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How to make a great first impression (virtually) - Vanessa Van Edwards

The Mindvalley Podcast

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What's the Difference Between Warm and Neutral?

The first place we look, or want to look if we can see them, is our hands. Our hands are incredibly important for trust. A study found that when defendants in the american court system put their hands under the table, jurors rate them as more sneaky and untrustworthy. The moment you can't see my hands up, let's imagine that i gave my entire presentation kind of close, I didn't do any hand gestures. Two things would happen. First, it would be very hard for me to teach and be carismatic. Second was your brain would have a harder time grocking or understanding concepts because i'm only speaking to you on one track.

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