FRAME EVERY SO-CALLED DISASTER WITH THESE WORDS: "IN FIVE YEARS, WILL THIS MATTER?"
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Eye Strain Prevention
When we are with other people talking face to face
we increase our blink rate. When we are
by ourselves we may only blink 20 times per minute. We stare at our computer, IPhone
and other tech screens. Our eyes are so important. I just received this eye
strain prevention link given by fellow speaker Teresa Duncan
at SpeakerNetNews and wanted to share
it with you.
“To
reduce eyestrain I’ve started using the program Eyeleo (eyeleo.com)
that prompts you to perform simple eye exercises throughout the day. After
using it for a week I no longer have tired, burning eyes at the end of the
day.”
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Life Lesson Quote for April 8, 2012
NO ONE IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR HAPPINESS EXCEPT YOU.
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Flash Mob Performance in Seattle
Here is a video of a flash mob performance in Seattle. I
love the energy. Personally I would love to be part of one. It would have been
great if suddenly after my speech at Johnson and Wales this past week a flash
mob of dancers practiced their isopraxism.
Look at this video now and anytime you need a lift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5PyIVVKoWU
How to Get Glee through Isopraxism
Last summer on Sunday night I would stand up in the living
room and dance around singing. On various nights I was moving and vocalizing
like a Lady Gaga, Tina Turner or Kate Perry wanna be. I was pulled into the energy
of the kids performances on a TV show. Isopraxism at work. All this to the amusement
of everyone around including Bo the wonder dog who thinks my singing is
mesmerizing and who is always willing to dance with me. After all his name is
Bojangels Robinson.
Why was I singing and dancing so jubilantly? Because Sunday
night the Glee Project was on. It’s a reality show with real teenagers
trying out for a spot on the TV show Glee. It was a positive show. One with
truly talented singers. If you haven’t seen it there are clips on the internet.
My favorite was a sweet rendition of Blackbird in a final competition. Check
the link in my next post for the flash mob dance to promote the next season of
Glee that shows Isopraxism, the pull towards the same energy. For more on
the science of Isopraxism go to: http://www.pattiwood.net/article.asp?PageID=10080
or http://www.pattiwood.net/uploads/YourTopFive1.pdf
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What His Sleep Habits Can Tell You
Patti shared her insights on the sleep habits of men with Cosmopolitan recently. Check the link below to see her comments.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/88395592/Cos-030112-Body-Language
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/88395592/Cos-030112-Body-Language
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Life Lesson Quote for April 7, 2012
Overprepare, then go with the flow.
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We can accurately predict in a first impression that someone is wealthy from their body language
We can accurately predict in a first impression that
someone is wealthy from their body language. New research:
How
we unknowingly reveal our socioeconomic status using nonverbal behaviors
Later,
the authors coded the get-acquainted interaction for signs of engagement cues
(e.g., head nods, eyebrow raises, laughter and gazes at the partner) and
disengagement cues (e.g., self-grooming, fidgeting with objects and doodling).
As predicted, higher SES significantly predicted disengagement cues. The
students from wealthier backgrounds were more likely than their poorer cohorts
to exhibit these “rude” displays of relative indifference. (Indeed, this SES
effect occurred even after controlling for participants’ gender, since women
are generally more engaged listeners than men.)
What’s more, the authors asked a group of other undergraduate students to watch the tape and to make their best guess about the SES of the people shown on the video. Based only on the participants’ nonverbal behaviors in these brief videotaped exchanges, the observers were able to make better-than-chance estimates of the participants’ family income and even their mother’s level of education, an indirect measure of SES (though they were not as accurate in judging paternal education). Kraus and Keltner conclude their report by stating that, “SES imbues the briefest interactions, influencing both what people signal nonverbally and how they are perceived.”
As for me, I think I may have inherited that same mildly disingenuous blue-collar smile as my father. Having said that, unlike my dad I’m also a pecuniary numbskull, and I have a hunch these types of engagement cues might flare up in my social behaviors every time I burn a new hole in my pocket.
What’s more, the authors asked a group of other undergraduate students to watch the tape and to make their best guess about the SES of the people shown on the video. Based only on the participants’ nonverbal behaviors in these brief videotaped exchanges, the observers were able to make better-than-chance estimates of the participants’ family income and even their mother’s level of education, an indirect measure of SES (though they were not as accurate in judging paternal education). Kraus and Keltner conclude their report by stating that, “SES imbues the briefest interactions, influencing both what people signal nonverbally and how they are perceived.”
