THE SIX KEYS TO UNLOCK AND EMPOWER YOUR MIND by MARC SALEM

Author:MARC SALEM
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rodale Inc.
Published: 2007-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Find yourself a pair of glasses, even if they are only clear glass inside a frame. Make sure they are stylish, and use them as a way to make your gestures more emphatic when you wish to make a point. Research shows that, for whatever reason, people with glasses are perceived as bright. So wear them and, once the impression is gained, take them off. Rumor has it that a top CNN newscaster wears glasses with plain glass just to look a bit more intellectual.

On the verbal front, you can even appear infinitely intelligent, always a help when trying to impress or win over others, by what you don’t say. That may sound like a contradiction but it’s not. As we discussed earlier, the number one rule for appearing intelligent is simple: silence. Silence creates an aura of deep thought. If you’re not talking, you must just be holding back something of great wisdom or depth. When you choose to speak, make sure to agree with one of the other person’s points. But don’t say “uh-huh.” Instead, respond with a brisk “sure,” meaning that you knew all this already and were merely being reminded of it.

You can’t be silent or monosyllabic forever. So when you do speak, stare at a spot on the other person’s forehead, directly between their eyes. This gives the impression that you are literally transmitting your thoughts into their consciousness. Keep your speech direct, almost to the point of terseness. You want to create the illusion that you could say much more, but that you simply choose not to expound.

In addition, you can subtly imply that you are impatient for the conversation to end. Let people know you have other things on your mind: Tap your fingers on a table surface while awaiting responses from others, or steeple your fingers. This is a classic subliminal cue denoting both impatience and superiority.

The clincher? Read the New York Times Book Review bestseller list. It provides titles and synopses of all the current literature, everything you need to know to participate in a conversation intelligently. When asked if you’ve read any book, reply only, “Well, not in English.”

Using your verbal power in tiny doses can reap huge benefits. You’ve shown that you can reflect a person’s thinking style and that you can listen (that’s flattering as well as intelligence-boosting).

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