Synopsis

You know how some people just have ‘it’? The can seamlessly approach anyone they’d like. They are fluent conversationalists, and are always at the top of everyone’s list, when it comes to spending time. What is ‘it’ that these people have? They are fantastic flirts! Flirting can help us in a number of ways; whether it’s getting a free coffee at Starbucks, fitting in well with your colleagues, or asking out the attractive stranger that you’ve had your eye on. Flirting can help you in both work and social situations, and everyone has the potential to do it. If you are interested in learning how you can ignite your ‘it factor’, please do join us environment.

In this talk, you will learn all the secrets of flirting, to improve both your social and work lives.

You will learn:
• How to create instant liking with everyone you meet
• How to recognise signs that someone is interested in you (and how to flirt back!)How to become a body language expert
• How to look at rejection in a different light; it’s not scary, but rather an effective weeding out mechanism.

And, in the usual Flirtology style, expect lots of fun, and a group of interesting, like-minded people.


Biodata of Speaker

Jean Smith is a social and cultural anthropologist who studies and comments on human behaviour, body language, human interaction and relationships. Jean works with individuals on confidence building and social skills, at both a personal and group level.  She has been offering emotional intelligence training in the area of relationships and dating since August 2004. Additionally, Jean works with many corporations and PR companies, creating and executing material for new product launches to the media and consumers. She also appears frequently in the media as an expert commentator on cultural behaviour and has had articles published in a variety of international magazines. In addition, she runs the Flirting and Walking Tours; flirting tours of a city’s hotspots, where individuals can put to use Jean’s three methods of flirting attack. As TEDx speaker, she shares her research into flirting behaviour through the acronym H.O.T. A.P.E.

She graduated from University of Kansas in 1996, B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and M.A. in Social Anthropology in 2008 from School of Oriental and Asian Studies. Jean has written for Psychologies magazine and is a frequent contributor to The Science of Relationships website. She also writes a blog on her Flirtology website, where she provides guidance on flirting and relationships. Her book, The Flirt Interpreter: Flirting Signs from Around the World is out now.