Reading Facial Expressions

It has been said that body language makes up about 55% of our communication while  our tone of voice comprises 38% and our actual verbal  words comprise  7%. ( The 7% Rule). With everyone using Zoom these days, I would suspect that facial expressions are becoming more and more important. [Read More]

By |October 30th, 2020|Research|

If you are going to mediate, be happy!

Long ago, I learned that outside events can affect a person’s mood at mediation. One example is traffic- fighting traffic to get to a mediation on time will affect the negotiation process. For this reason,  I try to schedule mediations after rush hour so at least the parties are not [Read More]

By |October 25th, 2019|Research|

Too Happy ???

Science never ceases to amaze me. Now there is a study that finds that being too happy is not a good thing. According to an article in the April 2, 2012 edition of The Washington Post entitled "Too much happiness can make you unhappy, studies show", one can be less [Read More]

By |April 20th, 2012|Research|
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