Nonverbal Cues

I relate to “awkward penguin vibes” more than I’d care to admit. It’s largely why I started studying body language. With that in mind I thought I’d share five tips to use on a daily basis because being awkward isn’t cool. 1. Avoid the “I’m Gonna Stare You Down” Eye Contact Instead of going with […]

It’s time to embrace… Punctuation, emojis, and gifs as personality amplifiers in the digital world. Why? Because tone matters. And it’s the punctuation, emojis, and gifs that make the difference. 1. Punctuation  Punctuation marks may seem mundane, but they’re “kind of a big deal” (said in my best Ron Burgundy voice) when it comes to digital nonverbal communication.  They help convey

I love me some HGTV. I’ve lost days to home makeover shows and will surely lose more as I insist on watching them whenever our family stays in a hotel. Simply put, I find “before and after’s” quite satisfying. And since I’ve been working on cleaning up my office space (my very own “before and

Nonverbal Alchemy! A little bit of this, a pinch of that, and a dash of a few other things and voila, you’ve created some irresistible magic! When it comes to recognizing cues, our brain knows what it’s doing. So why not understand the cues so you can be intentional? Here’s the deal. Our brain sees

Are you guilty of phubbing? Let’s talk about it. First things first. Do you know what phubbing is? It’s the word mash-up for “phone snubbing” The definition goes something like this: The habit of ignoring someone in front of you in favor of staring at your phone. Can you relate? My guess is you’ve “been

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to someone’s house only to discover they are nothing like you’d imagined them to be. Is your hand up? Perhaps it was: A co-worker’s home that didn’t align with their work personality (What? Sally has three deer heads mounted and hanging in her living room! Who knew she enjoyed

Lessons From A Montréal Pâtisserie “In English, please”, I say as I try to figure out how to order my coffee and pastry. It shouldn’t be this hard but the line at the shop is long and I can’t figure out what to do. It’s my first day in Montreal and everyone around me is speaking French and I

What is your favorite coffee cup saying to you? This question feels like a setup for a joke to which I reply, my coffee mug is saying, “Looks like you have a latte on your mind” (insert snare drum rimshot) Hilarity aside, objects have nonverbal cues that talk to us! What makes your favorite coffee cup your

Never Have I Ever… Put a finger down if you’ve ever done ANY of the following: Phubbed (ignored someone in order to pay attention to your phone or device) Multitasked while on a Zoom call (like looking at another screen and your phone!) Overhead gazed (looking over someone’s head instead of at their eyes which is code for

Meet Harold. A week ago I had never heard of “Hide the Pain Harold” and now I can’t get enough of him! I’ll put the video of his story below but will recap “Harold’s ” story in bullet points in case you’re skimming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3WnvDtDD2M “Harold”, or sometimes referred to as “Maurice”, is really András Arató. András was approached