones mucho más poderosamente que cualquier otra parte del cuerpo.

Contacto visual: Por último, quiero terminar hablando de los ojos. Los ojos fueron diseñados para fijarse donde hay movimiento, de forma que pudiéramos espiar la presa en movimiento para atrapar nuestra comida. Ahora bien, en calidad de oradores, es obvio, pero vital, establecer contacto visual con nuestro público (a menudo después de una comida). Mantener contacto visual con el público permite que el orador luzca más cualificado, experimentado y poderoso, y las personas a las que miramos tienen mayores probabilidades de recordar lo que hemos dicho. Debido a que obtenemos el 80% de nuestra información a través de los ojos, monitorear a la audiencia a través de una presentación es fundamental. Nos permite ser auténticos; verdaderamente nosotros mismos en lugar de ser simples actores sobre un escenario. La función más importante del contacto visual consiste en establecer relaciones. Cada persona en el público con quién establezca contacto visual, se sentirá conectado, incluso se hará su amigo, y esta energía le dará más confianza aún.

× En una pequeña audiencia, asegúrese de incluir a tantas personas como usted pueda, incluso aquellos que no están sonriendo o asintiendo con la cabeza.

× Para un público más amplio, establezca y mantenga contacto visual con diversas secciones de la sala.

× Puede buscar a todas las personas con mucho pelo, luego a todos los que estén vestidos de rojo, a continuación, a todos los de la mitad. Mire a todos sonriendo.

× En todos los casos, establezca el mayor contacto con la persona o sección que lo necesite -- alguien que se pueda estar distrayendo, o hablando con un vecino.

× Una mirada firme, como la del León, nos ayuda a procesar la información que está en nuestra memoria. Un parpadeo lento ayuda a nuestro pensamiento general, dándonos tiempo para escanear las imágenes mentales de nuestro cerebro, y responderle a la audiencia. Integre todo este conocimiento del Poder del León con su lenguaje corporal y sienta la magia.

Hace años, después de un mes largo de gira, me tenía que presentar a un grupo después de la cena. Yo estaba realmente motivada. El público había tenido una excelente cena con carne, papas y bebidas de todo tipo. Yo estaba definitivamente en la selva, pero no me sentía como un león. Yo incluso tenía problemas recordando lo que iba a decir a continuación. Entonces me concentré y me imaginé a mí misma de pie y moviéndome como un león. Relajé mis hombros y empecé a hablar, usando gestos expansivos. Caminé por el pasillo central, haciendo contacto visual al moverme. Mis palabras comenzaron a fluir más fácilmente. El público se reía. Caramba, yo hasta sonaba hasta divertida. Allí comencé a sonreír. ¡Qué gran audiencia! Yo había vuelto a mi ser poderoso, rugiendo como un león.

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.pattiwood.net/ Also I have a new quiz on my YouTubeChannel - Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

Patti Wood Body Language Expert's bio in Spanish

Here is Patti Wood's bio that a colleague in Columbia translated into Spanish.

Experta en Lenguaje Corporal y mucho más!