As for me, I think I may have inherited that same mildly disingenuous blue-collar smile as my father. Having said that, unlike my dad I’m also a pecuniary numbskull, and I have a hunch these types of engagement cues might flare up in my social behaviors every time I burn a new hole in my pocket.
In
this new column presented by Scientific American Mind magazine, research psychologist Jesse Bering of Queen's
University Belfast ponders some of the more obscure aspects of everyday human
behavior. Ever wonder why yawning is contagious, why we point with our index
fingers instead of our thumbs or whether being breastfed as an infant
influences your sexual preferences as an adult? Get a closer look at the latest
data as “Bering in Mind” tackles these and other quirky questions about human
nature. Sign up for the RSS feed and or friend Dr. Bering on Facebook and
never miss an installment again.
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Are First Impressions Useful? Do They Keep Us Safe?
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“On August 4, 2001, Mohamed al Kahtani was denied U.S. entry
at Orlando International Airport. On September 11, 2001, while three planes
carried five hijackers, United Flight 93 carried only four. These four were
overpowered by passengers, sparing a potential target in Washington. Federal
investigators believe that al Kahtani was meant to be Flight 93's fifth
hijacker.
Why did Immigration and Naturalization Service inspector Jose Melendez-Perez
turn away al Kahtani on August 4? The inspector said there was something
"chilling" about Kahtani. Melendez-Perez was quoted in the 9/11
Commission Report as saying, "My first question to the subject [through
the interpreter] was why he was not in possession of a return airline ticket.
The subject became visibly upset... in an arrogant and threatening manner,
which included pointing his finger at my face." Thus, though the two
didn't share a spoken language, Melendez-Perez used nonverbal cues to help
make his decision.
Melendez-Perez, like many professionals, relied on his
intuition to understand nonverbal behavior. Can we formalize our
understanding of nonverbal behavior, so that it can be used by the many,
instead of the intuitive few? This is the goal of the MITRE-Sponsored
Research (MSR) project "Understanding (Arabic) Nonverbal Behavior."
Our objective is to make information from nonverbal behavior interpretable
and usable for a broad range of work tasks, including field-based activities,
video analysis interpreting behavior and intent, airport screening, and
immigration, customs, and border patrols.”
Whether Obvious or Subtle, Nonverbals Are Useful
What kinds of nonverbal behavior might be of use? We can
consider three types, along a continuum from obvious to subtle.
One category of easily recognizable gestures, called
"emblems," has codified culture-specific meanings. Examples include
the American "thumbs-up" and "OK" signs (which are both
offensive in some Arabic cultures). Knowledge of such pre-defined signals is
useful to anyone working in multicultural settings.
Other types of nonverbal behavior are less consciously
recognized, but easily identified once pointed out. For example, use of
interpersonal space (proxemics) varies in distance and meaning among
cultures. Many Arabs prefer a closer distance when talking to others than do
Americans. This leads some Arabs to feel Americans are aloof because they
stand too far away, while Americans may feel Arabs are pushy because they
stand too close. Knowledge of these behaviors is beneficial to anyone
engaging in face-to-face interactions with others (such as soldiers or
airport screeners).
Finally, some nonverbals are revealed only by careful
analysis. For instance, some analysts believe that reviewing video for
clusters of behaviors (such as shifting of arms and legs to and from
"rest positions") may signal evasion. Knowledge of subtle cues, how
they are used, and what they mean in different contexts can be beneficial in
both real-time screening as well as forensic video analysts.
Two Objectives
While the MSR's overall goal is to enable and facilitate
greater recognition and interpretation of nonverbal information (beyond
intuition), the project's title—Understanding (Arabic) Nonverbal
Behavior—hints at its two supporting objectives. The first objective is to
provide new methods and enabling technology for analyzing nonverbal behavior
in general. The second objective is to use those methods and technology to
understand nonverbal behavior in specific cultures, starting with the Iraqi
Arabic culture.
