Walt Disney was “the great convincer” in the words of his
marketing director, Card Walker. He liked to exercise his famous eye-lock
technique in which he caught his victim’s face and held it tight. If he or she
turned away, Disney would say, “What’s the matter, aren’t you interested.”
Pamela (Author of Mary Poppins) was his match. She called him “Mr. Disney” and
did not turn away during their long talk in Burbank that April working on Mary
Poppins. This is a quote from a book I just finished reading “Mary
Poppins, She Wrote –the life of P.L. Travers” by Valerie Lawson. Interesting as
I say in my workshops on body language laser focus eye contact is a body
language technique used by highly charismatic people.
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.
