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Does eye contact persuade?

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Does eye contact persuade? — SHR, Zurich
Does eye contact persuade? — SHR, Zurich

Does eye contact persuade? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Kleinke (1986, Psychological Bulletin)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Does eye contact persuade? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich
Does eye contact persuade? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich

Practical check in Zurich

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Public Speaking & Impact training in Zurich, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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