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by Vanessa Van Edwards
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1. Master Your Social Environment:
- Choose environments that align with your strengths.
- Adapt settings to increase your comfort and effectiveness.
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2. Decode Personalities Effectively:
- Use frameworks like OCEAN (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) to understand behaviors.
- Adjust your approach based on personality types.
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3. Make Powerful First Impressions:
- Apply the “Triple Threat”: open body language, genuine compliments, and shared interests.
- Focus on warmth and competence.
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4. Use Storytelling to Build Connections:
- Share engaging stories to evoke emotions and establish trust.
- Frame narratives that showcase authenticity and relatability.
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5. Build Rapport Through Mirroring:
- Subtly mirror body language and expressions.
- Match tone and energy to create familiarity.
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6. Ask Meaningful Questions:
- Use open-ended questions to spark deeper conversations.
- Practice active listening to foster connection.
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7. Decode and Respond to Nonverbal Cues:
- Observe facial expressions, posture, and gestures.
- Adjust your behavior based on nonverbal feedback.
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8. Share Selective Vulnerability:
- Open up appropriately to build trust without oversharing.
- Use personal stories to make interactions more human.
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9. Manage and Match Energy Levels:
- Adjust your energy to suit different social contexts.
- Practice situational awareness to keep engagement high.
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10. Continuously Improve Your Social Skills:
- Reflect on interactions and gather feedback.
- Practice regularly to build confidence and refine techniques.
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11. Master Micro expressions:
- Learn to detect subtle emotional cues.
- Respond empathetically to what people feel, not just say.
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12. Leverage the Power of Context:
- Understand how situational factors influence behavior.
- Create conditions that bring out the best in people.
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13. Use Charisma to Influence:
- Balance warmth and authority to become more persuasive.
- Project confidence through body language and vocal tone.
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14. Identify and Manage Difficult Personalities:
- Recognize behavioral patterns like the charmer, the competitor, or the people-pleaser.
- Adjust your strategy to handle challenging interactions effectively.
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15. Build a Strong Digital Presence:
- Apply similar social techniques in online communication.
- Craft messages that feel personal and engaging.
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"When you learn how to master the nonverbal signals you send, you can control how others perceive you."
VANESSA VAN EDWARDS
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