Reading minds through body language | Lynne Franklin | TEDxNaperville

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19 Dec 201711:58

Summary

TLDRL'oratrice Lynne Franklin explique comment interpréter le langage corporel pour comprendre les préférences cognitives des gens : les 'regardeurs', les 'écouteurs' et les 'touchers'. Elle conseille de s'adapter à leur style pour établir un lien et augmenter sa说服力, tout en utilisant des exemples et des exercices pour démontrer comment identifier et interagir avec chaque type.

Takeaways

  • 🧠 Les gens pensent de trois manières différentes selon leur style de traitement de l'information, ce qui se reflète dans leur langage corporel.
  • 👀 Les 'lookers', qui représentent 75% des gens, pensent en images et se caractérisent par une bonne posture, un soin de l'apparence et un contact visuel soutenu.
  • 👂 Les 'listeners', 20% des gens, pensent en mots et sons, ont tendance à regarder vers le bas et à gauche, et préfèrent un contact visuel intermittent.
  • 🤲 Les 'touchers', 5% des gens, pensent en termes de sentiments et de sensations tactiles, se caractérisent par des lèvres épaisses et une tendance à se rapprocher physiquement.
  • 🗣️ Pour établir du lien avec les 'lookers', utilisez un langage visuel et maintenez un contact visuel soutenu.
  • 👂 Pour établir du lien avec les 'listeners', utilisez un langage auditif et accordez un contact visuel intermittent.
  • 🤲 Pour établir du lien avec les 'touchers', acceptez leur contact physique si vous êtes à l'aise, et utilisez un langage basé sur les sentiments et la texture.
  • 🤔 Pour déterminer votre propre style, rappelez-vous une mémoire importante et notez si vous vous rappelez des images, des sons ou des sentiments.
  • 🔍 Vous pouvez déterminer le style de quelqu'un d'autre en observant leur langage corporel ou en écoutant les mots qu'ils utilisent.
  • 💡 En adaptant votre langage et votre comportement corporel en fonction du style de la personne avec laquelle vous interagissez, vous pouvez créer du lien et être plus persuasif.

Q & A

  • Quel est le but principal de Lynne Franklin dans son discours?

    -Le but principal de Lynne Franklin est de montrer comment lire la body language des gens pour comprendre comment leur cerveau fonctionne et ainsi améliorer la communication et la persuasion.

  • Quelle est la première étape que Lynne suggère pour comprendre le style de pensée d'une personne?

    -La première étape suggérée est d'observer la body language de la personne pour identifier si elle est un 'looker', un 'listener' ou un 'toucher'.

  • Quelle est la proportion de la population que représente James, le 'looker'?

    -James, qui représente les 'lookers', correspond à 75% de la population mondiale.

  • Quels sont les signes de body language qui indiquent que quelqu'un est un 'looker'?

    -Les signes de body language qui indiquent un 'looker' incluent une bonne posture, une apparence soignée, des rides au front, des lèvres minces et un regard soutenu.

  • Comment les 'lookers' réagissent-ils au langage visuel dans la communication?

    -Les 'lookers' réagissent positivement au langage visuel et apprécient les expressions telles que 'I see what you mean' ou 'Let's picture this'.

  • Quelle est la proportion de la population que représente Marge, la 'listener'?

    -Marge, qui représente les 'listeners', correspond à 20% de la population mondiale.

  • Quels sont les signes de body language qui indiquent que quelqu'un est un 'listener'?

    -Les signes de body language qui indiquent un 'listener' incluent un léger désintérêt pour l'apparence, un regard vers le bas et à gauche, une tendance à poser la tête sur la main et à marmonner.

  • Comment les 'listeners' réagissent-ils au langage auditif dans la communication?

    -Les 'listeners' réagissent positivement au langage auditif et apprécient les expressions telles que 'That sounds good to me' ou 'Let's talk this over'.

  • Quelle est la proportion de la population que représente Marina, la 'toucher'?

    -Marina, qui représente les 'touchers', correspond à 5% de la population mondiale.

  • Quels sont les signes de body language qui indiquent que quelqu'un est un 'toucher'?

    -Les signes de body language qui indiquent un 'toucher' incluent une tendance à s'approcher physiquement, des lèvres épaisses, et un regard vers le bas pour se rappeler des sentiments.

  • Comment les 'touchers' réagissent-ils au langage basé sur les sentiments dans la communication?