What do we mean by "enabling technology"? We are
first refining a methodology for nonverbal analysis. For example, in
analyzing videos of humans in conversation, what kinds of phenomena should be
analyzed or annotated? Gaze? Posture shifts? Eyeblinks? It's impossible to
focus on everything, and choices must be made from a complex array of body
movement. Second, we're investigating tools for such analysis. A sample
analysis tool is ANVIL (Annotation of Video and Language). This software
contains a digital video player at the top, with time-aligned annotation
tracks below; as the video is played forwards or backwards, the annotation
tracks scroll right or left, and vice versa.
In addition to tools for analysis, we are creating further
tools for sharing analyses between research groups, and, finally, devising an
accessible knowledge base for storing, sharing, and retrieving results of
nonverbal analysis. These latter two activities focus on promoting
intracommunity information exchange and are especially important, as relevant
academic data are largely confined to islands of specialized research. There
is currently no easy way to bridge between research groups or between the
laboratory and our sponsors' real-world needs. We plan to leverage MITRE's
information-sharing success in another field: neuroimaging. MITRE is already
helping the brain-mapping community share brain-scan images and metadata; we
envision a similar infrastructure for nonverbal data (videos) and metadata.
The research project's second supporting objective is to use
the above enabling technology to analyze and understand nonverbal behavior
from a particular culture, starting with Iraqi Arabs, whose nonverbals have
rarely been studied. Volunteer native Iraqis have been filmed in a variety of
scenarios, including free conversation and interactive storytelling. The
tools described above will be used to analyze the videos, and the findings
will be entered into the knowledge base for dissemination across research and
other potential communities of interest (COIs).
Real-world Relevance
How will these findings help MITRE's sponsors? There are
several possibilities. The online knowledge base of nonverbal behaviors and
their meanings will be useful to those who need insight into interactions
with Iraqis. Articles and white papers describing these behaviors, and the
methods used to analyze and interpret them, will be published for the use of
researchers and other COIs. These findings will be particularly useful for
training materials designed for government personnel who interact with other
cultures. For example, many government personnel going to Iraq are equipped
with an illustrated laminated pocket card that contains basic tips and
phrases to aid intercultural communication. We also envision collaborating
with immersive simulated training environments to provide better bodymovement
realism in the synthetic actors with which soldiers practice communicating.
Each of these training media is already making use of easily recognizable
emblematic gestures. We are collaborating with the video-gaming group in
MITRE's Command and Control Center to ensure our nonverbal findings can be
integrated into immersive training environments.
Impact
Our sponsors go to great expense to understand a variety of
human communication channels. Yet the ubiquitous channel of nonverbal
behavior is under-exploited. Our goal is to increase the safety and
effectiveness of U.S. personnel by providing a clearly-documented
understanding of Iraqi Arabic nonverbal behavior that will also serve as a
prototype for how to provide comparable insights into other cultures. We will
also create the first instance of enabling technology infrastructure to allow
this knowledge to be used more broadly outside research laboratory settings.
MITRE's sponsors are realizing the need for cultural knowledge
such as this and have begun coming to us for help. Few entities in the
research community have the understanding of technology, social sciences, and
sponsor requirements to tackle the significant challenges here. Thus, MITRE
is well positioned to move this field forward and empower our sponsors with
important and underutilized data on human communication.
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10 Hand Gestures You Should Know When Traveling
http://www.zencollegelife.com/10-hand-gestures-you-should-know-when-traveling/
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Life Lesson Quote for April 6, 2012
When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
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Life Lesson Quote for April 5, 2012
A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
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Life Lesson Quote for April 4, 2012
You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
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Life Lesson Quote for April 3, 2012
If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
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Life Lesson Quote for April 2, 2012
Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
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Life Lesson Quote for April 1, 2012
Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 31, 2012
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 30, 2012
Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 29, 2012
You don't have to win every argument. Agree to Disagree.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 28, 2012
Pay off your credit cards every month.
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Book Cover Suggestion for My New Book SNAP
A fellow speaker just sent me this book cover Idea for my new
book SNAP. I have a cover chosen but, this is such a fun cover idea.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 27, 2012
Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 26, 2012
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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What Makes Someone Look Powerful?
What makes someone look powerful?
A distinctive pattern of nonverbal behaviors characterizes high-status persons. A recent meta-analysis ( a study of many research studies) shows these three factors.
