First impressions do count: Research shows made-to-measure suit makes you appear more confident, successful September 16, 2011 (PhysOrg.com) -- It’s often said that we make judgments about people in the first three seconds of seeing them. Now new research from the University of Hertfordshire, in collaboration with Mathieson & Brooke Tailors (M&BT), shows how much clothing influences these opinions. The study shows that wearing a made-to-measure suit, rather than an off-the-peg equivalent, positively affects the judgments people make in those first three seconds. google_protectAndRun("render_ads.js::google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);Ads by GoogleVistage® Gets Results. - Successful CEOs become members to get better business results! - Vistage.com In the research, conducted by the University of Hertfordshire and led by Professors Karen Pine and Ben Fletcher of the School of Psychology, over 300 participants (males and females aged from 14 to 67) viewed a series of separate images of a man and a woman for just 3 seconds. They were then asked to make ‘snap judgements’ about the person in the picture. When the man in the picture wore a made-to-measure suit he made a more favourable impression than when he wore a very similar off-the-peg suit of the same colour. People judged him to be more confident, successful, flexible and a higher earner than the same man wearing a similar high street equivalent. The man’s face in the picture was blanked out so these different judgments arose purely from observing his attire. Commenting on the importance of first impressions David Brooke of M&BT, who started his visiting tailoring business in 2004, says, “This research shows that twice as many people will view you as confident, flexible and successful in the first three seconds of seeing you if you are wearing a made-to-measure suit. We have believed for years that first impressions are important and now we can prove it. A made-to-measure, as opposed to an off-the-peg suit, gives you more confidence and ultimately success.” Speaking of her team’s findings, Professor Karen Pine says; “This research is very important in our ongoing work to better understand the psychology of fashion. This study endorses, with real evidence, the popular view that we make up our minds about people within the first three seconds of seeing them although this view comes mainly from research using human faces. In our study people formed very different views of the same faceless man or woman, in the same position, when an apparently minor change was made to what they were wearing. The two suits worn by the man looked very similar at first glance, yet the subtle differences clearly made an impact. This is big news for the fashion industry and certainly highlights the importance of good tailoring.” The findings of the research do raise obvious questions about the affordability of made-to-measure versus off-the-peg, particularly in the current economic climate. David Brooke is keen to answer them; “A made-to-measure suit is undoubtedly more expensive than some high street suits, but does not need to break the bank. In fact, an M&BT made-to-measure suit is always better quality and lasts far longer than off-the-peg suits.” He continues, “A bespoke, or made-to-measure suit, in light of this research, must be seen as an investment in your career and an essential ingredient to your personal success.” The University of Hertfordshire will be publishing the research in a peer-reviewed journal. The executive summary and key findings can be found here: blogs.herts.ac.uk/research/ . Provided by University of Hertfordshire
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Can a cool head help cure your insomnia tonight?
We are so stressed and sleep deprived. A new study
indicates that a cool head may help us sleep. Subjects using a special cooled
water cap helped them go to sleep more quickly and have a deeper nights sleep.
Until the cap comes out on the home shopping network I
think I will try putting a gel sleep masks from the freezer on my head tonight
and see if I wake up with my whole body feeling refreshed. I am hoping that
this new study will lead to a simple cure for insomnia.
Can brain freeze cure insomnia?
Two sleep experts say they've devised a simple way to
help insomniacs get some shuteye: Chilling their brains. Will that really work?
posted on June 15, 2011, at 11:45 AM
Sleep experts say a cool brain can help
insomniacs get to sleep faster. Photo: Bloomimage/CorbisSEE ALL 22 PHOTOS
Good news for the 1 in 10 Americans afflicted with
chronic insomnia: According to a new study, you might be able to
forgo the sleeping pills, white noise machines, warm milk, hypnosis tapes, and
other slumber strategies, and simply cool your forehead to lull yourself to
sleep. University of Pittsburgh sleep experts Dr. Eric Nofzinger and Dr. Daniel
Buysse reported to colleagues this week that a water-circulating
cooling cap helped insomniacs doze off as easily as normal sleepers.
