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Reading minds through body language | Lynne Franklin | TEDxNaperville


hi I’m Lynn Franklin I have one question

hi I’m Lynn Franklin I have one question for you how would you like to be a mind

for you how would you like to be a mind

for you how would you like to be a mind reader because part of these thinking I

reader because part of these thinking I

reader because part of these thinking I bet your minds thinking that’s not gonna

bet your minds thinking that’s not gonna

bet your minds thinking that’s not gonna happen

happen

happen here’s the truth people’s brains process

here’s the truth people’s brains process

here’s the truth people’s brains process information they think in three

information they think in three

information they think in three different ways and their body language

different ways and their body language

different ways and their body language will tell you all day long what their

will tell you all day long what their

will tell you all day long what their primary style is you just need to know

primary style is you just need to know

primary style is you just need to know what to look for and what to do when you

what to look for and what to do when you

what to look for and what to do when you see it and it’s not one of those were

see it and it’s not one of those were

see it and it’s not one of those were she’s leaning back her arms across she’s

she’s leaning back her arms across she’s

she’s leaning back her arms across she’s frowning so she must be unhappy it’s

frowning so she must be unhappy it’s

frowning so she must be unhappy it’s actually understanding how their brains

actually understanding how their brains

actually understanding how their brains work and then presenting your

work and then presenting your

work and then presenting your information in a way that people can see

information in a way that people can see

information in a way that people can see it hear it and feel it and increase the

it hear it and feel it and increase the

it hear it and feel it and increase the chances that they’ll say yes to whatever

chances that they’ll say yes to whatever

chances that they’ll say yes to whatever you’re proposing and also decrease the

you’re proposing and also decrease the

you’re proposing and also decrease the chances that you’ll do something stupid

chances that you’ll do something stupid

chances that you’ll do something stupid like this back in my 20s before I knew

like this back in my 20s before I knew

like this back in my 20s before I knew any of this stuff I had a client who was

any of this stuff I had a client who was

any of this stuff I had a client who was a corporate controller and he would sit

a corporate controller and he would sit

a corporate controller and he would sit across from me in meetings and he was

across from me in meetings and he was

across from me in meetings and he was always looking down with the occasional

always looking down with the occasional

always looking down with the occasional glance up and I thought okay well he’s a

glance up and I thought okay well he’s a

glance up and I thought okay well he’s a numbers guy he just feels comfortable

numbers guy he just feels comfortable

numbers guy he just feels comfortable looking at the numbers and then his time

looking at the numbers and then his time

looking at the numbers and then his time went on I thought well you know he’s

went on I thought well you know he’s

went on I thought well you know he’s just socially inept and he doesn’t know

just socially inept and he doesn’t know

just socially inept and he doesn’t know how to give me eye contact and finally

how to give me eye contact and finally

how to give me eye contact and finally because I was young and stupid I thought

because I was young and stupid I thought

because I was young and stupid I thought every time he’s looking up he’s looking

every time he’s looking up he’s looking

every time he’s looking up he’s looking at my chest and I’m offended and there

at my chest and I’m offended and there

at my chest and I’m offended and there was one point I actually went a meeting

was one point I actually went a meeting

was one point I actually went a meeting what excuse me I’m up here ooh yeah talk

what excuse me I’m up here ooh yeah talk

what excuse me I’m up here ooh yeah talk about judgmental here’s the scoop this

about judgmental here’s the scoop this

about judgmental here’s the scoop this guy’s brain worked in a way that he was

guy’s brain worked in a way that he was

guy’s brain worked in a way that he was never gonna give me eye contact and no

never gonna give me eye contact and no

never gonna give me eye contact and no matter how many times I modeled the

matter how many times I modeled the

matter how many times I modeled the behavior I wanted him to use all that

behavior I wanted him to use all that

behavior I wanted him to use all that did was make both of us feel

did was make both of us feel

did was make both of us feel uncomfortable so how can you tell how

uncomfortable so how can you tell how

uncomfortable so how can you tell how can you read people’s body language to

can you read people’s body language to

can you read people’s body language to read your minds we’re gonna show you

read your minds we’re gonna show you

read your minds we’re gonna show you right now and that means I’m gonna bring

right now and that means I’m gonna bring

right now and that means I’m gonna bring out our first body language