• facial expressiveness,
• greater bodily openness (what I refer to as open body windows)
• smaller interpersonal distances (that is high status people approach others at closer distances.) Think about it this way - a boss, by virtue of their status can come into your cubical and interact closely. A lower status person might stand outside the cubical and ask to enter and stand further away. Powerful people come in and interact closely as behaviors that are characteristic of higher status persons (Hall, Coats, & LeBeau, 2005)
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• facial expressiveness,
• greater bodily openness (what I refer to as open body windows)
• smaller interpersonal distances (that is high status people approach others at closer distances.) Think about it this way - a boss, by virtue of their status can come into your cubical and interact closely. A lower status person might stand outside the cubical and ask to enter and stand further away. Powerful people come in and interact closely as behaviors that are characteristic of higher status persons (Hall, Coats, & LeBeau, 2005)
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Business Etiquette - Here To Stay So Take Note with Quotes from Patti Wood
http://www.gsu.edu/magazine/2012spring/770.html
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Life Lesson Quote for March 25, 2012
When in doubt, just take the next small step.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 24, 2012
Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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Life Lesson Quote for March 23, 2012
All that truly matters in the end is that you loved
Look forward to fun one line life lessons on my twitters and blogs. The first ones are from Regina Brett's Life Lessons article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Look forward to fun one line life lessons on my twitters and blogs. The first ones are from Regina Brett's Life Lessons article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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3 Tips for Team Presentations to High Level Executives
3 Secrets to Successful Team Presentations to High Level Executives
Yesterday, I was coaching a group of fantastically motivated, hardworking, immerging leaders at one of my pharmaceutical clients. They where preparing to give team presentations to the big wigs of their organization. If you follow my blog, you know that the beginnings and endings of presentations can make or break your presentation. It is often the smallest behaviors that have the biggest impact on the outcome of your presentation. The team had already worked many hours on their own portion of the presentation. They each had great content for a single speech. They each new what they wanted to say and they each wanted to impress the big wigs. But they didn't know how it would look as one seamless presentation.
One of the things I suggested to the group is that they get together after their presentation to celebrate their success. They just contacted me from their celebration. What worked for them at the beginning and close? They sent me a email with what they did in the meeting. These are three things they used from our work that worked to improve their team presentation.
• So that the team could bond with the audience and look professional and not computer with each other for a power position we formed a greeting line at the entrance of the meeting room . so that each executive shook our hands with all four members as they came in, we even had the executives that tried to come in the side door come in the main door to greet us. The executives loved it.
• We wowed them with our “Imagine” attention getter that allowed each of us to speak and express our passion for a high performance team.
• We were prepared for the tough questions. The practice with you yesterday creating and answering the questions helped. We know how to answer the “We hope the audience doesn’t ask questions." The practice responding and tossing questions to fellow team members prepared us for the tough questions. During the presentation we were able to toss them easily to each other.
One of the things I also suggested is that they get together after their presentation to celebrate their success. They just called me from their celebration. What worked for them at the beginning and close? Here is what they said:
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Yesterday, I was coaching a group of fantastically motivated, hardworking, immerging leaders at one of my pharmaceutical clients. They where preparing to give team presentations to the big wigs of their organization. If you follow my blog, you know that the beginnings and endings of presentations can make or break your presentation. It is often the smallest behaviors that have the biggest impact on the outcome of your presentation. The team had already worked many hours on their own portion of the presentation. They each had great content for a single speech. They each new what they wanted to say and they each wanted to impress the big wigs. But they didn't know how it would look as one seamless presentation.
One of the things I suggested to the group is that they get together after their presentation to celebrate their success. They just contacted me from their celebration. What worked for them at the beginning and close? They sent me a email with what they did in the meeting. These are three things they used from our work that worked to improve their team presentation.
• So that the team could bond with the audience and look professional and not computer with each other for a power position we formed a greeting line at the entrance of the meeting room . so that each executive shook our hands with all four members as they came in, we even had the executives that tried to come in the side door come in the main door to greet us. The executives loved it.
• We wowed them with our “Imagine” attention getter that allowed each of us to speak and express our passion for a high performance team.
• We were prepared for the tough questions. The practice with you yesterday creating and answering the questions helped. We know how to answer the “We hope the audience doesn’t ask questions." The practice responding and tossing questions to fellow team members prepared us for the tough questions. During the presentation we were able to toss them easily to each other.
One of the things I also suggested is that they get together after their presentation to celebrate their success. They just called me from their celebration. What worked for them at the beginning and close? Here is what they said:
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.
