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Body Language

Body Language for Aspiring Politicians: Nonverbal Communication in Politics

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics
Vanessa Van Edwards

For aspiring politicians, knowing how to engage and reach the masses with their ideas and beliefs is essential. But knowing what to say is just as important as how to say it.

Ethnographic Animation: How Reality and Animation Collide

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Vanessa Van Edwards

As audiences become more sophisticated and used to 'reality' television, animators may be able to use body language science to help make characters more believable.

How to Ace an Interview With Body Language

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 04.18.2013 | Business
Vanessa Van Edwards

It is very important for interviewees to not only think about the verbal answers they want to give in an interview, but also what their nonverbal answers are saying.

Calling a Bluff: Is It All in the Arms?

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.09.2013 | Science
Wray Herbert

We all know the expression "poker face" because the face is where we expect to find meaningful information. But what if poker players are looking in the wrong place?

The Dos and Don'ts of Body Language at Work, From Nicole Williams (WATCH)

Posted 03.25.2013 | MarloThomas

Good posture, a firm handshake and eye contact are crucial in the workplace. When career expert Nicole Williamsjoined me on Mondays With Marlo, she ex...

5 Ways To Use Your Body To Get What You Want

Karen S. Exkorn | Posted 03.19.2013 | Fifty
Karen S. Exkorn

Five Tips from a Corporate Persuasion Expert. Uncross your arms. Uncross your legs. Okay. If you insist on crossing your legs, then cross them towards the person you want to persuade to do something.

Why You Didn't Get the Job: Hiring Managers Tell All

LearnVest | Posted 05.08.2013 | Women
LearnVest

"I'm sorry -- we've actually made an offer to another candidate." It's a phrase any job hunter hates to hear, especially when the days drag on after your initial interview, and you begin to wonder,Ā "Where did I go wrong?"

Relationship Advice: 8 Strategies To Create More Love In Your Life

Randy Kamen Gredinger, Ed.D | Posted 04.05.2013 | Healthy Living
Randy Kamen Gredinger, Ed.D

Focus on the areas in which you can improve your relationships and discover the myriad possibilities that will unfold before you. Let this be the year that you deepen your relationships and find the love that you truly deserve.

How Two Minutes of 'Power Posing' Can Make You More Confident

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.01.2013 | Healthy Living
Lisa Earle McLeod

There are two techniques to help you quiet mental clutter and become more powerful. Before a high-stakes interaction, go into the bathroom and spend two minutes in front of the mirror doing the following.

Lance Armstrong's Body Language With Oprah: Defiance, Not Regret

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 03.24.2013 | Sports
Vanessa Van Edwards

Lance Armstrong did show some nerves, but very little sadness -- which is the emotion he should have been feeling if he was truly sorry for his cheating and lying. He also showed anger at the accusations, and defiance, which leads me to believe that he still thinks he was justified.

I Naturally Have a Very Wide Stance

Chris Abraham | Posted 03.19.2013 | TED Weekends
Chris Abraham

While making myself smaller was a useful tool to make the daintier people of the world feel more comfortable around me, might it have become me?

The Body Language of Alphas

Vanessa Van Edwards | Posted 01.16.2013 | TED Weekends
Vanessa Van Edwards

An alpha is the individual in a community with the highest rank, most power or highest level of respect. Typically other community members exhibit deference towards the alpha and allow them preferential treatment or control.

Get Powerful!

Patti Wood | Posted 03.16.2013 | TED Weekends
Patti Wood

However you hold yourself, however you move through space, and however you gesture, your body sends messages back to your brain to make you feel that way.

Improve Body Language And Empower Your Life

Blake Eastman | Posted 03.16.2013 | TED Weekends
Blake Eastman

I would like to build upon one of my favorite TEDTalks of all time by offering some additional ways of using body language to change your life.

Mastering External Mindfulness

Clark Freshman | Posted 03.14.2013 | TED Weekends
Clark Freshman

External mindfulness holds the key to understanding whether people read you as likeable and reasonable, or annoying and out of touch.

Learning Charisma

Chris Kowal | Posted 03.14.2013 | TED Weekends
Chris Kowal

The strongest point Cuddy made in her talk wasn't about the research and discoveries made in the science, but her own inspiring story. The video becomes amazingly emotional as she strategically and masterfully makes herself vulnerable to the audience.

Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes

Janine Driver | Posted 03.14.2013 | TED Weekends
Janine Driver

Pay attention to these four areas of your body and you are on your way to being the alpha in your pack.

Thinking With Your Body

Dr. Douglas Fields | Posted 03.13.2013 | TED Weekends
Dr. Douglas Fields

The neurons setting our heart racing, our skin to sweating, and our stomach churning, are draped in a network throughout the body cavity next to the organs they control, completely outside the brain and spinal cord.

Can Acting In Love Help You Stay In Love?

Dr. Craig Malkin | Posted 03.13.2013 | TED Weekends
Dr. Craig Malkin

Modern research on love and attraction suggests that we're not passive creatures, at the mercy of dwindling hormones or fading looks. In the same way that assuming a "power pose" builds our confidence, intentionally engaging in loving, passionate behaviors appears to spark romantic excitement.

Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Amy Cuddy | Posted 03.13.2013 | TED Weekends
Amy Cuddy

2013-01-10-cuddypullIt's not uncommon for people to overvalue the importance of demonstrating their competence and power, often at the expense of demonstrating their warmth. People judge trustworthiness before competence.

How To Get What You Want Without Saying A Word

Posted 12.09.2012 | OWN

By Corrie Pikul An expert communicator shows how to use body language to close a deal, take charge and generally get your point across. We don't...

What A Man's Eyes Really Tell You

Posted 12.07.2012 | Women

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 12/06/2012 03:24 PM EST on LiveScience How a man's gaze roams over a woman's body can...

Women Are Less Offended By Rude Remarks When Men Do This

Nina Bahadur | Posted 12.06.2012 | Women

For every man who gets called out by a Kat Stratford and Sandra Fluke, there are probably many more men who get away with it. Ever wondered how? It tu...

Political Bodies: Citizens Watch Body Language

Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D. | Posted 01.10.2013 | TED Weekends
Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D.

When we listen to political speakers and to the pundits parsing their words, and as we try to decide who to trust, it may be worth focusing a few moments on body language. Let the experts tell us about their fact checking; we can do our own body checks.

Taking Cues From the Presidential Debates

Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin | Posted 12.24.2012 | Politics
Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin

If we learned anything from the presidential debates, we learned that body language counts. Your gestures and movements speak louder than words. Here are four cues from the presidential and vice-presidential debates on how to strengthen your marriage with your body language.