    -Les 'touchers' réagissent positivement au langage basé sur les sentiments et apprécient les expressions telles que 'I want to hear how you're feeling about this' ou 'Reach out and tell me what you think'.

  • Quelle est la leçon clé que Lynne Franklin encourage les gens à pratiquer après avoir identifié leur propre style de pensée?

    -La leçon clé est d'observer attentivement la body language et le langage des autres pour identifier leur style de pensée et ajuster sa communication en conséquence pour bâtir du rapport et être plus persuasif.

Outlines

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🔍 Lecture du langage corporel pour comprendre les pensées

Le script introduit Lynne Franklin qui pose la question de savoir si le public aimerait devenir un lecteur d'esprits. Elle explique que le cerveau humain traite l'information de trois manières différentes et que le langage corporel révèle le style principal de quelqu'un. Franklin souligne que comprendre le fonctionnement cérébral des gens et présenter les informations de manière appropriée peut augmenter les chances de leur adhésion et réduire les risques de mal comprendre leur langage corporel. Elle partage une expérience personnelle où elle a mal interprété le comportement d'un contrôleur d'entreprise en raison de sa propre préjugé. Elle introduit ensuite James, un modèle de langage corporel qui représente 75% des gens et est un 'looker', c'est-à-dire que son cerveau pense en images et en photos. Franklin décrit les signes corporels spécifiques des 'lookers' tels que la bonne posture, la tenue soignée, les rides au front et les lèvres minces. Elle conseille de maintenir un contact visuel important et d'utiliser un langage visuel pour établir un lien avec les 'lookers'.

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👂 Adaptation à la communication avec les 'listeners'

Le script présente Marge, un modèle de langage corporel qui représente 20% des gens et est un 'listener', c'est-à-dire que son cerveau pense en mots et en sons. Franklin décrit les signes corporels caractéristiques des 'listeners', notamment une tenue moins soignée, un regard vers le bas et à gauche, une tendance à poser la tête sur la main et à marmonner pour elle-même. Elle mentionne également que les 'listeners' ont tendance à cliqueter avec un stylo ou à frapper dessus. Pour établir un lien avec les 'listeners', Franklin suggère de ne pas maintenir un contact visuel excessif, qui peut les déranger, et d'utiliser un langage auditif, comme des expressions telles que 'ça a l'air bien' ou 'parlons de ça'. Elle met en garde contre l'assumption que tous les gens pensent de la même manière et invite à observer attentivement le langage corporel des autres pour comprendre comment ils pensent.

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🤝 Établir un lien avec les 'touchers' et la persuasion

Le script se termine avec Marina, un modèle de langage corporel qui représente 5% des gens et est un 'toucher', c'est-à-dire que son cerveau pense en termes de sentiments et de sensations tactiles. Franklin décrit les signes corporels des 'touchers', y compris une préparation à s'embrasser quelle que soit la connaissance, une tenue confortable, des lèvres épaisses, une tendance à s'approcher physiquement et à toucher l'interlocuteur. Pour établir un lien avec les 'touchers', Franklin recommande de leur permettre de toucher si on se sent à l'aise, sinon de fournir un point de contact comme une poignée de main. Il est également conseillé d'utiliser un langage qui reflète les sentiments ou les sensations tactiles. Franklin invite le public à identifier son propre style de pensée en se rappelant un souvenir important et à observer attentivement le langage corporel des autres pour mieux les comprendre et communiquer avec eux. Elle souligne que l'on peut adapter son langage verbal et corporel pour établir un lien avec les autres, ce qui permet d'être plus persuasif et efficace dans la communication.

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Keywords

💡Lecture de l'esprit

La 'lecture de l'esprit' fait référence à la capacité de comprendre les pensées et les sentiments des autres sans qu'ils ne les expriment explicitement. Dans le script, cela est lié à l'idée que les gens peuvent 'lire' la manière dont les autres pensent en observant leur langage corporel et en s'adaptant à leur style de traitement de l'information, ce qui permet d'établir un rapport et d'augmenter les chances de persuasion.

💡Langage corporel

Le 'langage corporel' désigne les signaux non verbaux que les gens utilisent pour communiquer, tels que les gestes, la posture et les expressions faciales. Dans le script, l'auteur explique comment interpréter le langage corporel pour déterminer le style de traitement de l'information d'une personne, ce qui est crucial pour établir un rapport et pour présenter des informations de manière efficace.