Here, a brief guide:
What is this sleeping cap like?
The 24 test subjects — 12 with natural insomnia, 12 with no sleep problems — wore soft plastic caps outfitted with tubes carrying temperature-controlled water. They slept in a lab for two nights with no cap, two nights with the caps on a "neutral" setting of about 86 degrees Fahrenheit, two more with the caps set to 72 degrees, and a final two nights with 57-degree water cooling their heads. At the higher temperatures, the caps made no difference, but on the 57-degree nights, about three-quarters of the insomniacs said they slept much better.
The 24 test subjects — 12 with natural insomnia, 12 with no sleep problems — wore soft plastic caps outfitted with tubes carrying temperature-controlled water. They slept in a lab for two nights with no cap, two nights with the caps on a "neutral" setting of about 86 degrees Fahrenheit, two more with the caps set to 72 degrees, and a final two nights with 57-degree water cooling their heads. At the higher temperatures, the caps made no difference, but on the 57-degree nights, about three-quarters of the insomniacs said they slept much better.
How much did these caps help?
The cooling caps helped insomniacs sleep better than "normal" sleepers, apparently. The insomniacs fell asleep quicker — in 13 minutes, versus 16 minutes for the control group — and spent more of the night in slow-wave sleep, which is the deepest, most restorative sleep cycle. Both groups spent an average of 89 percent of their time in bed asleep.
The cooling caps helped insomniacs sleep better than "normal" sleepers, apparently. The insomniacs fell asleep quicker — in 13 minutes, versus 16 minutes for the control group — and spent more of the night in slow-wave sleep, which is the deepest, most restorative sleep cycle. Both groups spent an average of 89 percent of their time in bed asleep.
Why do the caps work?
Researchers already knew that insomniacs are "hyper-aroused," with a higher level of activity in their prefrontal cortex. Nofzinger and Buysse hypothesized that "frontal cerebral thermal transfer," or cooling the scalp above that part of the brain, would slow the brain's metabolism and help insomniacs sleep better. This research appears to bear that out.
Researchers already knew that insomniacs are "hyper-aroused," with a higher level of activity in their prefrontal cortex. Nofzinger and Buysse hypothesized that "frontal cerebral thermal transfer," or cooling the scalp above that part of the brain, would slow the brain's metabolism and help insomniacs sleep better. This research appears to bear that out.
When will these miracle caps be available to buy?
Nofzinger will likely bring his invention to market, but only after more testing. The researchers don't foresee any safety problems — if the cap is too cold, people will just take it off. "But before crafting your own brain-cooling device, keep in mind that the research was conducted under controlled conditions on a small sample," cautions Marianne English at Discovery News. Also, while the caps promise greater success than sleeping pills and no side effects, there are some drawbacks. "Most of us don't find it pleasurable to have a cold head — and certainly not in bed," says British sleep consultant Neil Stanley.
Nofzinger will likely bring his invention to market, but only after more testing. The researchers don't foresee any safety problems — if the cap is too cold, people will just take it off. "But before crafting your own brain-cooling device, keep in mind that the research was conducted under controlled conditions on a small sample," cautions Marianne English at Discovery News. Also, while the caps promise greater success than sleeping pills and no side effects, there are some drawbacks. "Most of us don't find it pleasurable to have a cold head — and certainly not in bed," says British sleep consultant Neil Stanley.
Sources: Daily Mail,
Discovery News,
Geekosystem,
HealthDay,
Los Angeles Times
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How writing by hand helps your memory and creativity
My godchild Morgan is taking a study skills course this
summer and was surprised that the teacher thought it was good study technique
for them to hand write out an outline of the chapters in their textbooks to
prepare for tests. She is a smart kid and she felt writing by hand was a waste
of time when she could simply type her notes and outlines on the computer. Her
mom and I shared with her how that when we were in school we wrote hand written
outlines to prepare for our tests and that it helped.
