Vanessa Van Edwards

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Vanessa Van Edwards
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Vanessa Van Edwards
Born
Vanessa Lynn Van Petten

(1985-05-17) May 17, 1985 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California
EducationEmory University (BA)
Alma mater Emory University
Occupations
  • Public speaker
  • author
  • online instructor
Years active2015–present
Known forFounder of Science of People
Notable work
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People (2017)

Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication (2022)

Contents

Spouse
Scott Van Edwards
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
Website www.scienceofpeople.com

Vanessa Van Edwards (born Vanessa Lynn Van Petten [1] [2] ; May 17, 1985) is a speaker with Science of People [3] [4] and author of several books. She specializes in science-based people skills. [5] [6] [7]


Career

Van Edwards is lead investigator at her human behavior research lab, the Science of People. [8] She conducts original research experiments on popular psychology and communication. [9] [10]

Van Edwards writes monthly columns for Entrepreneur Magazine [11] and formerly used to for The Huffington Post . [12] She is also a monthly guest on morning news show, AM Northwest . [13] She has written for CNN, [14] TIME, [15] Forbes, [16] and Fast Company . [17]

Van Edwards teaches online courses about body language, facial expression, nonverbal communication and lie detection, [18] [19] [20] all grounded in scientific research. [8] She has also created/instructed some LinkedIn Learning courses, most of which are on first impressions and how to make conversations more meaningful and better.

Van Edwards has conducted a set of experiments on TED talks [21] [22] and presented her research at SXSW in March 2015. [23] Her lab conducted research on the TV show Shark Tank [9] and analyzed hand gestures in presidential inaugural addresses. [14]

Books

Vanessa Van Edwards is the author of the national bestselling book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People (2017). [24] [25] [26]

Her second book Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication released in 2022 and appeared on the bestseller list of The Wall Street Journal . [27] [28]

Van Edwards is the author of the books Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101, [29] Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, [30] [31] and Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded [32] with Plume under her maiden name, Vanessa Van Petten. Her latest book Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication was released in March 2022. [33]

Personal life

Vanessa Van Edwards was born was born Vanessa Lynn Van Petten on May 17, 1985 in Los Angeles, California. She attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where she studied sociology, Chinese, and international relations. [34] [5] [2] Van Edwards married Scott Thornton Edwards in 2012. She lived in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. [8] [35] [36] She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two daughters. [37]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vanessa Van Edwards Age, Husband, Married, Bio, Height". dev.bher.ca. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Vanessa Van Edwards - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "About Vanessa Van Edwards". Science of People. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vanessa Van Edwards The Science of Innovation". Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Marx Wheatley, Michaela. (2012-10-20). “Nationally-Renown Speaker to get Radical on Whidbey Parents.” South Whidbey Record. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ YEC Women (September 24, 2013). "10 Ways Body Language Can Help You Be More Powerful". Forbes .
  7. ↑ Online Teaching’s the New Blogging O’Connell, A.J. (August 31, 2014). The Next Web. Retrieved October 3, 2014
  8. 1 2 3 "From Portland, self-taught expert teaches 60,000 around the globe". oregonlive.com. December 15, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Zissu, Alexandra (September 22, 2016). "How to Win on 'Shark Tank'". entrepreneur.com.
  10. ↑ "How Deciphering the Science of Body Language Can Help Build Your Business". American Express. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Vanessa Van. "Vanessa Van Edwards". Entrepreneur.
  12. ↑ "Vanessa Van Edwards – HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com.
  13. ↑ "How to Increase Your Influence". KATU.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  14. 1 2 Edwards, Vanessa Van (May 12, 2017). "Trump's hands speak and this is what they say". cnn.com.
  15. ↑ "7 Body Language Tips Everybody Should Know". Time.
  16. ↑ YEC Women (October 9, 2012). "Want To Cope With "Annoying" Colleagues? Speak Their Language". Forbes.
  17. ↑ "How Chobani Squeezed New Flavor Into A Crowded Market". Fast Company.
  18. ↑ "From Portland, self-taught expert teaches 60,000 around the globe". oregonlive.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  19. ↑ "How Teaching Online Courses Helped One Entrepreneur Put a Down Payment on a House". Business Insider. businessinsider.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  20. ↑ "To command an audience, speak with your hands". Financial Times. ft.com. October 25, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  21. ↑ "How to Give a Speech Like a TED Talk Pro". inc.com. March 23, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Your hand gestures can help make you more charismatic". BBC. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Digital Body Language – SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2015.
  24. ↑ "Captive Hits iBooks Best-seller List". scienceofpeople.com. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  25. ↑ Van Edwards, Vanessa (2017). Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People. Penguin Random House. ISBN   978-0399564482.
  26. ↑ "Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 30, 2017". PublishersWeekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  27. ↑ Ervin, Sarah (March 2, 2022). "Vanessa Van Edwards, Author of Cues". KPCW Listen Like a Local. KPCW. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Bestselling Books Week Ended March 5". Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. March 10, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  29. ↑ Van Edwards, Vanessa. Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101: Your Guide to Reading People's Nonverbal Behavior. N.p.: Create Space, 2013.
  30. ↑ "These 4 simple conversation hacks will make you more memorable and likable". CNBC. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  31. ↑ Van Edwards, Vanessa. Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People. New York, 2017.
  32. ↑ Van Petten, Vanessa. Do I Get My Allowance before or after I'm Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen. New York: Plume, 2011.
  33. ↑ Edwards, Vanessa Van. Cues . Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  34. ↑ Radical Parenting: Youthologist Teaches CT Teens and Parents to Communicate. Mindell, Cindy (October 1, 2010). Jewish Ledger. Retrieved 2014.10.03
  35. ↑ "The First Weeks of Parenting: What Nobody Tells You – Episode #104 with Vanessa Van Edwards". startuppregnant.com. March 11, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  36. ↑ "5 Mind-Blowing Myths About Pregnancy". youtube.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  37. ↑ "Vanessa Van Edwards - Narrator". Penguin Random House Audio. Penguin Random House. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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