out our first body language

out our first body language James thank you James James represents

James thank you James James represents

James thank you James James represents 75% of the world you didn’t know this

75% of the world you didn’t know this

75% of the world you didn’t know this about James but James is a looker what

about James but James is a looker what

about James but James is a looker what that means is that James’s brain thinks

that means is that James’s brain thinks

that means is that James’s brain thinks in pictures and images in pictures and

in pictures and images in pictures and

in pictures and images in pictures and images and here’s how we can tell that

images and here’s how we can tell that

images and here’s how we can tell that James is a looker from his body language

James is a looker from his body language

James is a looker from his body language first thing he stands up tall he has

first thing he stands up tall he has

first thing he stands up tall he has good posture second he’s dressed well

good posture second he’s dressed well

good posture second he’s dressed well because appearance is important to

because appearance is important to

because appearance is important to lookers the next thing you’ll notice

lookers the next thing you’ll notice

lookers the next thing you’ll notice about James is that he holds a little

about James is that he holds a little

about James is that he holds a little stress in his shoulders lift up your

stress in his shoulders lift up your

stress in his shoulders lift up your shoulders a little bit yeah keeps his

shoulders a little bit yeah keeps his

shoulders a little bit yeah keeps his oldest stress there next thing you’ll

oldest stress there next thing you’ll

oldest stress there next thing you’ll notice he has wrinkles in his forehead

notice he has wrinkles in his forehead

notice he has wrinkles in his forehead because James looks up when he remembers

because James looks up when he remembers

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

something he has seen and he looks up

something he has seen and he looks up more often than most of us do next thing

more often than most of us do next thing

more often than most of us do next thing you notice about James is that he has

you notice about James is that he has

you notice about James is that he has thin lips I come in

thin lips I come in

thin lips I come in and you know this is a chicken and egg

and you know this is a chicken and egg

and you know this is a chicken and egg thing we’re not quite sure why lookers

thing we’re not quite sure why lookers

thing we’re not quite sure why lookers have thin lips but most of them do and

have thin lips but most of them do and

have thin lips but most of them do and the other thing about lookers is they

the other thing about lookers is they

the other thing about lookers is they give you lots of eye contact look at him

give you lots of eye contact look at him

give you lots of eye contact look at him look at him look at him all of them look

look at him look at him all of them look

look at him look at him all of them look at all of them thanks James

okay now that you know that James is a

okay now that you know that James is a looker here are the two things you do to

looker here are the two things you do to

looker here are the two things you do to build rapport with him the first is that

build rapport with him the first is that

build rapport with him the first is that you give him lots of eye contact because

you give him lots of eye contact because

you give him lots of eye contact because he literally believes if you do not look

he literally believes if you do not look

he literally believes if you do not look at him you are not paying attention to

at him you are not paying attention to

at him you are not paying attention to him and you are ignoring him the second

him and you are ignoring him the second

him and you are ignoring him the second thing you do with lookers is you give

thing you do with lookers is you give

thing you do with lookers is you give them words that have a visual component

them words that have a visual component

them words that have a visual component to it I see what you mean or look at

to it I see what you mean or look at

to it I see what you mean or look at this or let’s picture working together

this or let’s picture working together

this or let’s picture working together this way so you use the type of language

this way so you use the type of language

this way so you use the type of language that is going on in James’s brain those

that is going on in James’s brain those

that is going on in James’s brain those are lookers 75% of people in the world

are lookers 75% of people in the world

are lookers 75% of people in the world our next body language model is Marge

our next body language model is Marge

our next body language model is Marge and Marge represents 20 percent of the

and Marge represents 20 percent of the

and Marge represents 20 percent of the people in the world

Marge is a listener what this means is

Marge is a listener what this means is that Marge’s brain thinks in words and

that Marge’s brain thinks in words and

that Marge’s brain thinks in words and sounds in words and sounds and this is

sounds in words and sounds and this is

sounds in words and sounds and this is the body language that you will see in a

the body language that you will see in a

the body language that you will see in a listener first Marge not as well dressed

