Tips on how to be liked from a behavorial researcher

RIGHT THE TIMELINE ON THIS IS MAD BECAUSE YESTERDAY WE WERE ALL JUST HOPING PEOPLE WOULD LIKE US BUT TODAY A RESEARCHER NAMED VANESSA VAN EDWARDS ACTUALLY DROPPED A NEW BOOK CALLED CONVERSATION AND SHE IS ON CBS MORNINGS TELLING US EXACTLY HOW TO BE LIKED WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU JUST HAD TO BUY PEOPLE DRINKS BUT APPARENTLY IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE SKILLS AND CONNECTING WITH ANYONE AND MAKING EVERY INTERACTION COUNT AND HONESTLY I AM WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE IF WE ARE ALL READING THIS BOOK ARE WE EVEN AUTHENTIC ANYMORE OR ARE WE JUST PERFORMING SOCIAL INTERACTION LIKE ROBOTS WHICH IS GENUINELY STRESSFUL TO THINK ABOUT RIGHT NOW. OK I AM GOING TO GO BE QUIET NOW.

HONESTLY I HAD TO CHECK IT WAS NOT A JOKE BUT APPARENTLY VANESSA VAN EDWARDS IS OUT HERE WITH A WHOLE NEW BOOK CALLED CONVERSATION AND SHE IS ON CBS MORNINGS EXPLAINING HOW TO MAKE EVERY INTERACTION COUNT WITH PEOPLE SKILLS AND I AM LOOKING AROUND THIS CLUB AND THINKING WE ARE ALL DOING THIS WRONG AND WE NEED TO BE VULNERABLE OR SOMETHING BUT THE ARTICLE DOES NOT ACTUALLY SAY IF IT IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE NOISE IN HERE OR IF SHE HAS TIPS FOR TALKING OVER THE BASS DROP BUT SHE IS DEFINITELY TRYING TO HELP US IMPROVE HOW WE CONNECT WITH STRANGERS WHICH IS PROBABLY GOOD BUT ALSO SO MUCH WORK FOR A TUESDAY NIGHT. ANYWAY I NEED A CIGARETTE AND I DO NOT SMOKE.

Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss her new book, Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count, which offers tips on social skills.

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