Her mom and I both being “teachers” also told her that writing
by hand helps the brain process information differently and aids memory. Being
the research junkie that I am I of course had to look up the research. I found
it The Wall Street journal and a bit more on that piece my favorite magazine
The Week it is fascinating. Take out a pen now and write a reminder to
read this article to your children.
FYI, I of course being a true nerdette in school outlines
the book chapters before classes on the content in one notebook then took notes
in class in a second notebook and then the week before the test I used a third
notebook the week before the exam to rewrite all the book notes integrating in the
class notes and color coded them. )
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518.html
Wall Street journal
Recent research
illustrates how writing by hand engages the brain in learning. During one study
at Indiana University published this year, researchers invited children to man
a "spaceship," actually an MRI machine using a specialized scan
called "functional" MRI that spots neural activity in the brain. The
kids were shown letters before and after receiving different letter-learning
instruction. In children who had practiced printing by hand, the neural
activity was far more enhanced and "adult-like" than in those who had
simply looked at letters.
"It seems
there is something really important about manually manipulating and drawing out
two-dimensional things we see all the time," says Karin Harman James,
assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Indiana University who
led the study.
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Adults may benefit
similarly when learning a new graphically different language, such as Mandarin,
or symbol systems for mathematics, music and chemistry, Dr. James says. For
instance, in a 2008 study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, adults were
asked to distinguish between new characters and a mirror image of them after
producing the characters using pen-and-paper writing and a computer keyboard.
The result: For those writing by hand, there was stronger and longer-lasting
recognition of the characters' proper orientation, suggesting that the specific
movements memorized when learning how to write aided the visual identification
of graphic shapes.
Other research
highlights the hand's unique relationship with the brain when it comes to
composing thoughts and ideas. Virginia Berninger, a professor of educational
psychology at the University of Washington, says handwriting differs from
typing because it requires executing sequential strokes to form a letter,
whereas keyboarding involves selecting a whole letter by touching a key.
She says pictures
of the brain have illustrated that sequential finger movements activated
massive regions involved in thinking, language and working memory—the system
for temporarily storing and managing information.
And one recent
study of hers demonstrated that in grades two, four and six, children wrote
more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing essays by hand versus
with a keyboard.
AJ Mast for the Wall Street Journal
For research at
Indiana University, children undergo specialized MRI brain scans that spot
neurological activity.
The Week.
How writing by hand makes kids smarter
Younger Americans are typing or texting more and writing
less, even in school — and that's a problem when it comes to brain development
posted on October 6, 2010, at 12:59 PM
Most grade-school children are spending
only one hour a week on penmanship. Photo: CorbisSEE ALL 203 PHOTOS
With the ubiquity of keyboards large and small, neither
children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That's a big
problem, says Gwendolyn
Bounds in The Wall Street
Journal. Study after study suggests that handwriting is
important for brain development and cognition — helping kids hone fine motor
skills and learn to express and generate ideas. Yet the time devoted to
teaching penmanship in most grade schools has shrunk to just one hour a week.
Is it time to break out the legal pad? Here's a look at how the brain and
penmanship interact:
Writing by hand can get ideas out faster
University of Wisconsin psychologist Virginia Berninger tested students in grades 2, 4, and 6, and found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard — but also generated more ideas when composing essays in longhand. In other research, Berninger shows that the sequential finger movements required to write by hand activate brain regions involved with thought, language, and short-term memory.
University of Wisconsin psychologist Virginia Berninger tested students in grades 2, 4, and 6, and found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard — but also generated more ideas when composing essays in longhand. In other research, Berninger shows that the sequential finger movements required to write by hand activate brain regions involved with thought, language, and short-term memory.
Writing increases neural activity
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice printing letters by hand while a second group just looked at examples of A's, B's, and C's. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (disguised as a "spaceship") that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them letters. The neural activity in the first group was far more advanced and "adult-like," researchers found.
