Vanessa Van Edwards Profile
Lead Investigator at Science of People, Vanessa Van Edwards is on a mission to help people better communicate with their colleagues, clients, and customers. When you understand the laws of human behavior you can get along with anyone, and your influence, impact, and income will increase as a result.
She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, translated into 16 different languages. Vanessa has helped millions of people improve their people skills with science-backed techniques. She is an influential YouTuber with more than 450k channel subscribers. More than 30 million people watch her videos.
Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication, body language, and leadership, including insights on how people work and how to turn "soft skills" into actionable, masterable frameworks that can be applied to daily life. Her dynamic presentations will leave attendees motivated, inspired, and ready for change. She combines the latest research with powerful stories to build engaging keynotes and workshops that resonate with all audiences, no matter the industry or medium. There is no better person to give a keynote speech than the person who has studied the art and science of speaking and human interaction for over a decade.
Vanessa is the creator of People School, the only science-based training program for top performers who want to: rapidly build trust, spark excitement, develop meaningful connections, and stand out from their peers—with every interaction.