Hey its Min here from the Art of Verbal War
Where people learn to excel in verbal skills
So here I am bringing YOU another Harvey Specter video
You know, I hate wasting time watching TV
But somehow I got hooked into the TV series "Suits"
And that's because Harvey Specter who's the main character
of Suits is so badass
There's so much we can learn from the character Harvey Specter
Have you seen my other two videos on Harvey Specter?
How to Think on Your Feet and How to Make Good Comebacks?
There's so much you can learn from those videos
But today we're gonna focus on a different aspect
of Harvey Specter.  Not his verbal skills but his non-verbal skills, in particular
his body language. Today we're gonna dissect
Harvey Specter's body language like you dissected a frog back in high school
Except without the blood and guts.
Now recently I did a video on body language
and Don Draper the main character of the show Mad Men
and in that video I showed you how Don Draper's body language
conveys ultimate confidence and how
it helps him persuade his clients to do business with him.
Now Harvey Specter's body language also does these things very well
Today though, I'm going to focus on a little different aspect of body language which is what
Harvey Specter does very well. And what is this aspect of body language I speak of?
Its actually status, dominance, authority, and power.
That's what Harvey Specter's body language conveys.
As a corporate lawyer and NYC's best closer
Harvey Specter has to use his body language in a different way.  He faces
much different battles than what Don Draper does in Mad Men.
Harvey Specter's body language conveys status, dominance, authority, and power.
Because he needs these things to close difficult situations day after day.
And in this video
So you ready for this? This is some valuable s--t my friends.
Let's keep it quiet between us.
So if you pay attention to these body language secrets
And they really ARE secrets
they will pay dividends for you later on in life
Okay? So, let's do this.
So let's start with this
In this clip, we see the trademark Harvey Specter walk
that's full of swagger
And in this clip he's got the patented
Harvey Specter smirk
Both of these things convey his confident attitude
especially the smirk
which says "You know? I just know a little better than you"
Now in this scene, look at
how he looks at the guy walking by
who is probably an associate at his law firm
This piercing look
undeniably shows he's got the status to judge
the other guy as the senior partner at the firm
In another scene, Harvey is facing a combative guy
who doesn't want to give Harvey what he needs
So Harvey challenges him
to see if he's willing to take a swing a him
So Harvey juts his chin out
and fixes his eyes directly on the other guys' eyes
to see if the other guy is willing to punch him
The other guy thinks about it for a second
and then he loses eye contact because he can't handle the heat
and the confrontation is over
Now in his scene, his nemesis Louis Litt
tries to get in his face, but instead of letting Louis get in
his face, Harvey ends up circling around
and makes Louis look like he's chasing his tail
In this scene, Harvey is lecturing his associate Mike
about being accountable
When he says "because that's my job"
he uses a hand gesture for emphasis
This gesture is very interesting. Instead of a palm up or palm down
hand gesture, which is what most people do
He holds his hand sideways and points at Mike
Which is an almost violent gesture, as if he's pointing a gun at him
In this next scene
He's negotiating against all odds against a sleazy buyer
but look at the way Harvey sits at the table
Does he betray his position?
Which is actually that his client is very desperate to sell?
Or does Harvey act from a position of strength?
Look at Harvey's body language
Open, wide, powerful, and not betraying the facts that he has to face
Not betraying the fact that he's negotiating against all odds
Even in a poker game, look at Harvey's hands
HIs hands are relaxed
Not tightly gripping each other, which would be a
horrible poker tell
His face, also relaxed and confident
His hands and face don't betray the bad cards he might be holding
In this next scene, Harvey is getting introduced to a big client of the law firm
The client is being shady and going back on promises he made to the other side
And Harvey is being called in by the managing partner to get
the client to complete his end of the bargain
Check out the look Harvey gives the client when he's introduced to the shady client
He doesn't kiss the client's ass
Or bend over backward to greet the client
Instead, Harvey gives him a look like Harvey is
sizing up the big client
Instead, Harvey gives the client a look to size him up
Harvey knows he has to do this because he has to confront the client and make him do something
and Harvey needs to present himself in a way that shows he's an authority over the client
If upon the introduction, he kisses the client's ass
then he won't be able to convince the client about
what he needs to do
Now in this final scene
Harvey is giving approval to Mike for something Mike did but look at
how Harvey actually does it
He doesn't turn his body to face Mike
If he turned his body to face Mike, he would betray his own power over Mike
Instead Harvey only turns his head and
he shakes it show his approval
Okay my friends
I've given you everything you need to channel
your inner Harvey Specter
Go forth and be powerful and keep being excellent
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