Captivate-Vanessa Van Edwards

1. Which smile is real?

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Answer explanation

Microexpression of happiness :

1.Corners of the lips equally pulled up

2.Possible lip parting with teeth visible

3.Engaged upper cheek muscles

4. Wrinkling along the sides of the eyes

2. Where is the best place to stand at a networking event?

• A. Near the entrace to the event

• B. At the food table, so you can sit with table

• C. Where people exit the bar

• D. Next to someone you know

Answer explanation

Way to go! You are awesome

To have the best social outcome, u hang around the host in the social zone or work the triangular~

3. What does this face mean?

• A. Amused

• B. Sad

• C. Bored

• D. Contemptuous

Answer explanation

Contempt is a cue of serious dislike and scorn.

You often see a contempt micro expression in the following situations:

•If you tell someone no

•When someone hears or encounters something they don’t like

•During a disagreement or after being put down

•Photo alert: Accidentally in a profile picture where someone thinks it

means a partial smile

4. Which saying about people is most true?

• A. Opposites attract

• B. Birds of a feather flock together

• C. One bad apple spoils the brunch

• D. Never bite the hand that feeds you

Answer explanation

The similarity attraction

•Easier to get along with someone who enjoys the same activities and conversation topics.

•Spouses and friends are more likely to have similar personality types than randomly assigned pairs.

•When someone agrees with us, it makes us feel connected and seen.

•If we can relate to someone strongly, we feel better control cuz we can somewhat predict their possible behaviour

If u want to create connection-- create " me too" and " not me"

5. How much of our personality comes from our genes?

• A. Very little. Our personality is mostly formed by how we are raised

• B. 35% to 50%

• C. 55 % to 75%

• D. A lot. Our personality is mostly formed by our genetics and DNA

Answer explanation

We are the combination of both!

While we can't change our nature

Nurture- it's somewhat within your control

-who are your BFFs

-what environment you put yourself in

6. The best way to show someone you care about them is to :

• A. Tell them all the reasons they are awesome

• B. Get them a gift

• C. Do things for them

• D. It's different for each person

Answer explanation

5 Love languages

Learn about yourself--how you feel loved and cared

Learn about others-how they feel loved and cared.

Doing that you learn to communicate how people can make you feel loved and cared and how in turn, you can make others feel loved and cared

7. Our brains are most active when we are chatting about

• A. Our crush

• B. Latest juicy gossip!

• C. Ourselves

• D. The latest thriller

Answer explanation

Dopamine is the feel good chemical release when these are done.

Being a highlighter helps you be the highlight. (BOOMERANG EFFECT!)

-Positive expectations

-ELEVATE people

-Listen with a purpose- to see their light

- Label them positively

8. In the average conversation, people typically hold eye contact what percent of the time in a converstion?

• A. 31%

• B.51%

• C. 61%

• D. 91%

Answer explanation

Your eyes communicate a lot!

You actually make more eye contact with people and things you like and less eye contact with people or things you don’t like.

Wood notes that our eye language makes us look at things that are new or interesting, especially faces, or look away from things that we find distasteful.

So if you’re curious about how a certain person feels about you, pay attention to how much they look at you.

When it comes to nonverbal communication, your eyes are one of the most expressive parts of your body, even if don’t realize it.

In fact, Wood says that research shows we can read not only the six basic emotions — sadness, disgust, anger, joy, fear and surprise — but also over 50 different mental states such as curiosity, interest, dislike or boredom, in another

9. The best way to get someone on the same page as you is to

• A. Tell them a story

• B. Pay them a compliment

• C. Make them laugh

• D. Say something surprising

Answer explanation

Stories give us a chance to say “me too,” activating the similarity

attraction effect.

Stories create conversation sparks—they give us pleasure when we

listen.

Stories help bond storytellers to story listeners

10. Which of these habits tend to annoy people the most?

• A. People who are too talkative

• B. People who are too quiet

• C. People who are fake

• D. People who are show off

Answer explanation

Be Authentic !

Don't try to be everything for everybody~

Know thyself