Do They Look In Love? What Does Their Body Language Reveal?
Patti weighed in on Bachelor Ben and his "fiance" Courtney's body language as they were eating dinner with Ben's sister and her boyfriend for Hollywoodlife.com. Read her insights below! Also, read the full article in Hollywoodlife.com at the link below.
Patti's insights:
Courtney is “sheltering” with her head tilted toward and shoulder closest too him down toward him. That shows she feels he can protect her. The fingers on his hand that’s around her shoulder are nicely relaxed and spread and his thumb is actually resting up and her shoulder in a protective hold. I see loving care between them.
http://yfrog.com/oe6ixnzhj
Link to article:
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/21/ben-flajnik-courtney-robertson-relationship-bachelor/
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 Nick Gordon's Body Language Reveal About His Relationship With Bobbi Kristina?
Hollywoodlife asked Patti to weigh in on the body language of Nick Gordon with regard to his relationship with Bobbi Kristina. Read her insights below and check the link to view the video.
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/15/nicholas-gordon-bobbi-kristina-brown-relationship-marriage/
He actually stood up very well to that aggressive attempt at an interview. I was impressed with him today. I specifically liked it when he was asked a question about how Bobbi was doing his entire demeanor changed. He looked back and connected with the reporter, his body language was relaxed and his paralanguage (voice) slowed down and became real and warm as he said, “She is doing very well she is standing strong.” He also authentically emphasized the word VERY. His nonverbal response to that statement indicates he truly cares about Bobbi and he is willing to stand up to the media who might question how stable and well she is doing. That was genuine.
Regarding all the strong “No comment” responses to the questions about the relationship his avoidance turning away continuing what he was doing, the strident tone and the quick grimace indicate there is perhaps a romantic relationship. If you are innocent of a claim or if you agree with a question, you are likely to make a strong statement. The “no comment” rather than “We are family and I love and support her as a brother.”
Their body language together today shows only a bit more commitment on his part. Specifically notice how he doesn’t OPEN UP his hand and take her hand in his and lift it up. She again is the initiator and wants to be seen as a couple.
You use to be able to hold hands with friends and siblings, but in the last 10 years we identify hand holding as a signal of romantic and sexual interest.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/16/whitney-houston-nick-gordon-bobbi-kristina-brown/
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.
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/15/nicholas-gordon-bobbi-kristina-brown-relationship-marriage/
He actually stood up very well to that aggressive attempt at an interview. I was impressed with him today. I specifically liked it when he was asked a question about how Bobbi was doing his entire demeanor changed. He looked back and connected with the reporter, his body language was relaxed and his paralanguage (voice) slowed down and became real and warm as he said, “She is doing very well she is standing strong.” He also authentically emphasized the word VERY. His nonverbal response to that statement indicates he truly cares about Bobbi and he is willing to stand up to the media who might question how stable and well she is doing. That was genuine.
Regarding all the strong “No comment” responses to the questions about the relationship his avoidance turning away continuing what he was doing, the strident tone and the quick grimace indicate there is perhaps a romantic relationship. If you are innocent of a claim or if you agree with a question, you are likely to make a strong statement. The “no comment” rather than “We are family and I love and support her as a brother.”
Their body language together today shows only a bit more commitment on his part. Specifically notice how he doesn’t OPEN UP his hand and take her hand in his and lift it up. She again is the initiator and wants to be seen as a couple.
You use to be able to hold hands with friends and siblings, but in the last 10 years we identify hand holding as a signal of romantic and sexual interest.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/16/whitney-houston-nick-gordon-bobbi-kristina-brown/
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.
Burnt Bread Recipe
After months of friends having me over for dinner as I finished up my book, I am now back to hosting dinner parties again.
The other night my friends looked forward to the bread accompanying the mushroom ravioli with green peas and pearl onions and salad I had fixed for dinner. Later that evening while we were up in my office checking out possible book covers my friend Richard asked, “What’s that smell?” and we discovered the burnt pesto bread in the oven. Another friend asked for the recipe so here it is.
Burnt Bread Recipe
• Take several friends seat them in chairs
• Place buttered pesto bread in the oven at 350 degrees
• Do NOT set the timer
• Add fun stimulating conversation
• Pour a glass of wine for each person ( two or three glasses if you want the
charcoal to be extra crispy)
• Serve a yummy dinner with cherry pie for dessert
• Enjoy the smoky aroma of burnt bread as it fills the house.
