About the Author

Richard Newman is an award-winning expert in leadership communication, storytelling, and influence, and founder of UK Body Talk Ltd., the global leader in evidence-based training on the psychology of communication. As an introvert on the autism spectrum, he has dedicated decades to developing success principles for communication, for himself and his clients. At 18, he moved to the foothills of the Himalayas to teach English to Tibetan monks, and from there went on to work as an actor, keynote speaker, coach and speechwriter, winning the coveted Cicero Grand Prize for Speechwriter of the Year. He created one of the largest studies on non-verbal communication and influence ever, published in the Journal of Psychology, and is author of the bestselling book, You Were Born to Speak.