listener first Marge not as well dressed

listener first Marge not as well dressed as James because appearance is not as

as James because appearance is not as

as James because appearance is not as important to her sorry Marge next Marge

important to her sorry Marge next Marge

important to her sorry Marge next Marge has a tendency to look down into the

has a tendency to look down into the

has a tendency to look down into the left because that’s where you look when

left because that’s where you look when

left because that’s where you look when you are remembering something you have

you are remembering something you have

you are remembering something you have heard next thing you notice about Marge

heard next thing you notice about Marge

heard next thing you notice about Marge is that a lot of times she’ll put her

is that a lot of times she’ll put her

is that a lot of times she’ll put her head in her hand

head in her hand

head in her hand it’s called telephone posture other

it’s called telephone posture other

it’s called telephone posture other things you’ll notice about Marge is that

things you’ll notice about Marge is that

things you’ll notice about Marge is that she has a tendency to mumble to herself

she has a tendency to mumble to herself

she has a tendency to mumble to herself go ahead mumble and it’s not that she’s

go ahead mumble and it’s not that she’s

go ahead mumble and it’s not that she’s crazy

crazy

crazy it’s that she thinks in words and sounds

it’s that she thinks in words and sounds

it’s that she thinks in words and sounds so she’s literally talking to herself

so she’s literally talking to herself

so she’s literally talking to herself another thing to notice about Marge yep

another thing to notice about Marge yep

another thing to notice about Marge yep she’s the pen clicker and the Banger on

she’s the pen clicker and the Banger on

she’s the pen clicker and the Banger on the pen on the table

the pen on the table

the pen on the table these are listeners twenty five twenty

these are listeners twenty five twenty

these are listeners twenty five twenty percent of the people in the world

percent of the people in the world

percent of the people in the world thanks Marge

you want to appeal to listeners you do

you want to appeal to listeners you do two things first thing you do not give

two things first thing you do not give

two things first thing you do not give them lots of eye contact it freaks them

them lots of eye contact it freaks them

them lots of eye contact it freaks them out that’s exactly what was going on

out that’s exactly what was going on

out that’s exactly what was going on with that corporate controller so what

with that corporate controller so what

with that corporate controller so what you do is with them when they’re

you do is with them when they’re

you do is with them when they’re speaking you look at them and then you

speaking you look at them and then you

speaking you look at them and then you look away and when you’re speaking you

look away and when you’re speaking you

look away and when you’re speaking you look at them and then look away the

look at them and then look away the

look at them and then look away the second thing you do with listeners is

second thing you do with listeners is

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

that you use words that are auditory

that you use words that are auditory that sounds good to me

that sounds good to me

that sounds good to me or let’s talk this over that’s the type

or let’s talk this over that’s the type

or let’s talk this over that’s the type of language their brain uses so you’re

of language their brain uses so you’re

of language their brain uses so you’re using that to appeal with them listeners

using that to appeal with them listeners

using that to appeal with them listeners 20% of the people in the world and our

20% of the people in the world and our

20% of the people in the world and our final body language model is marina and

final body language model is marina and

final body language model is marina and marina represents 5% of the people in

marina represents 5% of the people in

marina represents 5% of the people in the world give a round of applause

marina is a toucher not what you think

marina is a toucher not what you think what that means is that marinas brain

what that means is that marinas brain

what that means is that marinas brain thinks in feelings and tactile 8in

thinks in feelings and tactile 8in

thinks in feelings and tactile 8in feelings and tactically and here’s the

feelings and tactically and here’s the

feelings and tactically and here’s the kind of length body language you will

kind of length body language you will

kind of length body language you will see in a toucher first thing and the

see in a toucher first thing and the

see in a toucher first thing and the biggest talent touches is whether or not

biggest talent touches is whether or not

biggest talent touches is whether or not they’ve ever met you before in their

they’ve ever met you before in their

they’ve ever met you before in their lives they are ready to hug you second

lives they are ready to hug you second

lives they are ready to hug you second thing you’ll notice about touchiers is

thing you’ll notice about touchiers is

thing you’ll notice about touchiers is that they are dressed for comfort rather

that they are dressed for comfort rather

that they are dressed for comfort rather than style next thing is that they have

than style next thing is that they have

than style next thing is that they have full lip skin big lips

full lip skin big lips

full lip skin big lips same thing I I know it’s they more

same thing I I know it’s they more

same thing I I know it’s they more touches have full lips next thing you’ll

touches have full lips next thing you’ll

touches have full lips next thing you’ll notice about touches is that they have a

