August 2014 Newsletter - Master Seven Essential Power Cues For Better Communication

Most communication is unconscious. You may think you’re delivering clear and consistent messages based on your words, but unconscious nonverbal behaviors are key to communicating with power.

Startling advances in brain science have made it possible for us to gather and test evidence as we uncover the unconscious mind’s amazing strengths. While our conscious brains can handle some 40 bits of information per second, the unconscious mind processes an astounding 11 million bits per second. Much of this activity occurs instantaneously, nonverbally and unconsciously.

Your unconscious mind is at work when:

• You quickly brake or swerve to avoid an object in the road.
• You physically shift position to mirror a colleague’s posture.
• You and a friend simultaneously blurt out the same phrase or idea.
• You have a gut feeling that the person speaking to you is concealing information.

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