Jay Shetty
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
By the way, neither can I. None of us can.
It's based on three things.
Your facial expression, your body orientation, and your energy.
So here's what the first 10 seconds could look like.
Not a rehearsal line.
Not a clever opener.
Three things.
One, genuine eye contact before you speak.
Not after.
Before.
This signals presence.
Two, a genuine smile.
Not a performance smile, but the kind where your eyes change.
And three, orient your body fully toward them, not sideways, not half turned, fully facing.
This is a non-verbal signal that in the language of evolutionary psychology says, you have my complete attention.
You are not a threat and I'm not looking for someone better to talk to.
Imagine someone did that to you.
How many times have you talked to someone and someone's looking all around?
They're looking behind you.
They're even looking at the screen up there.