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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Love, love, love this book! Great support for people skills, body language/nonverbal communication, and personality science. I'm a certified body language trainer through the Science of People (science behavior lab created by Vanessa Van Edwards). Can't say enough about her, her company, and her courses/services. Her courses have changed my life and gave me a strong foundation to launch my own personal coaching business, Become Purposeful LLC. Much love to Science of People.
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Ooof - talk about a disappointment! The subtitle of this book is "The Science of Succeeding with People" but there is NO SCIENCE. There are lots of talk of "Twitter Polls" and "Event Feedback" but nothing with hard numbers, facts, or sources.
Hear me out: I understand that this is one of those areas that can sometimes be a bit tricky to "science-out" without getting too far in the weeds, but I also know that I have read some other titles that stick within claiming things the book actually accomplishes, and this isn't one of them.
Is the author popular? Does she have friends and excited colleagues? I don't doubt it. Is the author an authority on the subject? Probably not.
The book read a lot like a long form click-bait article with tons of "go to this URL to see more!" ...and initially, I thought "Cool! She's putting the links and sources there, and keeping things up to date with the book!" NOPE - that isn't what's happening. She is building her mailing list and trying to sell you sessions and seminars and tickets to her speaking gigs after you have (presumably) purchased her book.
It seems like spending time with her free content online would get you just as far as spending time with the book would, if not further - because it weeds out all the repetitive goings ons and lets you hone in on what is important to you.
All in all, this book didn't set out to fulfill any of what the cover and title/subtitle would lead you to believe it does. There are better books out there on the topic, presented in a more intelligent and 'captivating' way than this book was able to accomplish.
Hear me out: I understand that this is one of those areas that can sometimes be a bit tricky to "science-out" without getting too far in the weeds, but I also know that I have read some other titles that stick within claiming things the book actually accomplishes, and this isn't one of them.
Is the author popular? Does she have friends and excited colleagues? I don't doubt it. Is the author an authority on the subject? Probably not.
The book read a lot like a long form click-bait article with tons of "go to this URL to see more!" ...and initially, I thought "Cool! She's putting the links and sources there, and keeping things up to date with the book!" NOPE - that isn't what's happening. She is building her mailing list and trying to sell you sessions and seminars and tickets to her speaking gigs after you have (presumably) purchased her book.
It seems like spending time with her free content online would get you just as far as spending time with the book would, if not further - because it weeds out all the repetitive goings ons and lets you hone in on what is important to you.
All in all, this book didn't set out to fulfill any of what the cover and title/subtitle would lead you to believe it does. There are better books out there on the topic, presented in a more intelligent and 'captivating' way than this book was able to accomplish.
I love the author of this book and the work she does with body language and human behavior! This is the second time I’ve read the book and I enjoyed it as much this time as I did the first time I read it. The only thing I would caution is the book references the 5 love languages. The author of the 5 love languages is known to be homophobic and misogynistic which is reflected in this book. The love languages have been weaponized against people, particularly women, to coerce sex and household labor without assistance. Not only that but this theory doesn’t have any scientific evidence to back it up and the research that has been done is, at best, inconclusive. So if you read this book keep that in mind.
I like the research Incorporated into the book, and the fact that she seemed genuinely awkward. I think this would've been better for me to read rather than listen to. She was too peppy and none of the content mentioned (quizzes, videos) made accessible for the audio version. She has it online but you have to sign up for things blah blah blah.
I'm still on the fence with this one, even after finishing it. There were a few things here that I had previously read elsewhere (Chapman & White's Five Languages of Appreciation, as well as Heather Holleman's Six Conversations). There were a few other things that sounded similar / repetitive within the book, and there were a few new things that I want to think about a little more. I may come back to this one again soon and approach it a little slower. I think there's some good stuff here, but it may take a second readthrough to get it to stick for me.
Love that this book has actionable steps/advice rather than the usual platitudes of pop science books like this. That being said, it does rely on psychological pseudoscience to back up its conclusions. It's okay to give social skills advice without claiming that it's scientifically proven.
I think that for someone in business this could be a great book and maybe great classes. I did not however feel that this book was aimed towards my demographic.
I was initially put off by her introduction and describing herself as a recovering awkward person. I am awkward, my friends and family are awkward, and there is noting wrong with that.
I was initially put off by her introduction and describing herself as a recovering awkward person. I am awkward, my friends and family are awkward, and there is noting wrong with that.
A great manual for understanding and communicating with people in a better, more genuine and honest way. Absolutely recommended to anyone!