TUNGKOL SA EPISODE NA ITO
In this powerful solo episode of the Empowered Team Podcast, host Kari Schneider — former high-performance coach working with Olympic and national-level teams — reveals the three silent ways you are communicating every single day… and what it’s costing you if you ignore them.
Drawing from over 30 years in elite performance environments, Kari shares how culture, trust, and engagement are shaped long before words are spoken. Whether you're leading a business team, coaching athletes, or building a strong family culture, these nonverbal communication skills are foundational.
In This Episode, We Cover:- Why people judge your trustworthiness in 100 milliseconds (Psychological Science research)
- How facial expressions and eye contact instantly signal engagement — or disconnection
- The science behind power poses and body language (Amy Cuddy’s research)
- Why posture, shoulders, and even phone-checking silently erode culture
- The truth about tone vs. words (Albert Mehrabian’s emotional communication research)
- How leaders unintentionally trigger their own stress response when they lose engagement
- Why setting clear “showing up” standards is not babysitting — it’s elite practice
Kari contrasts elite national team environments — where athletes are trained to show up with presence and respect — with volunteering in youth sports, where she quickly realized: most people are never taught how to engage nonverbally.
Key Takeaway:Trust, credibility, and culture are built through three silent channels:
- Eyes & Face
- Body
- Voice
If you don’t define and model these standards early, you will pay for it later in disengagement, misunderstandings, and lost momentum.
Challenge:
Pick one channel this week and practice it intentionally. Master it in yourself before expecting it from your team.
If you want stronger team chemistry, deeper trust, and more influential leadership — this episode is your starting point.
🎧 Listen now and elevate how you show up.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/how-many-seconds-to-a-first-impression
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2006/08/22/snap-judgments-decide-faces-character-psychologist-finds
https://aventislearning.com/understanding-body-language/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surprise/202003/the-body-language-myth
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