You are contagious | Vanessa Van Edwards | TEDxLondon

Vanessa reveals that our behaviour, from hand gestures to how we say 'hello', changes the way others perceive our confidence,

Vanessa Van Edwards is an interpersonal intelligence expert and public speaker. Her behaviour research lab ‘The Science of People’ has been featured in Fast Company, Inc, Men’s Health, Forbes, and on Fox News. She is a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur; the leading instructor in people skills on Udemy and CreativeLive; and has led training sessions at a number of Fortune 500 companies around the world. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

[rossjeffries]

That's my niece!!!! Uncle is proud!

[witty-M]

"Anxiety and excitement are very similar emotions, the only difference is the mindset" this is gold ❤️

[ShylieKay]

Completely remembered why I used to be so confident. I was so much fun! I was unpredictable, funny, goofy and knew it. Anymore, I'm thinking my losses have stolen those things and that's why I'm alone so much. I need to remember myself and be more positive. Thanks for this Vanessa!

[jamesraven]

she's basically teaching everyone how to do ted talk the most effective way on stage. she's amazing!

[oriolowogideon]

This woman's clarity kills me!

Her words are so clear..

[thetechpmm]

instead of:
1. what do you do?
2. where are you from?
3. how are you?


try:
1. working on anything exciting these days?
2. have any vacations coming up?
3. anything good happen today.


this is gold.

[JB-rlik]

I really hate it when someone politely asks you a question and you can tell by their dead eyes and posture they really don't care what the answer is, even before you've started speaking.

[nijansinsuat]

Her presence already made me excited. Her aura her spirit and her enthusiasm, they're definitely contagious. And for those looking for going viral kind of thing, what matters is she did her best and you could see it. Real life events don't look for statistical figures but more on meaningful impact. Love her already.

[restythenurse]

Did she just teach me PEOPLE skills in 3 simple ways? OMG!!! I am going to start asking those

[leilaelotmani]

Guys, while reading the comments you will notice something : There's no hateful comments. At all. And I know it because I've read them all. So this is true : This lady has increased our dopamine, we all feel happy and excited ! Let's show this to the whole world 😉💪🏻

[shadesofbrown]

"you are contagious", the whole of 2020 and 2021 summed up.

[zephaudi]

psychology is soooo interesting and amazingly useful.

[ricardorickiiluna]

It's December 2024, and I just stumbled across this video "you are contagious". For some reason this woman sort of increased my level of confidence. Now I want to talk to people with a better tone of voice and positive attitude. I never thought about it this way... Where I become more "memorable" when I talk to others with excitement, in turn make them excited ☺️

[josephpreciado]

My wife sent me this, and she got it from a podcast referral, and I have to admit... this really explains a lot for me. Man, it's time to get to work! Waiting for a part 2 or book or more in-depth information. Appreciate it over all and best wishes

[Its_vickkiii_]

I’ve never seen anyone that looked and presented themselves so genuine that not once did I feel a negative or an uncomfortable emotion while watching this!! I REALLY like her energy:)

[moderndaymedusa]

Totally random, but she is killing this dress. She looks great!

[paintpink]

I think Vanessa Van Edwards is one of the best TED speakers. The content is great for sure, but as far as delivery and confidence, I haven't seen better. She is a pleasure to listen and watch.

[CaliBabyCooks]

She’s awesome. The “looking at nothing” study was hilarious. I’m going to try that.

[benedetta]

Key points: use more hand gestures, ask more dopamine worthy questions, make authentic smiles and never pick up the phone in a bad mood.

"We are in control of how we feel and what we want to spread." THANK YOU FOR SHARING!

[PRonYouTube]

Such an entertaining and informative talk! My takeaways:

- our emotions are contagious, so others will pick up on how we feel
- facial expressions + body language can be THE TRIGGER for your emotional reality, instead of just vice versa!
- frame dialogue/questions in terms of positive words instead of negative or empty ones.
- all this makes me realize, I need to do power poses + affirmations more!