La Dama del Lenguaje Corporal
Patti es conocida como la “Dama del Lenguaje Corporal” debido a que es una cotizada experta que comenta los mensajes no verbales de las estrellas, los políticos y las personas en general. Como la “Dama del Lenguaje Corporal”, Patti Wood es una experta en comportamiento y comunicaciones no verbales reconocida internacionalmente, y ha dedicado varios años a la investigación del lenguaje corporal.
Publicaciones como Psychology Today y Entrepeneur Magazine la han citado como una experta en el tema del lenguaje corporal. Ella ha dedicado varios años a la investigación del lenguaje corporal, ha escrito innumerables artículos y es la autora del libro “Success Signals: Body Language in Business” (Signos de Éxito: el Lenguaje Corporal en los Negocios).
Oradora & distinguida profesional
Patti Wood M.A, CSP es una oradora y entrenadora profesional. Desde 1982, ella ha diseñado y conducido discursos principales, talleres, convenciones y seminarios para cientos de compañías y asociaciones. Patti da más de 100 presentaciones al año y el 75% de sus invitaciones son de clientes que la invitan nuevamente. Sus clientes la describen como una presentadora dinámica, energética y poderosa. Por más de 25 años ella ha trabajado con prestigiosas compañías como Porche, GTE, Chick-Fil-A, Dupont, Elli Lilly, BMW, Merck Pharmaceuticals, AmericasMart, Lucent Technologies, The Kroger Company, Nortel Networks, Price Waterhouse, Nextel, Hewlett Packard, y muchas más. Patti desarrolla una relación cálida y llena de alegría con su audiencia, lo que deja a los participantes hablando siempre sobre aquello que aprendieron.
Patti también entrega parte de su tiempo a Iglesias y a organizaciones que trabajan con niños y es también la fundadora de Libros para Niños.
Ella es entrevistada en promedio dos veces a la semana por diferentes medios de comunicación alrededor del mundo incluyendo: CNN, PBS, National FOX News Network, theBBC, the Discovery Channel, CBS, VH1, E! Entertainment, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, UPI, ESPN, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, The Miami Herald, Men’s Health, The Chicago Tribune, Details, SPIN, Elle, People, ESPN, y es citada en; US Weekly, The New York Post, The London Times, The Los Angeles Times, In Touch, Life and Style, Jane, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, First for Women, InStyle, The Toronto Sun, Psychology Today, TV Guide, Women’s Own, Seventeen, Ladies Home Journal y Redbook y muchos más como una experta en language corporal. Ella también fue entrevistada por más de 27 estaciones de radio en Estados Unidos después de la entrevista de Connie Chung con Gary Condit y después de la Ceremonia de los Oscares en 2007
Su amplio conocimiento e investigación en comunicaciones no verbales la llevó a alcanzar cargos como el de la vocera Nacional de The Natural Dentist ®, Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum®, Benadryl® y Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion®.
Experta en su campo
Patti ostenta el título de Oradora Profesional Certificada (o CSP por sus siglas en inglés). Esta es una designación profesional de la Asociación Nacional de Oradores (NSA) que busca reconocer a los “expertos de la industria”. Esta certificación es alcanzada por menos del 8% de los miembros de la NSA. Patti ha sido miembro de la Junta de la Asociación Nacional de Oradores, de la zona de Georgia por 8 años, y ha sido un miembro activo por más de doce años. Patti fue escogida como la Oradora del Año y el Miembro del Año por sus colegas en esta prestigiosa organización, la NSA. Como ejecutiva de la organización, ella dirigió la Escuela de Oratoria, una vitrina anual de oratoria y relaciones públicas. Ella recomienda que todos los nuevos oradores se unan a la NSA porque hay mucho que aprender los unos de los otros.
Instructora universitaria
Patti fue profesora universitaria en la materia de comunicación por once años. Su carrera, maestría y trabajo en cursos doctorales son en el campo de Comunicación Interpersonal y Organizacional.
La revista Time citó su curso en Lenguaje Corporal en Florida State University como uno de los cursos universitarios más importantes en todo Estados Unidos. Este curso era tan popular que más de 150 estudiantes se registraban cada semestre y personas de la comunidad también asistían a sus clases.
Patti también ha dictado cursos universitarios sobre diversos temas como Hablar en Público, Relaciones Humanas, Habilidades Interpersonales, Discusión en Pequeños Grupos y Comunicación Empresarial.
A fin de continuar su pasión por enseñar cursos poco usuales, Patti dicta la cátedra “Acuerdos mutuos” y “Hay un libro dentro de mí que quiero sacar” en la Universidad Emory en Atlanta.



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.pattiwood.net/ Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

Face to Face Conversations,The Benefit of Meaningful Conversations.

Last night our "Meeting of the Minds" discussion group talked about quite a few interesting topics. Among them the blog on the leak of the BP oil pipe and the candidates for the next Georgia election. Well, actually the lack of quality candidates. We always bring questions to ask the group. Last night, one members' questions were, "How do you express your anger" and "Do you think it is healthy for you and your relationships?"
After reading an interesting article about Sean Penn living in a pup tent in Haiti with only one change of clothes, I asked the group, "When, if ever, have you lived with very little in terms of possessions?" "How did you feel?"
I blogged the other day about the new research on the benefits of meaningful conversations and I certainly experienced that benefit last night.



Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.PattiWood.net Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

TV Appearance on In Session

Were you cool in High School or a nerd?
I was such a nerdette in High School, humm I may still be.

Today I was on Facebook responding to a girlfriend from Junior High and High School. She contacted me after we happened to be interviewed on the same TV show on the same day. The show was IN SESSION and my friend was the prosecuting attorney on the murder case we were discussing. It certainly was interesting to watch the little girl who use to show up at my door in her red pigtails to walk with me to school interviewing a convicted murderer.
I knew she would go far. Now she is the countries leading authority of Munchausen by proxy syndrome. It is so interesting seeing what all my fellow nerdy friends are doing now.

My red pigtailed friend and I went to Winter Park high and to Peachtree Presbyterian Church. With our other friends we formed a group we called the "Pick of the Crop." We had matching T shirts and I wrote our own theme song. Goodness, we had fun.

