Have you ever heard the term 'Micro-expression"?  This refers to the facial expressions we outwardly show in a fraction of a second.  (A 20th of a second to be exact).  There are universal facial expressions that all humans exhibit regardless of gender, socio-economic status, or culture.  Even babies exhibit these same facial expressions.  This famous photo by Paul Ekman captures the universal facial expressions of anger, fear, disgust, surprise, joy and sadness.  It is fairly easy to determine emotions of these facial expressions.  Although, would you still determine the facial expression if it occurred in a millisecond?

Most individuals can correctly guess the micro-expression of an individual about 50% of the time, or roughly the amount that would be determined by chance.  Unless we are trained to look at these expressions and 'catch them' it is very difficult since we are at times motivated to hide our true feelings.  There are even times when the true emotion is not even consciously known to us and we will still display the micro-expression.    There are programs that will teach you how to read these micro-expressions.  You can also learn the specific facial cues and muscular indicators of each emotion.  For instance, in surprise, the eyebrows arch and mouth opens.  In disgust, the nose crinkles as if someone is carrying a dirty diaper!

 

The POWER to PERSUADE workshop will teach you each of these facial expressions and how to effectively communicate with others based on what they are feeling. 

See the Video Below!  This event will be unbelievable as we cover the elements of personality styles, revealing the intentions of others with their body language and how to compel others to take action with your word choice.  The workshop will be interactive, fun, and engaging.