Interactive Series: 3 Ways You're Communicating Without Saying a Word

About this episode

Kari Schneider discusses three silent ways of communication and their impact on trust and culture.

In this powerful solo episode of the Empowered Team Podcast, host Kari Schneider — former high-performance coach working with Olympic and national-level teams — reveals the three silent ways you are communicating every single day… and what it’s costing you if you ignore them. Drawing from over 30 years in elite performance environments, Kari shares how culture, trust, and engagement are shaped long before words are spoken. Whether you're leading a business team, coaching athletes, or building a strong family culture, these nonverbal communication skills are foundational. In This Episode, We Cover: Why people judge your trustworthiness in 100 milliseconds (Psychological Science research) How facial expressions and eye contact instantly signal engagement — or disconnection The science behind power poses and body language (Amy Cuddy’s research) Why posture, shoulders, and even phone-checking silently erode culture The truth about tone vs. words (Albert Mehrabian’s emotional communication research) How leaders unintentionally trigger their own stress response when they lose engagement Why setting clear “showing up” standards is not babysitting — it’s elite practice Standout Story…

People in this episode

Host: Kari Schneider

Topics covered

• nonverbal communication
• trust
• engagement
• body language
• leadership

Keywords

• nonverbal communication
• trustworthiness
• body language
• engagement
• leadership

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