💡Style de traitement de l'information

Le 'style de traitement de l'information' se réfère aux différentes manières dont les gens analysent et interprètent les informations, généralement basées sur leur préférence pour les images, les mots ou les sensations. Dans le script, il est expliqué que comprendre le style de traitement de l'information d'une personne peut aider à communiquer de manière plus persuasive.

💡Looker

Un 'looker' est une personne dont le cerveau pense principalement en images et en photos. Dans le script, les 'lookers' sont décrits comme se tenant droit, s'intéressant à l'apparence et donnant beaucoup d'attention visuelle. Pour établir un rapport avec un 'looker', il est important d'utiliser un langage visuel et de maintenir un contact visuel.

💡Listener

Un 'listener' est une personne dont le cerveau pense principalement en mots et en sons. Dans le script, les 'listeners' sont moins concernés par l'apparence et ont tendance à regarder vers le bas et à gauche, ce qui est lié à la manière dont ils se rappellent des informations auditives. Pour établir un rapport avec un 'listener', il est important d'utiliser un langage auditif et de respecter leur espace personnel.

💡Toucher

Un 'toucher' est une personne dont le cerveau pense principalement en termes de sentiments et de sensations tactiles. Dans le script, les 'touchers' sont prêts à s'embrasser avec les autres, à se rapprocher physiquement et à utiliser un langage basé sur les sentiments. Pour établir un rapport avec un 'toucher', il est important de respecter leur style de contact et d'utiliser un langage qui reflète leurs préférences sensorielles.

💡Rapport

Le 'rapport' fait référence à la connexion émotionnelle et la compréhension mutuelle entre deux personnes. Dans le script, l'établissement d'un bon rapport est crucial pour la persuasion et l'efficacité de la communication. L'auteur explique comment adapter son langage corporel et verbal pour correspondre au style de traitement de l'information de l'autre personne.

💡Communication non verbale

La 'communication non verbale' inclut tous les aspects de la communication qui ne dépendent pas du langage parlé, tels que les gestes, la posture et les expressions faciales. Dans le script, l'auteur souligne l'importance de la communication non verbale pour comprendre les préférences des autres et pour établir un rapport.

💡Adaptation

L' 'adaptation' est le processus par lequel une personne modifie son comportement ou son langage pour correspondre à celui des autres. Dans le script, l'adaptation est présentée comme une stratégie clé pour établir un rapport et pour communiquer de manière efficace avec des personnes qui ont des styles de traitement de l'information différents.

💡Persuasion

La 'persuasion' est le processus de convaincre quelqu'un de changer son opinion ou son comportement. Dans le script, l'auteur explique comment utiliser le langage corporel pour augmenter ses chances de persuasion en s'adaptant aux styles de traitement de l'information des autres.

Highlights

People's brains process information in three different ways, which can be identified through body language.

Understanding someone's primary thinking style can help tailor communication to increase the likelihood of agreement.

James, representing 75% of the world, is a 'looker' whose brain thinks in pictures and images.

Lookers stand tall with good posture and place importance on appearance.

Lookers often hold stress in their shoulders, have wrinkles in their forehead, and thin lips.

To build rapport with lookers, maintain eye contact and use visually-oriented language.

Marge, representing 20% of the world, is a 'listener' whose brain thinks in words and sounds.

Listeners may not be as well-dressed, look down and to the left, and exhibit 'telephone posture'.

Listeners mumble to themselves, indicating their internal dialogue in words and sounds.

To connect with listeners, avoid excessive eye contact and use auditory language.

Marina, representing 5% of the world, is a 'toucher' whose brain thinks in feelings and tactilely.

Touchers are ready to hug, dress for comfort, have full lips, and lean in to decrease physical space.

Touchers reach out to touch and look down when recalling feelings.

To build rapport with touchers, allow appropriate touch and use language with feeling or tactile components.

By observing body language and adjusting communication style, one can become more persuasive.

Even without physical presence, one can discern thinking styles through the language used in emails or phone conversations.

The challenge is to read past emails to understand one's own communication style and how it aligns with thinking styles.

Transcripts

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Reviewer: Morgane Quilfen

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Hi, I'm Lynne Franklin.

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I have one question for you.

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How would you like to be a mind reader?

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(Audience) Yes.

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Because part of me is thinking,

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"I bet your mind's thinking, 'That's not going to happen.'"

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Here's the truth.

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People's brains process information - they think - in three different ways.

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And their body language will tell you all day long what their primary style is.

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You just need to know what to look for and what to do when you see it.

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And it's not one of those where she's leaning back,

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her arms are crossed, she's frowning, so she must be unhappy.

