{"id":7222,"date":"2025-01-20T17:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/want-to-elevate-your-client-convos-to-ted-talk-level\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:10:20","slug":"want-to-elevate-your-client-convos-to-ted-talk-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/blog\/want-to-elevate-your-client-convos-to-ted-talk-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Elevate your Client Convos to TED talk Level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueleaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6215\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to elevate your client convos to TED talk level<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning this key certainly surprised me &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever wonder why some TED Talks go viral and others don&#8217;t?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither did I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I do want to get better on video,<br>And when I speak live.<br>So I did the research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I learned surprised me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All TED speakers are:<br>a. Charismatic<br>b. Polished<br>c. Smart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the most popular have a curious feature in common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa Van Edwards&#8217; team studied thousands of hours of TED Talks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They looked at everything<br>&#8211; Body language<br>&#8211; Vocal variety<br>&#8211; Outfit choices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular TED Talkers used an average of<br>465 hand gestures in 18 minutes,<br>2x the least popular ones.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hand Gestures  \ufe0f punctuate concepts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our brain gives them 12.5 times more weight than our WORDS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprised?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most engaging speakers you know,<br>Likely use their hands a lot while talking,<br>Underlining their points with physical, &amp; visual cues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dual communication makes their message more captivating and memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can this help your client communication?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hand gestures will make you<br>\u21b3More effective<br>\u21b3More engaging<br>\u21b3More memorable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you do it?<br>1. Think about gestures as part of your presentations &#8211; plan them in.<br>2. Plan gestures for key moments in client conversations<br>3. Reframe your webcam to include hands in the shot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, next time you&#8217;re giving a presentation or even having a conversation, remember to &#8220;talk&#8221; with your hands too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How is your setup for video calls, hands or no hands?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to elevate your client convos to TED talk level Learning this key certainly surprised me &#8230; Ever wonder why some TED Talks go viral and others don&#8217;t? Neither did I. But I do want to get better on video,And when I speak live.So I did the research. What I learned surprised me. 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