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice printing letters by hand while a second group just looked at examples of A's, B's, and C's. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (disguised as a "spaceship") that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them letters. The neural activity in the first group was far more advanced and "adult-like," researchers found.
Good handwriting makes you seem smarter
Handwriting also affects other people's perceptions of adults and children. Several studies have shown that the same mediocre essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting, says Vanderbilt University education professor Steve Graham. "There is a reader effect that is insidious," he says. "People judge the quality of your ideas based on your handwriting." And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, an essay deemed illegible gets a big zero.
Handwriting also affects other people's perceptions of adults and children. Several studies have shown that the same mediocre essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting, says Vanderbilt University education professor Steve Graham. "There is a reader effect that is insidious," he says. "People judge the quality of your ideas based on your handwriting." And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, an essay deemed illegible gets a big zero.
This isn't only an English-language phenomenon
Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from "character amnesia," says AFP's Judith Evans. They can't remember how to create letters, thanks to computers and text messaging. In China, the problem is so prevalent, there's a word for it: "Tibiwangzi", or "take pen, forget character." "It's like you're forgetting your culture," says Zeng Ming, 22. So closely are Chinese writing and reading linked in the brain, says Hong Kong University linguist Siok Wai Ting, that China's reading ability as a nation could suffer.
Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from "character amnesia," says AFP's Judith Evans. They can't remember how to create letters, thanks to computers and text messaging. In China, the problem is so prevalent, there's a word for it: "Tibiwangzi", or "take pen, forget character." "It's like you're forgetting your culture," says Zeng Ming, 22. So closely are Chinese writing and reading linked in the brain, says Hong Kong University linguist Siok Wai Ting, that China's reading ability as a nation could suffer.
New technology is part of the solution
New touch-screen phones and tablets, like the iPhone and iPad, are providing a countervailing force, translating handwriting into digital letter forms or making writing practice fun (a $1.99 iPhone app called "abc PocketPhonics" rewards kids with "cheering pencils"). In Japan, an iPhone game called kanji kentei — a character quiz with 12 levels — has become a hit with all age groups.
Science may just be catching up with common sense
Heather Horn in The Atlantic Wire says that while all this research is fascinating, it mostly shows that "scientists are finally beginning to explore what writers have long suspected." She notes a 1985 article in the Paris Review in which the interviewer asks novelist Robert Stone if he mostly types his manuscripts. His reply: "Yes, until something becomes elusive. Then I write in longhand in order to be precise. On a typewriter or word processor you can rush something that shouldn't be rushed — you can lose nuance, richness, lucidity. The pen compels lucidity."
New touch-screen phones and tablets, like the iPhone and iPad, are providing a countervailing force, translating handwriting into digital letter forms or making writing practice fun (a $1.99 iPhone app called "abc PocketPhonics" rewards kids with "cheering pencils"). In Japan, an iPhone game called kanji kentei — a character quiz with 12 levels — has become a hit with all age groups.
Science may just be catching up with common sense
Heather Horn in The Atlantic Wire says that while all this research is fascinating, it mostly shows that "scientists are finally beginning to explore what writers have long suspected." She notes a 1985 article in the Paris Review in which the interviewer asks novelist Robert Stone if he mostly types his manuscripts. His reply: "Yes, until something becomes elusive. Then I write in longhand in order to be precise. On a typewriter or word processor you can rush something that shouldn't be rushed — you can lose nuance, richness, lucidity. The pen compels lucidity."
Sources: Wall Street
Journal, The Atlantic Wire,
AFP/Reuters
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George Zimmerman's Body Language - What Does It Reveal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkmPdSexnA4
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What to do about an Awkward Hug
http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/10/12601268-awkward-how-a-workplace-hug-can-By
Allison Linn
James Lee was having a friendly chat with the president
of the university where he works when it happened to him: The awkward co-worker
hug.
