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The other night I was sitting in a corner booth with two girls at my favorite restaurant when the subject of body language came up.  Trying to explain the nuts & bolts of this unwieldy, seemingly esoteric art of non-verbal communication to the both of them (in the most digestible way I could manage); I uncovered my best frame of transmitting it to others/all of you…so you can learn to master the subtle art too.

Basic Concepts below:

Non-verbal communication makes up about 70% of all communication (which means that 30% verbal communication seems almost worthless).  Of course, we still have to talk when the right time presents itself, but so much more value is being unconsciously perceived through non-verbal cues while you do the talking.

Body language just doesn’t happen … but it’s reflected in everybody else around you.

  1. Ever know when somebody is approaching you from behind by sing the body language/expression of the person you’re talking to (before you turn around)?  Well body language travels much faster than that … actually it travels in a fraction of a second.  Any perceived event causes changes in body language.  A perceived change in body language causes a change in body language.  And so on.  What you may find interesting is that in the old days of programming sports video games they used to put the basketball shooter in a sensor suit for human motion detection to monitor every motion he made when shooting baskets (for example: a jump shot).  NOW … they put [Click to Continue Reading…]

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Becoming a Pickup Artist – A Core Skills Guide by Pick-Up Evolution

Part 4:

Edge: I think a lot of guides on eye contact focus on the mechanics of eye contact itself or ways to use eye contact to be more appealing. I will touch on what I have found to be most effective, but before I do I want to talk about what I have found to be the most essential and most foundational element of eye contact.

Speaking from experience, I don’t believe that people worry about their ability to have good, attractive eye contact because they don’t know the mechanics. My belief is that the problem is that eye contact creates a feeling of anxiousness in the aspiring pick-up artist (PUA) and as a result, they reflexively avert their eyes from other people.

So what do I feel the key element is to good eye contact? I believe that element to be: Thought.

What you think and how you think about it…

It’s been said countless times across all cultures throughout time that the eyes are the window to the soul. I think a practical and effective way to interpret that is that people can catch your “vibe” when they look into your eyes.

And I believe that your vibe is made from your [Click to Continue Reading…]

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