Vanessa Van Edwards is a speaker, researcher, and nationally bestselling author. More than 55 million people have seen her on YouTube and in her viral TEDxLondon talk. Her groundbreaking research at her company, Science of People, has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., USA Today, Entrepreneur magazine, and many more media outlets, including on CNN and CBS. Her book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People has been translated into more than sixteen languages and her second book, Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication was an instant WSJ bestseller. For more than a decade, she has been leading corporate trainings and workshops to audiences around the world, including at SXSW and MIT, and at companies including Google, Dove, Microsoft, and Comcast. Her unique online courses have taught half a million students worldwide how to succeed in business and life by understanding the hidden dynamics of people. She lives with her husband and daughters in Austin, Texas.

EXPLODING AUTHOR PLATFORM: Since the publication of Captivate in 2017, Vanessa's YouTube channel has grown eight times over, and in 2020 had over 452,000 subscribers and 35 million views. Her email list has quadrupled in size to over 215,000 active subscribers, with 5,000 new subscribers every month. Her site, ScienceofPeople.com, receives an average of 1.1 million unique visitors each month-about 37,000 organic visits every day. All without any advertising. THE INTERNET'S FAVORITE PEOPLE SKILLS TEACHER: Van Edwards has a robust (and pandemic-proof!) presence in the world of online courses. She is the single most popular teacher on Udemy.com and CreativeLive, with over 299,000 students and 82,000 students enrolled, respectively, and she has recently launched three courses on LinkedIn Learning. HIGH-PROFILE CLIENTS: Van Edwards is a sought-after corporate consultant who has brought her research to a number of Fortune 500 companies, including American Express, Clean and Clear and Symantec.

Wall Street Journal bestseller!
 
For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the bestselling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues.

What makes someone charismatic? Why do some captivate a room, while others have trouble managing a small meeting? What makes some ideas spread, while other good ones fall by the wayside? If you have ever been interrupted in meetings, overlooked for career opportunities or had your ideas ignored, your cues may be the problem and the solution.

Cues the tiny signals we send to others 24/7 through our body language, facial expressions, word choice, and vocal inflection have a massive impact on how we, and our ideas, come across. Our cues can either enhance our message or undermine it.

In this entertaining and accessible guide to the hidden language of cues, Vanessa Van Edwards teaches you how to convey power, trust, leadership, likeability, and charisma in every interaction. You ll learn:

   Which body language cues assert, I m a leader, and here s why you should join me.
   Which vocal cues make you sound more confident
   Which verbal cues to use in your résumé, branding, and emails to increase trust (and generate excitement about interacting with you.)
   Which visual cues you are sending in your profile pictures, clothing, and professional brand.
 
Whether you're pitching an investment, negotiating a job offer, or having a tough conversation with a colleague, cues can help you improve your relationships, express empathy, and create meaningful connections with lasting impact. This is an indispensable guide for entrepreneurs, team leaders, young professionals, and anyone who wants to be more influential.