WA lah!
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.
The other night my friends looked forward to the bread accompanying the mushroom ravioli with green peas and pearl onions and salad I had fixed for dinner. Later that evening while we were up in my office checking out possible book covers my friend Richard asked, “What’s that smell?” and we discovered the burnt pesto bread in the oven. Another friend asked for the recipe so here it is.
Burnt Bread Recipe
• Take several friends seat them in chairs
• Place buttered pesto bread in the oven at 350 degrees
• Do NOT set the timer
• Add fun stimulating conversation
• Pour a glass of wine for each person ( two or three glasses if you want the
charcoal to be extra crispy)
• Serve a yummy dinner with cherry pie for dessert
• Enjoy the smoky aroma of burnt bread as it fills the house.
WA lah!
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.
Bobbi Kristina and Nick Gordon’s Body Language. Are They a Couple?
Are they a couple? Patti shared her insights on their body language with Hollywoodlife recently. Read Patti's insights below, watch the video and see if you agree!
She wants them to be a couple and wants his support. She reaches out quickly and with neediness three times in those few movements to hold hands with him. If she felt secure with him she would be more likely to reach out her hand slowly knowing that he would meet her hand half way. Instead she quickly grasps. In the one instance when they are crossing the street he briefly rebuffs her attempt to hold hands then gives in. The neediness is also shown in both videos and she has to move quickly, in a scuttle motion in one case, to keep up with him. And he is not slowing down for her. Though I like that he reaches out briefly to put his arm around her, he doesn’t fully comfort by wrapping the arm around her and leaving it there. He instead gives a reach to hold but doesn’t follow through removes his arm quickly.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/14/whitney-houston-bobbi-kristina-pda-kissing-nick-gordon-video/#.T2HqEJd2gap
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.
Bobbi Kristina's Body Language During the Oprah Interview
Listen at the link below as Patti analyzes for ShowBiz Tonight the body language of Bobbi Kristina during the recent interview by Oprah and Ray J's body language when being interviewed about Whitney Houston's death.
Patti on ShowBiz Tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert?feature=mhee
Oprah's Interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84x0EsBRqsE
Ray J's Emotional Interview:
http://www.eonline.com/news/ray_j_whitney_houston_i_miss_you/295171
Patti's Notes:
Bobbi Kristina, (Whitney Houston's Daughter) body language insights during Oprah Winfrey interview March 11, 2012
Repeating statements in effort to believe the positive things she is saying and make them true.
Bobbi shows a lot of self-comfort cues at the end of the statements showing that many of the positive things are not true yet but she is using them to reassure herself.
When we are little our moms touch and hold us rub our head and comfort us.
Self-comfort cues are a way to reassure ourselves when Mom’s not there.
Often sweeps her hands away from her body when talking about hearing her mother’s voice or music, showing she wants that painful voice to get away from her and out of her head.
When Oprah asks Bobbi if she can listen to her Mother’s music, she brushes her hair back three times and as she says, “I can hear her music” and as she brushes it back the third time she puts her hand into holding it in knuckles up fist. Distinct comfort cues that show she not only doesn’t want to hear her mother’s music but that she is fighting against the thought of hearing it.
“I can hear her voice,” she is striking with open hands away from her head as if she wants her Mother’s voice out of her head.
I got you, scratching her hair away.
Bobbi says to her Mother’s spirit “I will always need you. “Pushing her hair away and scratching the back of her head. “I can hear her voice talking to me.”
Bobbi says “Her spirit is strong” she puts her hands in her pockets, “It is a strong spirit,” she shakes her head no.
“I wake up at night all the time. At 5:00 in the morning.
“I just start praying,” Again her hands flow out and away.
Bobbi says, “I remember what she told me, what she taught me. “ “That’s what I take in that’s all that I take in.” She does another scratch this time scratching the hair away from her head one, two, three, four, and then five times. The intensity of this scratching motion on her right side of her head show some of what Whitney taught her daughter is what Bobbi would like to scrape away.
“I can still sit there and laugh with her” her hands and arms scoop that in “I can still sit there and talk with her” she takes her finger and scratches behind her ear.
“The first night I couldn’t stay there… the next morning...” she does a clear the throat cough that indicates the pain that morning after her mother died is tough going down.