notice about touches is that they have a

notice about touches is that they have a tendency to lean in because they are

tendency to lean in because they are

tendency to lean in because they are trying to decrease the amount of

trying to decrease the amount of

trying to decrease the amount of physical space between you and them and

physical space between you and them and

physical space between you and them and build rapport that way touches also have

build rapport that way touches also have

build rapport that way touches also have a tendency to reach out and touch your

a tendency to reach out and touch your

a tendency to reach out and touch your arm and when they’re in conversation

arm and when they’re in conversation

arm and when they’re in conversation with you and touches also have a

with you and touches also have a

with you and touches also have a tendency to look down because that’s

tendency to look down because that’s

tendency to look down because that’s where you look when you’re remembering

where you look when you’re remembering

where you look when you’re remembering something you have felt thanks marina

all right you want to build rapport with

all right you want to build rapport with touches 5% of the people in the world

touches 5% of the people in the world

touches 5% of the people in the world here are the two things you do if you

here are the two things you do if you

here are the two things you do if you feel comfortable let them touch you

appropriately please but if you don’t

appropriately please but if you don’t feel comfortable because a lot of us if

feel comfortable because a lot of us if

feel comfortable because a lot of us if you’ve never met somebody before and

you’ve never met somebody before and

you’ve never met somebody before and they’re ready to give you a bear hug you

they’re ready to give you a bear hug you

they’re ready to give you a bear hug you know the last thing you want to do is go

know the last thing you want to do is go

know the last thing you want to do is go because we’ve all done that and it does

because we’ve all done that and it does

because we’ve all done that and it does not build rapport so if a toucher is

not build rapport so if a toucher is

not build rapport so if a toucher is coming at you and you don’t feel

coming at you and you don’t feel

coming at you and you don’t feel comfortable to stick your hand out give

comfortable to stick your hand out give

comfortable to stick your hand out give these people a point of contact with you

these people a point of contact with you

these people a point of contact with you that’s what they’re looking for the

that’s what they’re looking for the

that’s what they’re looking for the second thing you do with touches is you

second thing you do with touches is you

second thing you do with touches is you use language that either has a feeling

use language that either has a feeling

use language that either has a feeling to it or is tactile so I want to hear

to it or is tactile so I want to hear

to it or is tactile so I want to hear how you’re feeling about this let’s get

how you’re feeling about this let’s get

how you’re feeling about this let’s get in touch reach out and tell me what you

in touch reach out and tell me what you

in touch reach out and tell me what you think that’s the kind of language that

think that’s the kind of language that

think that’s the kind of language that appeals to touches people who process

appeals to touches people who process

appeals to touches people who process information in feelings and tactile ate

information in feelings and tactile ate

information in feelings and tactile ate so I’m gonna read your mind again and

so I’m gonna read your mind again and

so I’m gonna read your mind again and you’re probably thinking so which one of

you’re probably thinking so which one of

you’re probably thinking so which one of these three am I let’s figure that out

these three am I let’s figure that out

these three am I let’s figure that out right now what I want you to do is close

right now what I want you to do is close

right now what I want you to do is close your eyes and remember an important

your eyes and remember an important

your eyes and remember an important memory now this could be something from

memory now this could be something from

memory now this could be something from your childhood maybe your 10th birthday

your childhood maybe your 10th birthday

your childhood maybe your 10th birthday party it could be something that

party it could be something that

party it could be something that happened to you last week so an

happened to you last week so an

happened to you last week so an important memory now I want you to pay

important memory now I want you to pay

important memory now I want you to pay attention to how you’re remembering it

attention to how you’re remembering it

attention to how you’re remembering it are you remembering it like a movie or a

are you remembering it like a movie or a

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

series of pictures and images are you

series of pictures and images are you remembering it by hearing what people

remembering it by hearing what people

remembering it by hearing what people said or describing what happened or are

said or describing what happened or are

said or describing what happened or are you remembering it how you felt or how

you remembering it how you felt or how

you remembering it how you felt or how things felt to you okay open up your

things felt to you okay open up your

things felt to you okay open up your eyes how many

eyes how many

eyes how many remembered it like a movie right most of

remembered it like a movie right most of

remembered it like a movie right most of you how many of you are describing it to

