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Nonverbal Cues in Education

Did you have a teacher who was a strict disciplinarian? What did he or she do to let you know you were skating close to the bad boys and girls line? In my fourth grade class we had a young man, Chris, who was not so well behaved. I don’t remember him doing anything too …

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Categories Blog Tags non verbal influence, non verbal persuasion, nonverbal education, nonverbal influence, sphere of influence

Growing Super Stars: Part 2

Who are you hanging around? If you are interested in being a track star are you hanging around couch potatoes? When you are ready to push yourself, you drop the ineffective parts of your training without a second thought. For a business owner who is about to blast off, that may mean you stop hanging …

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Categories Blog, Mastery Tags human achievement, Leadership, Mastery, personal influence, sphere of influence

Personal Influence – Office Supplies?

EXPERIMENT: What kind of pen do you use at the office? Is it a regular Bic disposable, a Cross or Mont Blanc, or is it the freebie from a pharmacutical sales rep? If you use a freebie or the basic disposable, consider using a less disposable (everything is ultimately disposable, right?) pen for one day. …

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Categories Blog Tags Mastery, non verbal influence, non verbal persuasion, personal influence, sphere of influence

Non Verbal Influence

Rough draft of the first 20 minutes (26 minutes) of a presentation on nonverbal communication. Forget to Resist Me: 21 non verbal cues you can use to influence your outcomes! Also known as get your spouse to take out the garbage without griping. (link removed) The download link is for yousendit – the file is …

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Categories Speaking Calendar Tags causing cognition, human achievement, Leadership, non verbal influence, sphere of influence

Notable and Quotable – Income Mobility Study

A tidbit most pertinent to those who live and die by the mantra that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer…. From an interview with Thomas Sowell on his new book, “Economic Facts and Fallacies.” If we follow human beings instead of income brackets, perhaps we can find more meaningful information …

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Categories Blog, Off the Rail Tags democracy in action, human achievement, sphere of influence

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We have barely scratched the surface in understanding how our brains process inputs (i.e. “learn”). Interest in comprehension and performance has led to research in nonverbal communication, neurology, psychology, and education. Can we actually cause comprehension? Improve cognitive performance? With large data sets and open minds we can find better solutions for educating.

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