On a serious note if you are wondering, Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) involves a parent or caregiver misleading others into thinking that a child has medical problems by exaggerating, fabricating, or inducing illness in their children. If you watched the movie "The Sixth Sense" then you saw an example of a mother with the syndrome.

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.PattiWood.net Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

The Use of the Word Literally as an Indication of Deception

My friends and I get a kick out of language quirks and fun ways makerters and advertisers describe their products,incrediants and benefits. In addition, we have been talking about the overuse of the word Literally. This made for a very fun time Wednesday when a friend and I went to a makeup class. My friend was a senior editor at NASA and a Senior Partner at Towers Perin in charge of Communication.
I was holding in my laughter wishing I could see her face every time the makeup artist told us that another product could "literally" make us more gorgeous. And it was," litterally" going deep into our pores. I especially got a hoot from his long description of the minerals in the deep sea water. "This makeup contains the deep sea water taken from water over a mile down in the oceans of Japan." "It takes "literally" thousands of years for the sea water to collect the minerals." And those deep sea minerals "literally" bond naturally to your skin and make it beautiful." (Smile) It was a wonderful example of how some people use the word "literally" to describe things they don't truly understand but want to appear confident discussing. It is not an indication of an overt deception. That is, they are not thinking, "I am going to lie", but more a subconscious desire to look knowledgeable.

I think BP oil is accelerating the mineral buildup in deep sea water. I mean that "Literally."
Who knew that BP Oil was just helping us become more beautiful?


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FaceBook friends

For those of you that have been waiting for me to be back out on Facebook today is the day.
I am in town and in the office. I was going to speak in Dallas next week but that program was canceled. Then I was going to go to NSA in Orlando, but I will be taking care of my Mom so I will be around.

My friend Michael sent this interesting article on a ship from the 1700's found at the Trade Center site.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/15/new.york.ground.zero.ship/index.html

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://www.PattiWood.net Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert

A Tight Twosome - Will They Last?


OK Magazine's Body Language expert and Success Signals author, Patti Wood, reads Tony and Eva's body language. Click the link below to see what Patti says about this twosome.
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The Look of Love - Will They Last?


OK Magazine's Body Language expert, Patti Wood, reads Vanessa & Zac's body language. Is there more to their gaze than meets the eye? Click the link below to find out what Patti says.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34274024/OK-VanessaZac
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What His Stance Says About His Sex Drive


Cosmopoltian's Body Language expert, Patti Wood, explains how to size up a dude's sack skills from a distance. Click the link below to get the scoop on Johnny Depp, Mark Wahlberg and Usher.
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Decode His Body Language


Twist's Body Language expert, Patti Wood, reveals "What He's Trying To Tell You" actions speak louder than words......go to the link to crack their secret code.
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Manicured nails and DISC Personality of celebrities?

I am in a frivolous mood today. I have been thinking about manicures. Personally, I wear my fingernails short and I use a faintly pink clear polish. After many years wearing long lovely silk wrapped nails I no longer like being a slave to my manicure. I like to work in the yard, type, cook and carry my own suitcase. Fragile manicures take a lot of time. When I was in college, I didn't wear make up or high heels but I did my own nails every single day. I do love having pretty nails I just don't want to not do something fun because I have to "save my manicure."
A recent blog discusses what your manicure nails say about you and celebrities personalities.

I think I should start looking at manicures so I can read DISC personality type by a woman's finger nail polish selection.
The buffed casual look that Jennifer Aniston's say, "I'm laid back, but I still care about how I look." Very appropriate for the California girl and longstanding America's sweetheart.
My freind Judith has flawless, short red nails. Short red nails say classic and meticulous to us — Think Jennifer Garner. She's one celebrity who has never made any embarrassing moves and tends towards the simple and understated when it comes to her style cho
Tried & TrueBlack nails have been happening for a while now. And Kim Kardashian is definitely a trend follower, as well as someone who goes with the same look pretty much every time she goes out. She's a creature of habit, but maybe it's time she started playing around with a new shade.


Drama QueenOn the opposite end of the spectrum, you've got Heidi Montag. While Chanel may be classic, wearing the interlocking Cs on your nails is really about grabbing attention. It's a flashy choice, to be sure.
http://glo.msn.com/style/lighten-up-your-wardrobe-with-gabby-reece-1166.video?from=en-us_msnhp>1=49012#stackState=7__%2Fbeauty%2Fpolish-protocol-4648.gallery%3FphotoId%3D10514
Fashion FanLonger, pointy nails like Selita Ebanks' are all the rage on high fashion runways at the moment. As a model, it's not surprising that she is right on trend. Wearing this shape definitely tells people you're fashion-forward.


