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How to Perfect Hand Gestures in Your Public Speaking

Not everyone is meant to be an expert public speaker, but on the other hand, no one is born to be a great speaker either. The skills needed to become a really good speaker are all learned ones, meaning that everyone has the opportunity to make themselves into a comfortable and expressive speaker. One of the tools that is most effective in enhancing any talk given in public is the use of hand motions. While

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Color Psychology: How Do Colors Affect Mood & Emotions?

Color can play an important role in conveying information nonverbally, creating certain moods, and even influencing the decisions people make. Given that 90% of snap judgments are influenced by the psychological effects of color alone, it’s important to know what colors mean and what responses they can elicit. You can then choose the look you want to present, both personally and professionally, to get the results you want. What is Color Psychology? In its simplest

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Color Psychology: How Do Colors Affect Mood & Emotions?

Color can play an important role in conveying information nonverbally, creating certain moods, and even influencing the decisions people make. Given that 90% of snap judgments are influenced by the psychological effects of color alone, it’s important to know what colors mean and what responses they can elicit. You can then choose the look you want to present, both personally and professionally, to get the results you want. What is Color Psychology? In its simplest

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Interested in Learning How to Become an Image Consultant?

Image consultants help their clients develop and project their best appearance through grooming, clothing selection, and, in many cases, training in etiquette and self-presentation. It is a job ideally suited for someone who is a people person and has an eye for fashion and style. The demand for consulting has risen dramatically, and it is no longer exclusively for the rich and famous. Thanks in large part to social media, new opportunities have developed, and

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What to Do When Someone Invades Your Personal Space

What Is Personal Space? We all live inside a personal space bubble that shrinks and expands depending on our relationship to the person with whom we are speaking. However, we guard our personal space as though we owned the air itself, and anyone who tries to breach the barrier uninvited feels like an invader. Under attack, our lower brain (Amygdala) goes into flight or fight. We run away, or apologize and back off, or fight

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