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Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
by Vanessa Van Edwards
Where are the best and worst parts of the room to be in at a party? What sort of conversation starter will ensure everyone remembers you? How do you make people like you? How can you adapt the way you interact with people based on their own personalities? How can you recognize when someone isn't responding the way you want, and how should you handle it?
Vanessa Van Edward's story of being an intense introvert who then strove to figure out how to get along with people resonated with me, as I am an introvert who, in college, pushed myself to talk to new people on a daily basis, in order to get more comfortable talking to people.
Unlike me, she took this much, much further, trying to take a scientific approach to figuring out how to interact with people socially. She then turned this into a career.
This is not a book of fluff. The author tries to lay out specific tools and techniques you can start putting into practice right away. It's one of the few books that I'll want to read again in the future, to help absorb this information.
There are a few parts that are trite or may not be fully supported. For example, she cites a study indicating that emotions and their associated facial expressions are universal. I believe another book I went through explained that study was flawed, and that facial expressions and even the underlying emotions vary across cultures. It's possible that doesn't apply to the microexpressions she describes though.
But for the most part this is a valuable work, with many helpful tips - although it's hard to remember them all! I wish there were some cheat sheets supplied.
Vanessa Van Edward's story of being an intense introvert who then strove to figure out how to get along with people resonated with me, as I am an introvert who, in college, pushed myself to talk to new people on a daily basis, in order to get more comfortable talking to people.
Unlike me, she took this much, much further, trying to take a scientific approach to figuring out how to interact with people socially. She then turned this into a career.
This is not a book of fluff. The author tries to lay out specific tools and techniques you can start putting into practice right away. It's one of the few books that I'll want to read again in the future, to help absorb this information.
There are a few parts that are trite or may not be fully supported. For example, she cites a study indicating that emotions and their associated facial expressions are universal. I believe another book I went through explained that study was flawed, and that facial expressions and even the underlying emotions vary across cultures. It's possible that doesn't apply to the microexpressions she describes though.
But for the most part this is a valuable work, with many helpful tips - although it's hard to remember them all! I wish there were some cheat sheets supplied.