“I thought it was ok to stay in the house” she holds her hand palm out to brush back her hair and shutters her eyes. “Still have all the things she has given me” she repeats it again.
Time code 5: 00 Bobbi says, “No one knows she was an amazing spirit”
Oprah says “That’s why we are doing this so people can hear…” Bobbi interrupts, “and that’s what I want.” Bobbi says that with more conviction than anything else in the interview.
Oprah finishes her thought, “The truth.” Hearing those words the truth, Bobbi says the words “that is exactly what I want,” but she for the first time in the interview scratches her nose, showing she doesn’t like the smell of what the truth may reveal. She then speaks of what she does want the public to know.
“She was my mother, she was a best friend” “We were one unit.”
Asked about dealing with the Paparazzi “Is it harder for you without her, she clears her throat, “At first it was.” “Did you ever feel she would leave?
“Last day,” coughs it out.
10:00 all these negative thoughts
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.
When is it Time to STOP Selling the Dress?
Patti is featured in the Jan/Feb issue of VOWS magazine which recently hit the stands. Check the link below for her insights on knowing when to STOP selling!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/84575364/Time-to-Stop-Selling
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.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/84575364/Time-to-Stop-Selling
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.
Colleges and Govt. Agencies Want Your Facebook Password to Check You Out. Privacy Walls Come Down During Job Interviews.
Check the link below to get the whole story!
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/245509/483/Colleges-and-Govt-Agencies-Want-Your-Facebook-Password
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.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/245509/483/Colleges-and-Govt-Agencies-Want-Your-Facebook-Password
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.
Baby Body Language - Ava Maria
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 Your Body Language Says About You
Some people always do well during job interviews, seem to have more fun at cocktail parties and generally get along better with other people. Wouldn't you like to know their secret? The answer may be no secret at all. They could simply have more awareness of body language -- both their own and that of others.
Patti shared her insights on what your body language says about you with Healthy Life. Click the link below to find out!
http://www.healthylifect.com/home/article/Talk-This-Way-3377426.php
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.
Patti shared her insights on what your body language says about you with Healthy Life. Click the link below to find out!
http://www.healthylifect.com/home/article/Talk-This-Way-3377426.php
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.
Patti Reveals What is Behind Their "Cry Cover" Smiles
This is an expression I call the cry cover smile. Yes, most people who give this expression believe they are covering their true emotions with a smile.
This expression is typically found in men and I think comes from the need to keep a “stiff upper lip.” Many times this expression is an attempt to hide many intense emotions of sadness, fear and anger. I see it in men who typically have very strong egos and power and are caught and brought down. There are several photos of this expression in former Governor Blagojevich.
Congressman Wiener’s expression is a suppressed fear, disgust and anger (If you cover up his mouth and look at just his eyes you will see the whites around his eyes and his sideways glance, and disgust. Notice the wrinkled nose that is a unique movement of the face given in disgust.)If I knew exactly when he gave that expression I could tell you whether he was disgusted with himself for what he did or disgusted with the media at a particular question or bringing his behavior to light. The wrinkled, upraised chin and tight lips show the suppression of fear and also of anger.
Spitzer also has a cry cover smile. His chin is more raised and more defiant and proud and more of the bottom lip is raised and held inside the mouth. The corners of the mouth come down significantly in a way that is more common to this expression showing his need to smile through the pain. Cover his mouth and you see his eyes are more hooded downwards at the corners and sad. This combination reminds me of the classic sad clown painted face.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.
My Favorite Books of 2011 - Top 10 Favorite Books of 2011 Plus More!
I remember my first favorite book, the one I first read over and over again at the age of 9 “Little Men” by Louisa May Alcott. Yes, I preferred the adventures of boys rather than the mild, and to me hum drum lives of the “Little Women” written about by the same author.
Though I had been a reader before the age of 9 at that particular age I found that my Barbie dolls were boring and my pogo stick and tether ball no longer seemed engaging. Reading became my play, and more than that, it became my way to seek adventures, to travel through time and space, to feast on life. For me books are as essential as air, and food and sometimes more essential than sleep. I would love to know your favorite books.
In 2011, I wrote more, spoke more, and traveled more than in any year of my career. To balance my wonderful real life with my creative life that meant I also read a lot of wonderful books.
