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Captivate

The Science of Succeeding with People

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Captivate

By: Vanessa Van Edwards
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Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, written and read by Vanessa Van Edwards.

Do you wish you could decode people? Do you want a formula for charisma? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date or your networking partner? You need to know how people work.

As a human behaviour investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behaviour patterns in her lab - and she's cracked the code. In Captivate she shares a wealth of shortcuts, systems and behaviour hacks derived from her research, to help you take charge of interactions at work and at home. You'll learn how to execute a social game plan to navigate any social situation; how to speed-read faces for seven universal 'microexpressions' that can be used to predict people's emotions; and much more besides. When you understand the laws of human behaviour, you can get along with anyone. With Vanessa's help you will never interact in the same way again.

Includes a bonus PDF of quizzes, graphs and illustrations.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2017 Vanessa Van Edwards (P)2017 Penguin Audio Career Success Communication & Social Skills Meetings & Presentations Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Self-Esteem Career Inspiring Business Emotion

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short snippets about how to act better when dealing with people, the author is funny, i like the fact that she was narrating her own book, and her own experience. some useful tips in there

i liked the book

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Vanessa Van Edwards is really amazing at passing on her knowledge and this audiobook is full of fun and interesting facts.

Super interesting

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I like the humour and jokes in this book. Maybe I’m too lazy to do all the tasks but I have put a note on them to come back when I do have a time . Will probably listen again suggest this to everyone who wants to be better with people.

Good listen on move and at lunch time

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This is excellent.
Vanessa is clear and gets to the point fast - this is not a guffy book where the first half is an intro to the second half which could have been done in 10 bullet points,.
Plus - and its a big plus- this audio book comes with a lengthy PDF, and more material from the science of people website.
so the book is essentially also a course. Stunning.
Thank you Vanessa -I've not written a review before but really wanted to tell people how worthwhile this book is.

Not just a book

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I don't usually write reviews but this audiobook was too good for me not to. I've really enjoyed listening to Vanessa's friendly and welcoming tone.

The guidance she provides is so easy to grasp and very practical. I've already started implementing these into my daily life and noticed the difference.

I highly recommend this book for anyone that could benefit from a direction on how to master social situations!

Life Changing

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I am the person, who would be described as extrovert by those who know me well, but introvert by those who just met me. I always struggled with new people and to connect with them or leave a positive impression. However as I am in a leadership now I understand the importance of it and tried to analyse others people behaviours and mirror them myself. Since I came across Vanessa’s videos and then this book I can strongly say that my communication with others have improved significantly! I have listened to this book in the car or gym, but I’ll listen to it again so I can take notes! Thank you Vanessa!

A must for those who struggle to connect with people

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Perfect pace, loads of actionable advice, humorous and tonnes of knowledge. A must read for personal growth. The extra digital resources are great aids for learning also. Can't wait to put this knowledge into use!

Amazing, actionable and engaging book

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venessa really bought the book to life with her key hacks and associated them to real life examples. I love the data driven science facts too. thank you.

loved it thanks vanessa

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Some really nice practical information here that is nothing groundbreaking - unless you apply it! Like so many books the power is in the doing not the knowing. Well worth the investment.

Great audio, worth a good few listens

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it gets better as it progresses. The structure of the book keeps you engaged and some of the tips can be used in real life (though not all of them). The stories are interesting and all the hacks are backed up with science

stick with it

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