How To Know How Someone Feels About You - Vanessa Van Edwards

Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher, speaker, and author. How do you make a great first impression? How can I become more charismatic? How can I stop feeling awkward in social situations? We've all wondered about these things at some point. Luckily, Vanessa is an expert on human interaction and has the answers you're looking for. Expect to learn what we should do without hands in social situations, the 4 key things you should do when prepping for a speech, the do’s and don’ts when you’re sitting down, how to detect a liar & how to become a better liar, why so many smart people struggle to be charismatic, how to get better at small talk, how to seem more attractive when dating, how to make the best first impression possible and much more… 00:00 Why Hand Gestures Play An Integral Role 03:40 What Your Physical Language Is Portraying 07:00 Ways To Build Up Positivity For Public Speaking 15:33 Tips For Body Language Communication When Sat Down 23:54 How To Detect Lying 30:27 Why Do Smart People Struggle With Being Charismatic? 34:48 How To Improve On Being Competent And Warm 39:20 The Perils Of Being Under Prepared Vs Over Prepared 42:43 Need-To-Knows About Vocal Charisma 51:20 How To Create Engaging Small Talk 58:02 How To Become More Resilient With Social Rejection 1:03:09 Dating Advice For Coming Across More Attractive 1:15:20 How To Successfully Pay And Receive Compliments 1:19:08 Where To Find Vanessa - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostVanessa Van Edwardsguest

Mar 20, 20251h 19mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 20, 2025
Duration: 1h 19m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher, speaker, and author. How do you make a great first impression? How can I become more charismatic? How can I stop feeling awkward in social situations? We've all wondered about these things at some point. Luckily, Vanessa is an expert on human interaction and has the answers you're looking for. Expect to learn what we should do without hands in social situations, the 4 key things you should do when prepping for a speech, the do’s and don’ts when you’re sitting down, how to detect a liar & how to become a better liar, why so many smart people struggle to be charismatic, how to get better at small talk, how to seem more attractive when dating, how to make the best first impression possible and much more… 00:00 Why Hand Gestures Play An Integral Role 03:40 What Your Physical Language Is Portraying 07:00 Ways To Build Up Positivity For Public Speaking 15:33 Tips For Body Language Communication When Sat Down 23:54 How To Detect Lying 30:27 Why Do Smart People Struggle With Being Charismatic? 34:48 How To Improve On Being Competent And Warm 39:20 The Perils Of Being Under Prepared Vs Over Prepared 42:43 Need-To-Knows About Vocal Charisma 51:20 How To Create Engaging Small Talk 58:02 How To Become More Resilient With Social Rejection 1:03:09 Dating Advice For Coming Across More Attractive 1:15:20 How To Successfully Pay And Receive Compliments 1:19:08 Where To Find Vanessa - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Vanessa Van Edwards
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Vanessa Van Edwards, How To Know How Someone Feels About You - Vanessa Van Edwards explores unlocking Everyday Charisma: Hands, Voice, and Purposeful Connection Vanessa Van Edwards explains how charisma is less about being loud and extroverted and more about specific, learnable nonverbal and verbal behaviors that signal warmth and competence.

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