Lee, 44, and the university president were at a
fundraising event, and Lee realized that there were other people waiting to
talk to them. Forgetting for a moment that this was a professional and not a
personal context, Lee went in for the hug instead of the handshake.
He can still recall in vivid detail what happened next.
“It was a long moment for me because halfway in, I
realized what was about to happen. At that point, however, my body had already
hit his outstretched arm that was expecting a handshake, and I knew that I
couldn't call it off. I completed the awkward, inappropriate embrace,” he wrote
in an e-mail.
Mortified, Lee found the nearest exit and made his
escape.
In today’s casual office environment, where people wear
shorts and flip-flops to work and are encouraged to bond with the boss at happy hour or other
after-hours events, it can be hard to know whether to hug or not to hug.
“You usually don’t see in the code of conduct, ‘No
hugging,’” said Pamela Eyring, president of The Protocol School of Washington,
which offers business etiquette training. “So it makes the lines very blurred.”
Most office etiquette experts say that generally, an
arms-off policy is best. And yet, most admit that they too have been in a
situation where they’ve either given, or received, an awkward co-worker hug.
Lee, a sociology professor at San Jose State University,
said the 2011 episode with his university’s president still embarrasses him. He
thinks it’s partly because he’s openly gay, and he worried that the hug would
be misinterpreted by others at the event.
After the incident, Lee only saw the university president
once more before he retired.
“He came over and he stuck his hand out,” Lee said. “We
shook hands, we talked.”
Etiquette and protocol trainer Rachel Wagner knows how
Lee feels. She, too, recalls a social event where she was talking to a
colleague and, in a sudden burst of joviality, hugged the woman.
“It just happened, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m hugging,'” she
said.
Almost immediately, Wagner realized she shouldn’t have
hugged that person. But she never said anything, and the incident blew over.
The social trick of just pretending something didn’t
happen often works best in such situations. If you do feel the need to address
it, do so quickly and with humor, experts advise.
“A self-deprecating confession can make a world of
difference,” said Jim Webber, who provides workplace training on preventing
harassment and runs an advice blog called Evil Skippy at Work.
Webber says there are times when a hug at work is
appropriate, such as when someone has just received terrible personal news or
gotten word they have been laid off.
But even then there are ground rules.
For one, he says, you should think of the office hug like
fishing: “Hug and release.”
“You should not be able to have a conversation at work
while I hug you,” he said.
Also, your fingers should not move during the hug.
A hug can quickly turn inappropriate if it feels like the
person is using it to gain power or bully other employees. Webber recalled one
situation where a male employee was hugging female employees for just a little
too long and with a smirk in his eyes. Asked about it, Webber said the man said
that if the “little ladies” didn’t like it, all they had to do was tell him.
In another incident, he said, a female employee told male
co-workers, “I’m just a cougar, give me a hug!” When one objected, Webber said
she told him to “take it like a man.”
Even well-meaning hugs can make some people feel
uncomfortable.
“Most of us don’t want that intimacy with our co-workers.
We have to be with them 40 hours a week. We don’t want to hug them, too,”
Webber said.
(Webber himself is not a hugger, although he’s had the
equally mortifying experience of accidentally saying, “Bye-bye, sweetie” or “I
love you” to a client when ending a phone conversation.)
An errant hug is generally not going to be enough to
prompt a harassment complaint. Carol Miaskoff, assistant legal counsel for the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said the
line would be crossed if there was a clear and pervasive pattern of unwanted physical
attention.
Still, it can be complicated, especially in workplaces
where there’s a culture of hugging and affection. Her advice: If you don’t like
hugging, make sure you are clear about it.
“A clear dividing line is if someone says, ‘Don’t hug
me,’” she said.
Part of the issue is that American workplaces tend to be
more casual than in most countries, and the lines between work and personal
life are often blurred by everything from office romances to friending on Facebook.
“We’re a very casual nation, but there are still work
environments that are very formal,” said Eyring, of the Protocol School of
Washington.
