Vanessa Van Edwards gives practical advice on showing warmth in the first three minutes of an interaction. Key nonverbal cues recommended are an open palm, a head tilt, keeping appropriate social distance (not standing too close, especially on video), and eyebrow raises to invite engagement.
You should show warm cues in the first three minutes of interaction when you meet somebody. Yes. So here's what the research finds. 1, 2, 3 is we have to show warmth. So a palm. The moment I'm on camera or I walk into a room or I'm on video call. Good morning. How are you? Come on over. So we love a palm. We love that head tilt. And we also love the right distance. No close talking. Right. So we like that social zone, especially on video. You want to be careful on video. Eyebrow raise. Think about this. When I want to see more, I want my eyebrows to get out of the way so I can take in more. You'll notice if you're across a bar and someone goes. Right. You know what that is? I think they're weird. I think they're weird. Just shooting a shot. That's when I give the palm as well. It's a beckoning call.