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It's actually understanding how their brains work

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and then presenting your information

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in a way that people can see it, hear it, and feel it,

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and increase the chances that they'll say yes

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to whatever you're proposing,

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and also decrease the chances that you'll do something stupid

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like this.

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Back in my 20s, before I knew any of this stuff,

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I had a client who was a corporate controller,

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and he would sit across from me in meetings,

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and he was always looking down, with the occasional glance up.

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And I thought, "Okay, well, he's a numbers guy.

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He just feels comfortable looking at the numbers."

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And then as time went on, I thought, "Well, you know, he's just socially inept,

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and he doesn't know how to give me eye contact."

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And finally, because I was young and stupid,

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I thought, "Every time he's looking up, he's looking at my chest,

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and I'm offended!"

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And there was one point - I, when in a meeting, went,

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"Excuse me, I'm up here."

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Ooh, yeah, talk about judgmental.

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Here's the scoop.

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This guy's brain worked in a way

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that he was never going to give me eye contact.

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And no matter how many times I modeled the behavior

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I wanted him to use,

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all that did was make both of us feel uncomfortable.

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So, how can you tell?

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How can you read people's body language to read their minds?

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We are going to show you right now.

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And that means I'm going to bring out our first body language model, James.

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(Applause)

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Thank you, James.

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James represents 75% of the world.

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You didn't know this about James,

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but James is a looker.

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(Laughter)

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What that means is that James' brain thinks in pictures and images,

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in pictures and images.

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And here's how we can tell that James is a looker

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from his body language.

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First thing, he stands up tall.

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He has good posture.

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Second, he's dressed well

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because appearance is important to lookers.

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The next thing you'll notice about James is

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that he holds a little stress in his shoulders -

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lift up your shoulders a bit - he holds his stress there.

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Next thing, you'll notice he has wrinkles in his forehead

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because James looks up when he remembers something he has seen,

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and he looks up more often than most of us do.

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Next thing you'll notice about James is that he has thin lips.

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Suck them in.

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And this is a chicken-and-egg thing.

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We're not quite sure why lookers have thin lips,

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but most of them do.

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And the other thing about lookers is they give you lots of eye contact.

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Look at them, look at them, look at them, all of them, look at all of them.

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Thanks, James.

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James: Thank you.

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(Applause)

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Lynn Franklin: Okay, now that you know that James is a looker,

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here are the two things you do to build rapport with him.

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The first is that you give him lots of eye contact

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because he literally believes

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if you do not look at him, you are not paying attention to him

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and you are ignoring him.

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The second thing you do with lookers is

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you give them words that have a visual component to it:

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"I see what you mean"

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or, "Look at this"

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or, "Let's picture working together this way."

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So, you use the type of language that is going on in James' brain.

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Those are lookers.

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Seventy-five percent of people in the world.

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Our next body language model is Marge,

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and Marge represents 20% of the people in the world.

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(Applause)

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Marge is a listener.

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What this means is that Marge's brain thinks in words and sounds,

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in words and sounds.

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And this is the body language that you will see in a listener.

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First, Marge - not as well-dressed as James,

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because appearance is not as important to her.

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(Laughter)

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Sorry, Marge.

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Next, Marge has a tendency to look down and to the left

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because that's where you look

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when you're remembering something you have heard.

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Next thing you'll notice about Marge is

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that a lot of times, she'll put her head in her hand.

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It's called "telephone posture."

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Other thing you'll notice about Marge is

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that she has a tendency to mumble to herself.

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Go ahead and mumble.

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Marge: (Mumbles)

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(Laughter)

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LF: And it's not that she's crazy,

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it's that she thinks in words and sounds,

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so she's literally talking to herself.

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Another thing you'll notice about Marge -

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yep, she's the "pen clicker" and the "banger of the pen on the table."

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These are listeners, 20% of the people in the world.

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Thanks, Marge.

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Marge: Thank you.

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(Applause)

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LF: If you want to appeal to listeners, you do two things.

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The first thing, you do not give them lots of eye contact.

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It freaks them out.

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That's exactly what was going on with that corporate controller.

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So, what you do is

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that when they're speaking, you look at them and you look away.

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And when you're speaking, you look at them and then look away.

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The second thing you do with listeners is that you use words that are auditory:

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"That sounds good to me"

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or, "Let's talk this over."

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That's the type of language their brain uses,

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so you're using that to appeal with them.

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Listeners, 20% of the people in the world.

