6: Vanessa Van Edwards on the Science of Charisma and Mastering Human Behavior

• Brant introduces Vanessa as the leading expert in interpersonal high performance.
  
  
• How Vanessa turned science journalism into real-world behavioral research.
  
  
• The Fortune 500 CEO face study and how perception of leadership can be measured.
  
  
• Vanessa’s viral experiments on Twitter profiles and profile photos.
  
  
• Splitting The Science of People into B2C (books, courses) and B2B (corporate training, retreats).
  
  
• Why guessing about people skills is costly — and how data removes the guesswork.
  
  
• The “Big Five” scientifically-backed personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism.
  
  
• Understanding and predicting others’ traits to improve relationships at work and in life.
  
  
• How approach motivation and first impressions shape business and personal opportunities.
  
  
• The science behind charisma: gestures, storytelling, and confidence as learnable behaviors.
  
  
• Brant’s reflections on how Vanessa’s work validates what he has taught about confidence and pitching.
  
  
• Practical tips for applying behavioral science to leadership, networking, and persuasion.