Vanessa Van Edwards

If you were to see me like this with my face on my hand, it's called a face platter.

If you were to see me like this with my face on my hand, it's called a face platter.

Yeah, it's called a face platter, right? Think of like my face on a platter for anyone who's listening. This is a very different impression than this. Like same face. Face platter, warm, almost feminine, kind of girly, versus this, very professional, very competent. Just that one difference.

Yeah, it's called a face platter, right? Think of like my face on a platter for anyone who's listening. This is a very different impression than this. Like same face. Face platter, warm, almost feminine, kind of girly, versus this, very professional, very competent. Just that one difference.

So all these cues are changing, especially if you're first impression happening on dating profile apps, on LinkedIn, in your email, like a little picture in your email, your website. It is changing the way people treat you and think of you.

So all these cues are changing, especially if you're first impression happening on dating profile apps, on LinkedIn, in your email, like a little picture in your email, your website. It is changing the way people treat you and think of you.

Okay, so she's leaning her head to one side with her cheek on her hand. First, immediately, a head tilt. A head tilt is a universal sign of engagement and warmth. She's giving me nurturing vibes. Don't you want to tell her all your problems? Like, I would guess she's a therapist or a life coach.

Okay, so she's leaning her head to one side with her cheek on her hand. First, immediately, a head tilt. A head tilt is a universal sign of engagement and warmth. She's giving me nurturing vibes. Don't you want to tell her all your problems? Like, I would guess she's a therapist or a life coach.

She has a watch on, which is a good ornament for competence, so she's probably a therapist or maybe a psychoanalyst. Probably has a degree. She also wears glasses. We like women in glasses and makeup for very competent. It actually ups our competence factor. By the way, this is just the research, not my opinion. And she has a sweater tied around her top, and that's very conservative.

She has a watch on, which is a good ornament for competence, so she's probably a therapist or maybe a psychoanalyst. Probably has a degree. She also wears glasses. We like women in glasses and makeup for very competent. It actually ups our competence factor. By the way, this is just the research, not my opinion. And she has a sweater tied around her top, and that's very conservative.

So I would say warm and nurturing could be a grandmother likely in a self-help profession.

So I would say warm and nurturing could be a grandmother likely in a self-help profession.

So some cues there we can learn from is we want to balance out the friendliness, the warmth, the approachability with the take me seriously. So you take her seriously because of her watch and her glasses and her lack of a smile. Those are all cues of competence. We like that. We also like those cues of warmth, head tilts, hand on face, and a soft smile.

So some cues there we can learn from is we want to balance out the friendliness, the warmth, the approachability with the take me seriously. So you take her seriously because of her watch and her glasses and her lack of a smile. Those are all cues of competence. We like that. We also like those cues of warmth, head tilts, hand on face, and a soft smile.

So in that way, it's a perfect balance or blend.

So in that way, it's a perfect balance or blend.

Okay, so we are seeing a gentleman with no hands. So we see no hand gestures, just his face. He's also tilting his chin down and his forehead is forward. You also see a genuine smile. The best thing about this picture is he's doing an authentic smile because you can see those cheek muscles are activated. Upper zygomaticus. Terrible saying that, but these muscles are activated. So very likable.

Okay, so we are seeing a gentleman with no hands. So we see no hand gestures, just his face. He's also tilting his chin down and his forehead is forward. You also see a genuine smile. The best thing about this picture is he's doing an authentic smile because you can see those cheek muscles are activated. Upper zygomaticus. Terrible saying that, but these muscles are activated. So very likable.

Oh, yeah. I like that. Good job. Yes. I love the smile. So we love that authentic smile. So he's very warm and approachable. He's also making eye contact with the camera. Slight head tilt. I would actually say this is very warm, almost too warm. If he is a doctor or a professor or someone who needs to be taken seriously… I don't know if I'd go to him with my problems.

Oh, yeah. I like that. Good job. Yes. I love the smile. So we love that authentic smile. So he's very warm and approachable. He's also making eye contact with the camera. Slight head tilt. I would actually say this is very warm, almost too warm. If he is a doctor or a professor or someone who needs to be taken seriously… I don't know if I'd go to him with my problems.