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?
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert Website http://www.PattiWood.net I have a new quiz on my YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert Check it out!
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?
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert Website http://www.PattiWood.net I have a new quiz on my YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert Check it out!
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.
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
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
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