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And our final body language model is Marina.

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And Marina represents five percent of the people in the world.

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Give her a round of applause.

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(Applause)

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Marina is a toucher.

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Not what you think.

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(Laughter)

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What that means is that Marina's brain thinks in feelings and tactilely,

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in feelings and tactilely.

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And here's the kind of body language you will see in a toucher.

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First thing and the biggest tell in touchers is

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whether or not they've ever met you before in their lives,

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they are ready to hug you.

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(Laughs)

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Second thing you'll notice about touchers is

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that they are dressed for comfort rather than style.

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Next thing is that they have full lips.

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Give them big lips.

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(Laughter)

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Same thing - I know, more touchers have full lips.

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Next thing you'll notice about touchers is that they have a tendency to lean in

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because they are trying to decrease the amount of physical space

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between you and them,

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and build rapport that way.

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Touchers also have a tendency to reach out and touch your arm

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when they're in conversation with you.

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And touchers also have a tendency to look down

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because that's where you look

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when you're remembering something you have felt.

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Thanks, Marina.

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Marina: Thank you.

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(Applause)

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LF: You want to build rapport with touchers -

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5% of the people in the world?

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Here are the two things you do.

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If you feel comfortable, let them touch you.

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(Laughter)

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Appropriately, please.

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But if you don't feel comfortable, because a lot of us,

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if you've never met somebody and they're ready to give you a bear hug,

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the last thing you want to do is go ...

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because we've all done that, and it does not build rapport.

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So, if a toucher's coming at you and you don't feel comfortable,

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stick your hand out.

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Give these people a point of contact with you.

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That's what they're looking for.

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The second thing you do with touchers is

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you use language that either has a feeling to it or is tactile.

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So, "I want to hear how you're feeling about this."

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"Let's get in touch."

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"Reach out and tell me what you think."

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That's the kind of language that appeals to touchers -

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people who process information in feelings and tactilely.

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I'll read your mind again,

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and you're probably thinking, "Which one of these three am I?"

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Let's figure that out right now.

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What I want you to do is close your eyes,

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and remember an important memory.

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Now, this could be something from your childhood:

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maybe your 10th birthday party

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or something that happened to you last week.

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So, an important memory.

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Now I want you to pay attention to how you're remembering it.

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Are you remembering it like a movie or a series of pictures and images?

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Are you remembering it by hearing what people said

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or describing what happened?

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Or are you remembering it by how you felt or how things felt to you?

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Okay, open up your eyes.

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How many of you remembered it like a movie?

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Right, most of you.

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How many of you were describing it to yourself

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or remembering what people said?

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Right, listeners.

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And finally, how many of you remember how you felt

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or how things felt to you?

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Right, now you know who you are.

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That's the good news.

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Here's the bad news.

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You're going to treat everybody else as though they think the same way.

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And you've already seen how awful that can be

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when you're working with a corporate controller

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who has a different way of thinking.

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Here's my invitation to you.

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I want you to start paying attention to other people's body language

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to figure out how they think.

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Because here's the magic part of it.

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Once you start presenting your ideas in a way that they get them,

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they will say yes to you more often.

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But here's the scoop too.

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I'm not asking you to become somebody else,

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because you can't change how your brain works.

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It's true, you think in all three ways,

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but just the way you have a dominant hand,

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you have a dominant style.

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You can't change that.

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But what you can do is accommodate your language, both body and verbal,

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with the people you're with

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in order to build rapport,

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which allows you to reach the full spectrum of people

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that you're hanging out with.

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And here's the other magic thing.

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You don't even have to be in somebody's presence

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to figure out how their brains work.

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Interested?

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Right, all you need to do is listen to or look at the words they're using.

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So, if you're in a phone conversation, listen for the words.

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If you're reading an email, look at the words.

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People who are lookers will use more visual language.

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People who are listeners will use more auditory words.

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People who are touchers will use more feeling, kinesthetic words.

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You don't have to be in that same space to know who they are.

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So, here's my challenge to you.

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Go back and read some of the emails that you have sent,

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and you'll notice, now that you know who you are,

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the kind of language that you're using,

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and it'll back that up.

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It happens with everybody.

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So, 10 minutes ago, you didn't think you could read people's body language

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to read their minds.

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And now you know what to do.

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So, practice this stuff on the people at home

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or the people at work,

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and when you do this,

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and when you use these tools

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to build rapport with all kinds of different people,

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you'll become the most persuasive person in the room.

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Thank you.

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