You've probably heard that the smell of lavender
helps you to get to sleep. New research shows it helps improve sleep as
well. People who breathed lavender scent as they slept enjoyed a 20% increase in the quality of
their slumber. So find a lotion with lavender in it and put on a little before
you go to sleep.
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.
Creating the Perfect Light for Sleep
For a sounder slumber
and quicker going to sleep time replace your bed side lightbulbs with one labeled
warm white or soft white. Research shows reading in the soft light prompts the
brain to release melatonin hormones that promote sleep. When I'm on the road, I
put my hot pink hoodie sweatshirt over the bedside table lamp to give the light
in the evening a soft pink glow one that promotes the correct brain waves for
sleep.
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.
Create a Set of Nighttime Rituals
Before I go to bed I check the locks on all the doors,
turn out the lights, let out the dog, wash my face, pull down the shade in the
bedroom and curl up with a good book. Creating nightly rituals like checking
the house, brushing your teeth, reading before bedtime will send subconscious
signals to your brain it's time to relax.
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.
Losing Your Memory? Pick Up a Pack of Gum!
Did you know I was the national spokesperson for
Wrigley's spearmint gum? In fact, I helped develop the Chew IQ test that
distinguished your personality type based on your chewing style. During my time
researching as national spokesperson, I discovered that chewing gum has many
positive benefits. There's new research out that confirms one of those key
benefits that chewing gum can actually improve your memory. Next time your
attention is flagging before a late-in-the day meeting, pop a piece of gum in
your mouth to help you stay sharp. British researchers have found that chewing
gum improves performance on tasks that involve tuning into audio cues that is
listening to somebody talk and retaining key information in short-term memory. In
the study, subjects listened to random lists of numbers for 30 minutes, then were tested on their ability to pick up
patterns. Compared with non-chewers the gun group detected patterns more
quickly and accurately and their abilities improved as the task progressed. The
action of chewing seems to temporarily increased blood flow to the brain,
allowing more energizing oxygen to reach brain cells. Personally, I would
recommend that you chew the gum before your meeting and then spit it out and
put it in a piece of paper in the trash before going in the meeting room so people
won't see you chewing the gum but your brain will be supercharged to remember
what they say.
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.
Speech Anxiety is a Good Thing
Quick Fix for Stage Fright
Standing in front of an audience with your heart racing,
your palms sweating, terrified and wishing you were anywhere else but in front
of that audience?
Good news is at hand!
Research from University of Rochester New York suggests
that embracing your stress symptoms as beneficial can help you stay calm and
collect yourself during your speech. When subjects in the research were
encouraged to consider the physical signs of nervousness like sweaty palms and
heart racing as natural and even advantageous they were more relaxed and had
better bloodflow during the high-pressure speech assignment than those who were not
trying to view their anxiety in a positive light.
So reframe your stress. See it as a good thing. Use all
that energy to give a terrific presentation.
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.
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