you how many of you are describing it to

you how many of you are describing it to yourself remembering what people said

yourself remembering what people said

yourself remembering what people said right listeners and finally how many of

right listeners and finally how many of

right listeners and finally how many of you remember how you felt or how things

you remember how you felt or how things

you remember how you felt or how things felt to you right now you know who you

felt to you right now you know who you

felt to you right now you know who you are that’s the good news

are that’s the good news

are that’s the good news here’s the bad news you’re gonna treat

here’s the bad news you’re gonna treat

here’s the bad news you’re gonna treat everybody else as though they think the

everybody else as though they think the

everybody else as though they think the same way and you’ve already seen how

same way and you’ve already seen how

same way and you’ve already seen how awful that can be when you’re working

awful that can be when you’re working

awful that can be when you’re working with a corporate controller who has a

with a corporate controller who has a

with a corporate controller who has a different way of thinking here’s my

different way of thinking here’s my

different way of thinking here’s my invitation to you I want you to start

invitation to you I want you to start

invitation to you I want you to start paying attention to other people’s body

paying attention to other people’s body

paying attention to other people’s body language to figure out how they think

language to figure out how they think

language to figure out how they think because here’s the magic part of it once

because here’s the magic part of it once

because here’s the magic part of it once you start presenting your ideas in a way

you start presenting your ideas in a way

you start presenting your ideas in a way that they get them they will say yes to

that they get them they will say yes to

that they get them they will say yes to you more often but here’s the scoop –

you more often but here’s the scoop –

you more often but here’s the scoop – I’m not asking you to become somebody

I’m not asking you to become somebody

I’m not asking you to become somebody else because you can’t change how your

else because you can’t change how your

else because you can’t change how your brain works it’s true you think in all

brain works it’s true you think in all

brain works it’s true you think in all three ways but just the way you have a

three ways but just the way you have a

three ways but just the way you have a dominant hand you have a dominant style

dominant hand you have a dominant style

dominant hand you have a dominant style you can’t change that

you can’t change that

you can’t change that but what you can do is accommodate your

but what you can do is accommodate your

but what you can do is accommodate your language both body and verbal with the

language both body and verbal with the

language both body and verbal with the people you’re with in order to build

people you’re with in order to build

people you’re with in order to build rapport which allows you to reach the

rapport which allows you to reach the

rapport which allows you to reach the full spectrum of people that you’re

full spectrum of people that you’re

full spectrum of people that you’re hanging out with and here’s the other

hanging out with and here’s the other

hanging out with and here’s the other magic thing you don’t even have to be in

magic thing you don’t even have to be in

magic thing you don’t even have to be in somebody’s presence to figure out how

somebody’s presence to figure out how

somebody’s presence to figure out how their brains were interested right all

their brains were interested right all

their brains were interested right all you need to do is listen to or look at

you need to do is listen to or look at

you need to do is listen to or look at the words they’re using so if you’re in

the words they’re using so if you’re in

the words they’re using so if you’re in a phone conversation listen for the

a phone conversation listen for the

a phone conversation listen for the words if you’re reading an email look at

words if you’re reading an email look at

words if you’re reading an email look at the words people who are look or visual

the words people who are look or visual

the words people who are look or visual language people who are listeners will

language people who are listeners will

language people who are listeners will use more auditory words and people who

use more auditory words and people who

use more auditory words and people who are touches will use more feeling and

are touches will use more feeling and

are touches will use more feeling and kinesthetic words you don’t have to be

kinesthetic words you don’t have to be

kinesthetic words you don’t have to be in that same space to know where they

in that same space to know where they

in that same space to know where they are so here’s my challenge to you go

are so here’s my challenge to you go

are so here’s my challenge to you go back and read some of the emails that

back and read some of the emails that

back and read some of the emails that you have sent and you will notice now

you have sent and you will notice now

you have sent and you will notice now that you know who you are the kind of

that you know who you are the kind of

that you know who you are the kind of language that you’re using and it’ll

language that you’re using and it’ll

language that you’re using and it’ll back that up it happens with everybody

back that up it happens with everybody

back that up it happens with everybody so 10 minutes ago you didn’t think you

so 10 minutes ago you didn’t think you

so 10 minutes ago you didn’t think you could read people’s body language to

could read people’s body language to

could read people’s body language to read their minds and now you know what

read their minds and now you know what

read their minds and now you know what to do so Pratt

to do so Pratt

to do so Pratt the stuff on the people at home of the

the stuff on the people at home of the

the stuff on the people at home of the people at work and when you do this and

people at work and when you do this and

people at work and when you do this and when you use these tools to build

when you use these tools to build

when you use these tools to build rapport with all kinds of different

rapport with all kinds of different

rapport with all kinds of different people you’ll become the most persuasive

people you’ll become the most persuasive

people you’ll become the most persuasive person in the room thank you

person in the room thank you

person in the room thank you [Applause]

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