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Your Personal Presence

December 12, 2011

 

Interview with Kristi Hedges, author of the book The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Presence it’s a hard concept to define and yet…

 

Kristi Hedges:
We’re all experts at other people’s presence. We know when someone walks into the room we can almost feel what their presence is and what their command is of a room and the energy that they bring into the room. However if someone says to you, “What’s your presence?” you’re probably going to stumble a little bit in trying to describe it.
 


Kristi Hedges

Your Personal Presence - Part 2

December 13, 2011

 

Interview with Kristi Hedges, author of the book The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Whether you’re speaking before a group or just mingling at an event or party it’s human nature to try to appear perfect to other people and yet…

 

Kristi Hedges:
Perfection is actually very annoying and it’s off-putting and it doesn’t connect people to you it disconnects people from you.
 


Kristi Hedges

Beauty & Health Secrets

November 18, 2011

 

Interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, author of the book YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Why are we attracted to beautiful people? Well, it's biology.

 

Dr. Mehmet Oz:
A thousand years ago before we had MRI scans and blood tests, the best way for you to tell if someone was going to be the perfect spouse for you (that you could mate with them successfully) was whether they had external beauty - because it reflected health.
 


Dr. Mehmet Oz

What Do Men Find Attractive In Women

September 16, 2011

 

Interview with Jena Pincott, author of the book Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and Brains--The Science Behind Sex, Love, & Attraction

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Do men really prefer blondes?

 

Jena Pincott:
They do seem to have a slight edge for a few reasons. The singer Blondie put it "Being blonde is like walking around under your own spotlight."
 


Jena Pincott

How To Be More Likeable

September 15, 2011

 

Interview with Michelle Tillis Lederman, author of the book The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to be likeable to just about everyone smile.

 

Michelle Tillis Lederman:
A smile is universally understood, you can see a smile from almost 30 feet away. The smile immediately is disarming and opens up and invites somebody in.
 


MIchelle Tillis Lederman

Men's Fashion Faux Pas

September 13, 2011

 

Interview with Glen Sondag, author of the book Anything Other Than Naked - A guide for men on how to dress properly for every occassion

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Every man should know particularly in a business setting that people judge you by how you dress.

 

Glen Sondag:
If you’re someone who’s trying to make a good impression, they look down and they see that you haven’t shined your shoes in 3 years – I think it says something about you that you just don’t care.
 


Glen Sondag

Staying Cool Under Pressure

March 23, 2011

 

Interview with Taylor Clark, author of the book Nerve: Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Staying cool under pressure, some of us handle it better than others.

 

Taylor Clark:
Take concert performers like classical musicians for example, people have done studies on the differences between the elite performers and the people who that don’t perform that well.
 


Taylor Clark

How Clothes Make The Man

November 1, 2010

 

Interview with Bob Baumann of Edward Baumann Clothiers Dallas, TX

 

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Mike Carruthers:
The clothes you wear matter and a lot of men don’t seem to get that.

 

Bob Baumann:
You know most men if they’re big they’re clothes are too tight if they’re small they’re clothes are too loose.
 

 

Improving Your Credibility

October 15, 2010

 

Interview with Richard Strozzi-Heckler, author of the book The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you're talking to someone, you like to think that what you're saying is what the other person is focusing on. But research says otherwise.

 

Richard Strozzi-Heckler:
People listen seven percent content, ninety-three percent comportment - how your physical presence is.
 


Richard Strozzi-Heckler

Using Body Language Effectively - Part 2

 May 12, 2010

 

Interview with Tonya Reiman, author of the book The Yes Factor: Get What You Want. Say What You Mean. The Secrets of Persuasive Communication

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Body language can be very useful in business.

 

Tonya Reiman:
You know for instance if you’re going to interview a client one of the things you want to be able to do is to be able to see their feet – you want to be able to see their legs. So I would say take them to a place where you’re either sitting on the same side of them or on a couch.

 


Tonya Reiman

Tonya Reiman, author of the book The Yes Factor...

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