Today we will be talking with Abbie Maroño, a nonverbal communications and social influence coach. Abbie published her first paper in nonverbal communication at 19 years old, going on to do her PhD in behavior analysis and become a university lecturer at 23. She now directs a research group, BRINC, alongside her coaching and teaching. [May 9, 2022]  00:00 – Intro  Social-Engineer.com  Managed Voice Phishing Managed Email Phishing Adversarial Simulations -  Social-Engineer channel on SLACK CLUTCH  innocentlivesfoundation.org  02:52 – Abbie Maroño intro  04:47 – At what point in your life did you want to become a Nonverbal expert?  06:56 – The reality of getting to where you want to be  08:39 – What kept you going after rejections?  11:15 – How does a person learn to find their passion?  14:06 – How did you decide to make Nonverbal Communications a career?  17:53 – How important is Open VS Closed Body Language?  23:00 – What is orientation and why does it matter?  27:49 – The role of body language in a virtual setting  33:30 – The "perception" of eye-contact in a video call  35:31 – Find Abbie Maroño on the web  Website link: abbiemarono.com  Twitter: @abbiejmarono  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/abbie-maroño-35ab2611a   36:05 – New Job Announcement  38:16 – Who would you consider your biggest mentors?  Dr David Keatley   Joe Navarro  41:16 – Book Recommendations:  The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk  What Every BODY is Saying – Joe Navarro  Unmasking the Social Engineer - Christopher J. Hadnagy  The Code of Trust - Robin Dreeke  The Timeline Toolkit - David Keatley  The Polyvagal Theory - Stephen Porges  43:47 – Guest Wrap Up  44:17 – Outro  www.social-engineer.com  www.innocentlivesfoundation.org