Here are my favorite books from 2011 in order of “wonderfulness.”
1. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
2. Leeway Cottage by Beth Gutcheon
3. Fifth Avenue 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
4. Eureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson
5. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
6. La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
7. The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
8. Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
9. Bittersweet by Leslie Li
10. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
11. The Season of Second Chances by Diane Meier
12. How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway
13. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
14. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
15. The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
16. Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin
17. Heart of Deception by M.L. Malcom
18. A Question of Attraction by David Nicholls
19. Stardust by Joseph Kanon
20. The Doctor and The Diva by Adrienne McDonnell
21. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
22. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
23. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
24. The Empress of One by Faith Sullivan
25. The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld
26. Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright
27. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
28. The Imperfectionist by Tom Rachman
29. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
My two favorite Autobiographies this year
30. Bossypants by Tina Fey
31. Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite nonfiction book
32. Paid to Speak with one little chapter by me
More Wonderful Books by Authors I Love
There are some authors whose books you read simply because you love their writing and other authors you read simply because you love the characters and want to see what happens next. I have read all the books published by the following authors. This list is of books of theirs that I read in 2010.
33. The Innocent Man by John Grisham(Excellent,but read it when you can stay up all night)
34. The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell
35. The Red Door by Charles Todd An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery by Charles Todd
36. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
37. The Cooper Beach by Maeve Binchy
38. Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby
39. New England White by Stephan L Carter ( Author of the Emperor of Ocean Park)
40. Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
41. The Water Room- A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler
42. The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
43. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson
44. The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl
45. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
46. Mary Ann In Autumn by Armistead Maupin
47. Both of Betty White’s Biographies
The following books I read and later gave to friends who liked them more than I did
48. One Day by David Nicholls
49. Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein
50. Grange House by Sarah Blake
51. Rescue by Anita Shreve
52. The Ghost of Greenwhich Village by Lorna Graham
53. The Colour by Rose Tremain
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.
Though I had been a reader before the age of 9 at that particular age I found that my Barbie dolls were boring and my pogo stick and tether ball no longer seemed engaging. Reading became my play, and more than that, it became my way to seek adventures, to travel through time and space, to feast on life. For me books are as essential as air, and food and sometimes more essential than sleep. I would love to know your favorite books.
In 2011, I wrote more, spoke more, and traveled more than in any year of my career. To balance my wonderful real life with my creative life that meant I also read a lot of wonderful books.
Here are my favorite books from 2011 in order of “wonderfulness.”
1. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
2. Leeway Cottage by Beth Gutcheon
3. Fifth Avenue 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
4. Eureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson
5. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
6. La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
7. The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
8. Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
9. Bittersweet by Leslie Li
10. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
11. The Season of Second Chances by Diane Meier
12. How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway
13. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
14. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
15. The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
16. Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin
17. Heart of Deception by M.L. Malcom
18. A Question of Attraction by David Nicholls
19. Stardust by Joseph Kanon
20. The Doctor and The Diva by Adrienne McDonnell
21. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
22. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
23. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
24. The Empress of One by Faith Sullivan
25. The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld
26. Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright
27. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
28. The Imperfectionist by Tom Rachman
29. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
My two favorite Autobiographies this year
30. Bossypants by Tina Fey
31. Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite nonfiction book
32. Paid to Speak with one little chapter by me
More Wonderful Books by Authors I Love
There are some authors whose books you read simply because you love their writing and other authors you read simply because you love the characters and want to see what happens next. I have read all the books published by the following authors. This list is of books of theirs that I read in 2010.
33. The Innocent Man by John Grisham(Excellent,but read it when you can stay up all night)
34. The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell
35. The Red Door by Charles Todd An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery by Charles Todd
36. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
37. The Cooper Beach by Maeve Binchy
38. Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby
39. New England White by Stephan L Carter ( Author of the Emperor of Ocean Park)
40. Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
41. The Water Room- A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler
42. The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
43. Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson
44. The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl
45. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
46. Mary Ann In Autumn by Armistead Maupin
47. Both of Betty White’s Biographies
The following books I read and later gave to friends who liked them more than I did
48. One Day by David Nicholls
49. Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein
50. Grange House by Sarah Blake
51. Rescue by Anita Shreve
52. The Ghost of Greenwhich Village by Lorna Graham
53. The Colour by Rose Tremain
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.
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