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This weeks IN TOUCH magazine.

I am quoted in this weeks IN Touch Magazine.
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A Reson to Have Meaningful Conversations,

On Thursday nights I meet with a group of friends to have lively and meaningful conversation. We call our group The Meeting of the Minds. Stimulating conversation may actually help you feel better according to new research In Psychological Science.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=skip-the-small-talk
The research found that the happiest subjects spent 70 percent more time talking than the unhappiest ones. Though even the researchers aren't sure whether happier people talk more or the talking makes people happy.
I have tons of posts here on the importance of face to face interaction. I am really pleased to see research on this.

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Are Facebook Profiles Honest?

New research on Facebook profiles indicate that people reveal more of their true personalities than one might guess.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=honesty-online
When you scan someone’s profile, you probably expect a little fudging: an overly flattering photograph, a generously phrased blurb in the “about me” section. A study in the March issue of Psychological Science, however, suggests that Facebook users do not skew their profiles to reflect idealistic visions of themselves.

In the study, research assistants at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Mainz in Germany viewed the Facebook profile of a study participant, then guessed how he or she would score on the “big five” common personality measures used in psych?ological research: extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness and conscientiousness. Next they compared the results based on Facebook with the actual personality test scores from the profile owner and the results from four of his or her “well-acquainted friends,” who also rated the person’s personality traits. The research assistants were successful on four of the five measures—all except neuroticism, which is notoriously to gauge in general.


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High heel shoes and history, attraction

Over the years many magazines have asked me about the nonverbal implications of high heels. I have shared historical reference's. For example high shoes in prerevolutionary France where used to both show status and more practically elevated the upper classes above the filth in the streets. In other cultures the platform shoes worn by women made their step smaller and generally made walking difficult. Some historians said the heels kept women from running away from their husbands or able to sneak out for a quick visit with a man on the side. In any case, the high heels makes it difficult for a woman to walk comfortably and certainly, girls in high heels on a basketball court or running track are merely the stuff of fanciful advertisements rather than reality.
High heels make a woman paradoxically tilt her pelvis forward and stand on her toes as if she is about to run if a woman is about to run from a starting block, but the high heel in back clunks her back to a tiny step. The tilt makes a woman look elongated as well as ready for intimacy. This is attractive to men, and easier for them to catch us!
Here is more info on the history of heels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_footwear

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Shoes

There is a very simple trick to forgetting your troubles.
Wear uncomfortable shoes!
This is an unusually light entry.
II certainly experienced the trick of, "forgetting your troubles by wearing uncomfortable shoes feeling Thursday when I wore my incredibly cute shoes from Nordstoms to do a four hour speech. I felt tall, which is sensation my little five foot one self rarely feels, but once I finished speaking and started walking towards the parking lot all I could think of was my poor little feet. Women have been wearing uncomfortable shoes for eons, and Sex and City ladies made it not just acceptable but a sign of coolness for a woman to spend far too much on shoes. (Reference to the I am the old women who lives in her shoes episode.) I am not a fan of the show Sex in the City, but I am a fan of fashion. In fact, it should be obvious from my opening story, I am not really a shoe girl. I am a cute little suit jacket that will look good on TV girl. But I certainly notice a cute pair being worn by some cute woman who will be complaining about her sore feet later that night. Just look at the shoes on the women on Dancing with the Stars and tell me those woman aren't a little crazy! They are lovely, but crazy. They are talented, but crazy, brave, but crazy.

Whatever you thought of the Spice Girls, they always wore some notable shoes. I Wonder what kind of footwear their reunion will bring.
Finding the perfect pair of shoes for any given outfit or occasion can be a little tricky. Of course, having a team of stylists and the world's top shoe designers at your disposal should help some.

