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Recent Appearances

Where Vanessa Teaches

Harvard Division of Continuing Education ⎟Effective Organizational Communication

MasterClass⎟People Intelligence With Vanessa Van Edwards

LinkedIn Learning⎟Communicating with Charisma

Media

Jennifer Hudson Show⎟How to Avoid Awkward Holiday Party Small Talk

SXSW EDU 2025⎟Rewiring How We Learn: The Power of an Experimental Mindset

CNBC Health & Wellness⎟A psychology expert’s guide to creating the right social network, finding lasting friendships and building comm

CBS Mornings⎟Human behavior expert shares tips for how to ace a job interview

CNN⎟Trump’s hands speak – what do they say?

Entrepreneur⎟These 7 Books Can Help You Make More Money and Advance Your Career

NPR⎟Learning Websites Vie To Become ‘School Of Everything’

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Vanessa’s Approved Bio

Short Bio

Vanessa Van Edwards is a renowned behavioral researcher, bestselling author, and teaches at Harvard University. With translations in 18 languages and over 100 million YouTube views, her work has inspired a truly global audience. As founder of Science of People, hundreds of thousands of students have taken her online courses to become master communicators. For two decades she has worked with high-performing organizations to improve their people intelligence. Her new Masterclass is already an instant hit. Please welcome Vanessa Van Edwards.

Long Bio

Vanessa Van Edwards is a renowned behavioral researcher, bestselling author, and acclaimed international keynote speaker. Her books Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication have been translated into 18 languages. As founder of Science of People, Vanessa’s YouTube tutorials have reached over 100 million people. For over a decade she has worked with top brands, universities, government entities, nonprofits and companies to increase their effectiveness by improving their communication.

Vanessa helps entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and speaks to trillion-dollar companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and more. Her work has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS Mornings, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, The Today Show, and many more.

Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership. Her science-backed framework helps anyone communicate with confidence. She is also an Instructor, Professional & Executive Development, Harvard Division of Continuing Education. Her Masterclass, People Intelligence launched in Fall of 2025 and was an instant hit.

Vanessa is renowned for teaching science-backed people skills to audiences worldwide, including Harvard, SxSW, MIT, and Stanford. Her engaging workshops and courses teach individuals to succeed in business and life by understanding the hidden dynamics of people.

Millions visit her website monthly for her methods that turn “soft skills” into actionable, masterable frameworks that can be applied daily. Hundreds of thousands of students have taken her popular communication courses and thousands have taken her advanced social skills course: People School.

As a prolific motivational speaker she has keynoted at companies, events and on major stages, including Dave Ramsey’s Entreleadership Summit, Lewis Howes’ Summit of Greatness, and twice at the Global Leadership Summit.