4th Year - 480: How to Become Ridiculously Likable with Vanessa Van Edwards

4th Year - 480: How to Become Ridiculously Likable with Vanessa Van Edwards

July 6, 2026 · 27 min

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Vanessa Van Edwards discusses the science behind likability and how to make great first impressions.

Researcher Vanessa Van Edwards explains what causes people to like one another and how to make great impressions. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Proven ways for making a fantastic first impression 2) What builds and what kills likability the fastest 3) Good and bad questions to ask during first meetings  Subscribe or visit   AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep480  for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT VANESSA —  Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral investigator at her human behavior research lab, the Science of People. She is a professional people watcher—speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting behavior hacks for audiences around the world. She is a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and the Huffington Post. Her popular courses on Creative Live and Udemy have over 120,000 enrolled students. She’s been featured on NPR, CNN, Forbes and USA Today, but more importantly, she’s addicted to sour patch kids, airplane coffee and puppies. • Book:  “Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People” • Facial Expression Guide: ScienceOfPeople.com/face • TED Talk: You are contagious | TEDxLondon • Website: Science of People • YouTube: Vanessa Van…

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