www.nordstrom.com

Gwen Stefani Shoes - LAMB Sneakers from Gwen Stefani
Sharing its name with her hit CD, Gwen Stefani's "L.A.M.B" ("Love, Angel, Music, Baby") line of apparel now includes sneakers designed by the singing star and Royal Elastics.
Pamela Anderson has reached icon status in many realms - as a model, actress, animal rights activist, author, and now co-designer of leather-free shoes. Learn more about this amazing woman.
New Adidas Shoes Feature Beckham's Thumbprint
These new Adidas shoes for soccer feature the thumbprint of David Beckham. Learn about the new Predator Pulse Thumbprint shoes from Adidas, and view images of the new Adidas shoes.
Jimmy Choo Shoes and Models - Kate Moss, Rachel Hunter and More
Fourteen models, actresses and other celebrities don Jimmy Choo shoes, Cartier jewelry, and nothing else to help raise money for Elton John's Aids Foundation.
Jessica Simpson Shoes? Jessica and Reebok in Negotiations
Jessica Simpson already has a line of beauty products and Andrew Sports Club recently announced they will be marketing a new line of Jessica Simpson clothes for juniors and children. What's next? "Newlyweds" Jessica Simpson is in negotiations with Reebok about a new line of shoes.
Bata Shoe Museum
Next time you're in Toronto, be sure to check out the Bata Shoe Museum. This place is loaded with exhibits, and collections - including the "Walk of Fame" collection, complete with famous footwear such as John Lennon's Beatle boots, and a pair of Marilyn Monroe's red pumps. They even have a gift shop!



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Voice and Emotion

In fact, unlike other aspects of language prosody is universal. Emotional intonations are similar across all cultures. (Look at research done by Azia-Sadeh) I believe that some of the problems that people are having today with social interactions via email, text, Facebook and other similar mediums in the lack of the the access to Prosody and with the cell phone conversation that loss of quality sound makes it more difficult to read all of paralanguage. I have the new Iphone. And though I tell my friends if my Iphone could cuddle on the coach I would date it, the truth is I find the sound quality poor and have experienced frustration listening to people on the Iphone and not being able to read them accurately. In fact, I find I am interrupting friends asking if they are "still there." because I can't hear one of the most important factors of turn taking, breathing.


When I coach executives on public speaking skills we discuss the importance of communicating emotions. Reading notes or PowerPoint slides or any kind of list such a bullet pointed lists on a slide automatically make your voice go monotone.Creating a unemotional voice, boring and because emotions are one of the strongest links to memory, unmemorable!

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Your Voice Communicates Emotions Through Paralanguage, Dogs Understand Our Nonverbal Cues

People and to Dogs, What is Paralanguage?
Understanding the "tone" of someone’s speech well is related to your ability to be empathetic.

The variance in pitch and rhythm of the voice called prosody (a subset of paralanguage) conveys emotion in the voice. Because dogs are unusually adept at reading human body language and paralanguage they understand what you prosody is saying. You may have experienced that when praising or chastising your dog. If you say, "bad boy." to a dog using a loving happy voice your dog will probably respond as if you have praised him, by coming in closer to you, wagging his tail and or licking your face. Just as saying "You are a great dog" in a loud, mean, strident, attacking voice may make cause your dog to retreat and or crouch low and bring down his head. The pitch and rhythm of the voice can affect how your dog responds to you.
Prosody is not only the way dogs understand and read emotions, human also understand the emotions communicated through prosidy.




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The End of Men, Gender differances, Atlantic article.

The guys in our Thursday night Meeting of the Minds discussion group have been talking a great deal about the article in The Atlantic called, "The End of Men." By Hanna Rosin. It is actually a rather depressing article and I think a rather biased editorial. But, extremely thought provoking. As an expert in body language and someone who speaks to corporations on gender differences I know I see power shifts and unhappiness in roles for both men and women. The article begins with the statement, "Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women’s progress has been cast as a struggle for equality. But what if equality isn’t the end point? What if modern, postindustrial society is simply better suited to women? A report on the unprecedented role reversal now under way— and its vast cultural consequences"

A link to the entire article http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/

The theory is that men are needed for industrial, and farm work physical jobs, but now jobs require social skills and women are more qualified and teachers are said to prefer the sweet smiling girls to the rough housing guys in their classes so girls are doing better in school.

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Treat your partner like a dog to have a betther marriage.

Treat your partner like a dog to have a better marriage.
That's the advice in the following article with that title in the online version of the magazine "The Week." as the national spokesperson for Pup-peroni I agree that dogs give unconditional love, but can humans give loving communication to their spouses? Wouldn't it be great if every time we came home our sweetie ran to the door to great us and covered us with kisses? If your dog jumps when you get home and you don't like to get paw prints and your pants get down on their level. They are usually jumping in an attempt to smell your breath and identify you and find out what you have been up to. Yes, a breath check tells them that you have been eating pizza without them! If you are looking for more on greeting your two legged sweetie check out my have blogs under greeting. If you want to know the best way to greet your dog when you get home and I have a blog on that as well. If you want to read more about why it is really important to meet your spouse at the door look for my upcoming book on first impressions or my book, "Success Signals."
http://theweek.com/article/index/203772/marriage-advice-treat-your-partner-like-a-dog

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