Eyring said whether or not to hug also depends on where
you are.
For example, she said a colleague visiting from another
location might give her a hug if they meet at the office. But if they saw each
other at a class she was leading, a handshake would send a more appropriate
message.
“He’s showing respect,” she said.
A public hug, especially between a male and female
co-worker, also can give the wrong impression that there’s more to the
acquaintance than there really is.
Patti Johnson, a career coach and founder of the
consultancy PeopleResults, advises people to use hugs sparingly and only when
you’re sure the person will be amenable to it.
A big clue that you shouldn’t hug the person: The
outstretched arm indicating that the person is clearly expecting a handshake.
In some cases, a hug can hurt more than it helps. Johnson recalled a time when she was part
of a group selecting a vendor for a company. One of the candidates, whom she
knew casually, greeted her with a big, and unexpected, hug.
“It was like he was trying to make it appear to the group
that we were really good buddies,” she said.
That wasn’t the main reason he didn’t get the account,
but it didn’t help.
On the other hand, Johnson said that when her
mother-in-law passed away recently, she appreciated her co-workers’ kindness.
“I had a lot of hugs in the workplace and that was nice,”
she said. “It wasn’t inappropriate.”
Donna Farrugia, executive director of the Creative Group,
a staffing agency for marketing and advertising professionals, thinks people
have become more conservative with such displays in recent years, as harassment
awareness has become more widespread.
Still, she it would be sad if hugging were to become
altogether taboo.
“I have clients that I’ve done business with for a long
time, and you can kind of feel it as you walk toward each other (that) there’s
going to be a little hug happening here, and it’s a good thing,” she said.
Readers, do you have any awkward or heartwarming stories
about hugging at work? Tell us about it on
our Facebook page, and we’ll feature some of your stories in
a follow-up piece.
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Body Language Reads of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Her in grey sweater - Finally they are holding hands
equally and seem to be somewhat in step with one another. Again see how he
looks at her. He is making the effort and how he is holding her hand cupped up
in hers. Look at the lower torso and feet - he is stepping towards her. He wants
them to be seen as a couple. Her distressed face with worried forward brows
and the fact that she is straight up and down in her walk show she is not happy
and is not moving towards him for comfort.
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Body Language Reads of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Black
coat and jacket. Here they are finally on the same visual plane side by
side, but he is still making the effort to hold on. His high upper arm
grip is very usual for couples at anytime. He is not stabilizing her in
the relationship by reaching in back but gripping her from the front to back to
control her.
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Body Language Reads of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
First photo both in
sunglasses. Tom giving a gallant hand. More effort on his part than hers.
See how his arm is not just holding her hand but lifting it up. The fact
she is offering her outside hand and arm and has a purse between them and is
not wrapping her fingers around his shows her desire to maintain space and
distance in the relationship.
Secound photo her in the black
dress - she is out in front in the relationship. A shift for them as he use to
always walk in front. His top down hand hold shows his desire to stay in control
even though he is in back.
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Body Language Reads of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
She is playing for the camera. A very seductive chin tilt soft
lip smile.
He is slightly tense. See the tension is his lips in the covering
smile. Again giving her a supportive hand hold. See how he has to twist
his hand back sideways and up to make sure he gives his support. He is dragging
her from the photos.
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7 Things Your Body Language Says About You
I recently was interviewed by Fightyourcase.com sharing my insights about what your body language says about you. To find out the 7 things, click the link below for the entire interview.
http://www.fightyourcase.com/blog/2012/06/7-body-language.aspx
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was interviewed by Fightyourcase.com to share her insights on
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Upcoming Workshop on Patient Relationship and Body Language for Counselors and Healthcare Professionals
For those of you in counseling or other healthcare
professions, I would like to remind you that I am giving a workshop on
Patient Relationship and Body Language for counselors for my client,
Cornerstone Professional Counseling, on June 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in
Atlanta. If you are a counselor or healthcare professional you can sign up at the link below!
