How to Instantly Be More Likeable

Do you know the one thing that helps a TED speaker to be instantaneously likable on stage? Likable people are seen as straightforward and personable, as they are open-minded and eager to communicate with and listen to many different types of people. In this video, I want to share with you one of my 14 hacks from my latest book Captivate. What I learned from TED speakers will help you put people at ease.

This is just the beginning! Do you want to learn all 14 hacks? Check out my Captivate for more:
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Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder at Science of People. She is also a recovering awkward person.
She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People which has been translated into 15 different languages. Vanessa’s unique approach has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS, Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Today Show and many more.

Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. She’s developed a science-based framework for understanding personalities, decoding body language and improving people skills to help people communicate professionally, socially and romantically.

Vanessa works with entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and trillion-dollar companies; and has spoken to thousands of audiences at TEDx London, MIT and CES to name a few.

Science of People looks at the hidden forces that drive our behavior. It’s mission is to help people achieve their goals faster and understand what makes people tick.

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I've been told that I use my hands too much... so for years I've tried to use them less and less. then I've seen your videos about hand gestures and realize only on ignorant person was the one that told me that. I notice that using my hands is a blessing jnstead of a curse :)

[TheOutNash]

Just ordered the book. Excited :) And I'm sure this book will be NY times best seller.

[jayedwards]

Does this mean I should take my hands out of my pants when in public places?

[brookvalley]

Respectfully disagree. An abundance of hand gestures is okay for women, because it suggests supplication, which is often a feminine role. However, a man should be parsimonious with his hand gestures, because he is strong and does not need to "plead" for understanding and cooperation. And a woman who wants to make a powerful case should restrain her hand gestures. A man should use hand gestures primarily to "drive home" his strongest points, with a hitting gesture in groups of three.

A man should also not lean forward in his presentation. This is also a pleading posture. He should stand upright and not hesitate to turn aside to his audience as he walks slowly and relaxed from one side of the stage to the other. This looking away action suggests power, because it shows that he does not need the acquiescence of his audience, because he is completely self-confident.

A man should not smile often during his presentation. Smiling suggests pleading, not strength. A man should not frown, because this also suggests weakness. We only frown at something we consider to be a threat. A man should have a relaxed neutral expression for most of his presentation.

If the man has the ability to dead pan humor, this is his most powerful expression. He is causing his audience to lose their control in laughter, while he is maintaining his control with a neutral expression.