Body Language and Lifelong Learning

One of the keys to personal development is Lifelong Learning (sometimes called Learning for Life). Lifelong learning will Boost Your Impact

Per Wikipedia, lifelong learning is the lifelong, lifewide, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. As such, it will enhance competitiveness and employability in addition to social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development.

One of the benefits of being in the personal development business, is that the research I do – the books I read, the CDs/mp3′s I listen to, the DVDs I watch and the courses I attend – all help my lifelong learning, as I distill the best information to pass on to my clients and subscribers to help accelerate their lifelong learning!

One  course I would thoroughly recommend from both a learning perspective and entertainment perspective (a great way to learn) is Kevin Hogan’s Body Language Home Study Course.

There is an infamous rule based on the findings of psychologist Albert Mehrabian: the “7%-38%-55% Rule” which suggests that 55%+ of communication is via body language. THIS IS WRONG. According to Mehrabian, the conclusion that words account for 7%, tone of voice accounts for 38%, and body language accounts for 55%, only applies in the assessment of  the elements of liking of a person who puts forward a message concerning their feelings. The equation does not apply to any other communication. HOWEVER it is clear that body language has a very significant impact on our impact! So if you want to Boost your Impact and/or Present Like A Pro then learning about body language is a must.

Kevin Hogan’s Body Language course is a home study course which goes beyond traditional texts on body language and not only provides practical steps to increase your impact through an awareness of your body language, but also engages you by analysing photos of other (mostly) famous celebrities to deduce liking, attraction, likelihood of break-up, lying, deception, honesty etc. other people’s body language.

The course is 4 parts:

1. Two CDs on the basics of making a perfect first impression, building rapport and getting an edge through various strategies such as high impact greetings and where/how to sit in relation to others. Fantastic stuff!
2. Two DVDs, mostly supporting what’s already been said on the CDs, but including an interesting demo. A little dated, but nevertheless useful!
3. Five CDs to be listened to whilst you browse through corresponding photos on the secret website. This is where you really get the benefit of Kevin’s expertise as together you analyse the celebrity photos and learn to understand body language – from the eyes, lips, touching, body positioning etc – like you (probably) never have before. Fascinating!
4. A final CD and DVD – the CD being a body language commentary on the collection of old video on the DVD. This is interesting, entertaining and unique in terms of both interpreting body language and understanding the impact body language has.

I thoroughly recommend this course to any action-oriented person interested in body language, and specifically if you’re looking to boost your impact and enhance your poise. Whilst there is other information out there on body language, Kevin’s practical approach and compelling expertise make this a cut above the others.

If you’re interested in purchasing this course, or not, and are just curious for further information on body language, then please click the picture below:

Kevin Hogan's Body Language Course

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