If you answered YES to any of these questions, this program will fulfill your needs through practice, discussion, and one-on-one coaching. You’ll develop awareness to give you the competitive edge!
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- The best way to hold your hands to show you are being honest.
- How tongue lip and mouth movements reveal lies.
- The difference between a real smile and a masking smile.
- What part of the body is the most “honest?”
- How to read pauses.
- What space and territory reveal.
- How the heart and other body windows hide of reveal emotions.
- How to question to find out the truth.
- What’s the best way to “catch” a liar?
- How smiles can mask and reveal emotion.
- Listening to the face, body and voice.
- Knee-crossing and brain function.
- How facial expressions around the mouth can reveal true feelings.
- Gesturing for increased verbal ability.
- SOFTENING for increased rapport.
- Showing palms as a lie detector.
- Forming a clear message with your body language.
- Reading the full nonverbal sentence.
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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.
Is he comfortable and confident? Body Language cues of Robert Pattinson (The actor who played in Twilight) at a recent press conference
Below are my notes for Hollywoodlife interview after reading recent photos of Robert Pattinson. Check out the links below to see the photos I read and then my insights.
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/06/04/robert-pattinson-body-language-sexy-pics/
In a recent interview Robert Pattinson (The actor who played
in Twilight) said he felt so scared about taking on roles other than Twilight.
Looking at recent photographs during a press event for his new movie Cosmopolis.
Does he look comfortable? He does look
fairly comfortable though he is showing a slight lack of confidence by the lack
of space he takes up and the asymmetry of his gesture clusters in many of the
photos. Under confident men place their feet apart more of six to eight inch
range. Look at all the men’s feet in the first group.. See how he has his heels closer together than the other three men. Also
look at that first photo and see how he has his arms close to his body and his
hand in his pocket and in addition has his body at a slight tilt.
That shows a little protectiveness.
We show ourselves straight on when we are super confident.
When we aren’t super self assured we may stand or tilt and present
asymmetrically.
The most interesting thing I think is how he is interacting with the guys. He is feeling a difference in his power and relationships.
Remember
how he was often interviewed and photographed as part of a couple or love
triangle in the twilight press conferences. I read hundreds of those press
conference photos. In this press conference he is often shot looking at the men
and lowering his head and shoulders as
he listens. I think here its not necessarily a lack of comfort of
self-confidence, but respect, the
recogogntion he is not the alpha male of the group. He's interacting
with experienced, powerful men he is feeling the difference of interacting with
young co stars and an adoring young female audience and that is making him
nervous.
The
photos were he is laughing show a great ease and delight. There is one
particular photo where he is laughing leaning forward with a full open mouth
and teeth showing that indicate a true
playful laugh that you actually don’t see very often at press conferences. (Tom
Hanks and Julia Roberts are rare exceptions they both have that wonderful
laugh) What is interesting to me is how
he is dealing with other people.
He does put his hand over his mouth in a few of photos in way that suggests he is unsure
or lacks confidence, but the laughing photos show me that was just a little
blip in his other wis not sure he is speaking.
The toothpick is a nice prop. Men
use this little sharp weapon like a artifact to say, remember I am the cool
guy. Note he didn’t just finish eating corn on the cob he is
at a press conference. So we know he is choosing that prop to enhance his
image. Toothpicks also serve as a comforting prop. There are so many nerve
ending in and around the mouth and chewing the toothpick stimulates the nerves
and creates a soothing chemical response.
Babies are a Wonderful Blessing!
Such a Cutie Pie! My niece, Ava Marie |
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.
Photo Read of Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart by Patti Wood
He feels that closing off enough for him to want to pull her a
bit towards him with a belt hold. This shows sexual ownership. It is a loose
hold put a hold none the less. In laymen’s terms He is very hot for 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.
Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's Body Language
Patti weighs in on the body language of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart for Hollywoodlife. Check the links below for her insights!
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 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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