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The Art of Reading People: Unveiling the Hidden Benefits of Understanding Others with Alan Stevens

Reading people is a crucial skill that enhances our understanding of others, fosters empathy, and improves communication. Through observation of facial expressions, body language, and verbal cues, we gain valuable insights into a person's emotions, intentions, and thoughts, often going beyond what they explicitly convey.

Some of us are good at reading people, some of us are maybe not so good but the bottom line is the ability to read people is a crucial skill in all our relationships... if we want them to be successful.

We’ve all experienced those situations where someone just won’t shut up or they don’t listen, they cut people off. Maybe you have a partner who, when you try to talk your way through something that’s bothering you, interrupts you and tells you how to fix what they think is the problem (and most of the time, they’ve missed the point!).

In a business situation, the ability to read people will win or lose you sales. In a personal relationship, poor connection, not listening to the other person will put an enormous strain on the relationship.

Alan Stevens is an expert in profiling and reading people and he talks to us about what he does, why this is so important and how we can use it in our daily lives all our relationships, familial, personal and business.

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About Today’s Guest: Alan Stevens

International Profiling and Communications Specialist. He's regularly featured on National TV, Radio and in the World’s Press, an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, a Coach and Trainer, Master NLP Practitioner, Master Results Coach, Master Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neurological Repatterning, Elite and Professional Micro Expression Detection, Creator of the #WeTogether initiative and The Campfire Project, Director of The Business Of Smiles, Director of the Central Coast Montessori Primary School. He's been referred to as the leading authority on reading people, globally by the UK Guardian and the mentalist meets Dr Phil by the Herald. And recognised in 17 local, national and international awards, winning Businessperson of the year, Education as well as overall Business of 2020 Aus/NZ, and Social Change Maker and Man of Influence 2021 (national), International Keynote Speaker 2022 and presently a finalist in the Man of the Year and for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion 2023 (both national awards).

Alan has worked with international clients, the likes of Disney Films and Gillette, and high-profile organisations like the Australian Federal Police to help them to understand how people tick. Working with business owners and executives, helping them to understand and engage their clients and prospects, enhancing their presentations and negotiation skills and increasing sales. And with parents and teachers to help them enhance the ability of their children and enrich their lives. He is also the creator of the #WeTogether initiative and The Campfire Project, a safe place for men and women to give themselves permission to tell their stories.

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