Media Kit 2026
Vanessa Van Edwards
Everything you need to feature Vanessa in your publication, podcast, or event. Intros, bios, questions, photos, and booking info — all in one place.
Stage Introduction
Read Aloud to Introduce Vanessa
Stage Intro
131 wordsYou're great at what you do. But the skill that actually moves your career forward? It's the ability to connect with the people around you. Our next speaker has spent twenty years turning that ability into a science.
Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher whose work reached over 300 million people worldwide last year. Her books Captivate and Cues have been translated into 18 languages. Harvard University brought her in to teach. Her new MasterClass, People Intelligence, was an instant hit.
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft call her when it's not strategy they're missing — it's people skills. As the founder of Science of People, she has trained hundreds of thousands of professionals to master the one skill that will never be automated — human connection.
Please welcome Vanessa Van Edwards.
Written Bios
For Show Notes, Programs & Articles
Micro
25 wordsFounder of Science of People and bestselling author of Captivate and Cues, translated into 18 languages. Last year her research reached 300 million people worldwide.
Short
70 wordsVanessa Van Edwards is a renowned bestselling author, Harvard University Instructor and behavioral researcher. Her books Captivate and Cues have been translated into 18 languages. Vanessa's viral videos reached over 300 million people last year. She founded Science of People and leads its flagship coaching program, People School, where thousands of students enhance their communication abilities. For two decades she has worked with high-performing organizations to improve their people intelligence.
Long
198 wordsVanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher, bestselling author, and Harvard University instructor who has spent two decades sharing evidence-based people skills with the world.
As founder of Science of People, a behavior research lab, she has turned the hidden dynamics of human interaction into practical, learnable frameworks. Her bestselling books Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication have been translated into 18 languages, and her research has reached over 300 million people worldwide last year.
Vanessa works with the world's most ambitious organizations to sharpen the skill that drives everything else — communication. Her clients include Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Comcast, and she has spoken at MIT, Stanford, and SXSW. Her work has been featured on TIME, CNN, BBC, CBS Mornings, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, USA Today, and The Today Show.
Her recent MasterClass, People Intelligence, became one of the top ten most watched classes of the year. Hundreds of thousands of students have taken her courses, and thousands have graduated from her advanced program, People School.
In a world that's automating everything, Vanessa teaches the one skill that can't be replaced — how to connect as humans.
Please Note
Vanessa follows the wise advice of her grandmother when it comes to discussing certain topics. Her Grandma Sylvia once told Vanessa: "If you want to keep friends, avoid talking about politics and religion."
We kindly request to not ask Vanessa religious or political questions on the show.
Thank you ahead of time for respecting this request.
Interview Prep
Suggested Questions
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Segment Ideas
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Body Language & Hidden Cues
The science behind micro-expressions, gestures, and vocal cues that reveal what people really think. Ideal for segments on interviews, dating, negotiations, and deception.
People Skills in the AI Era
As AI automates everything, the ability to connect, persuade, and lead is the ultimate differentiator. Why human intelligence is the new competitive advantage.
The Science of Charisma
From Cues: the exact signals that make people magnetic — warmth cues, competence cues, and the balance between them. Actionable, research-backed, immediately applicable.
First Impressions & Likability
The science of what happens in the first moments of any interaction. Exact strategies to be instantly likable, memorable, and trusted — from job interviews to first dates.
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