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Whatexactlyistheconnectionbetweenthewaywewriteandthewayweare?

Ifyouthinkaboutit,ourhandwriting,andourdoodlingtoo,areallproductsofourbrain—akindofextensionofourselvesonpaper,so,consciouslyorunconsciously,wearegivingakindof'

computerprintout'

ofwhatwethinkorfeelwhenwewrite.Asthebrainiswhereourthoughtsandfeelingslie,thereiseveryreasontoassumethatourcharacteristransmittedintoourhandwriting.

NowIknowthatanumberofEuropeanfirmshaveusedgraphologytoevaluatepotentialemployeesforsometimenow,butIbelieveit'

scatchingoninAmericatoo.

mnowrunningmyownSanFrancisco-basedconsultancyfirm,whichIstartedadecadeago,andnowovertwohundredfirmscometomeforadviceonwould-beemployees.

Howdoesitworkout,then?

Dotheyshowyousamplesofanapplicant'

shandwriting?

Yes,mostcompaniesnowadaysrequiretheirnewjobapplicantstoprovideatleastaone-pagewritingsamplewhichisthenpassedovertomeforinterpretation.

Howlongdoesittakeyoutoanalyseasample?

Oh,anythingfromthreetoeighthours,dependingontheamountofdetailrequiredbytheclient.

Andwhatcanyoutellfromthesampleyouget?

Awholerangeofpersonalitytraitscanbeassessed,suchasenthusiasm,ambition,imagination,diligence,sincerity,secretiveness—justabouteverything,infact.

Canyougiveussometell-talecluesaboutthewaywewrite?

msureourlistenerswillallbedyingtohearsomething.

OK,youjustwritetheletter'

t'

notacapitalbutanordinary'

please,Leo.

Allright.Thereyouare.Nowwhatcanyoutellmefromthat?

Mmm...well,the'

you'

vewritten,whichismoreorlessstraightupandcrossedwithadiagonalstrokefromsouth-westtonorth-east,asitwere,indicatesanoptimistickindofcharactertome.Wouldyoudescribeyourselfinthatway?

Mmm,yes,Ithinkso.Canyoudescribeanyotherkindsof'

forthebenefitofourlisteners?

Yes,ofcourse.If,forexample,youhadwrittena'

butcrosseditonlywithastrokeontheleftoftheverticalstem,whichdidn'

tevenreachitinfact,thatwouldindicateaprocrastinatingcharacter,someonewhoputsthingsoffuntiltomorrow.Inefficiencycanbeidentifiedbya'

wheretherearetwoverticalstrokesinthestem,reachinguptoaroundedpoint,andthencrossedrightthrough.Mmm,whatelsecanIsay?

Athickcrossontheleftofthestem,taperingtoapointontherightofthestem,tellsmethatthewriterisasarcastickindofperson.Anotherthingisthataverypracticalsortofpersonalwayscrosseshis'

halfwaydowntheletter,whereasa'

crossedhighupthestemshowsadreamer.Theletters'

m'

and'

n'

arealsoindicativeofpersonality,dependingonwhethertheyareroundedorwedge-shaped.

Isee.That'

smostinteresting.

Onelittlesuccessstoryofmine,whichImusttellyouabout,concernsRoyalOfficeProductsofNewYork.Theyoncetookabigchanceonmyanalysisofanapplicant'

swriting.HisnamewasHarryBenson,infact,andhewasafteranexecutivejob,andhewasapersontheywouldneverhavetakenonotherwise...becausehecameacrossverybadlyorallyandinhisappearance.However,onthestrengthofmyinterpretationofhiswritingtheytookhimon,andnow,onlyafewyearslater,he'

salreadyPresidentofthecompany.

dlikenowtoturntodoodlingbecausemostofusdoodleawaymerrily,quiteabsentmindedly,andhearwhatyouhavetosayaboutthat.

Oh,youcantellagreatdealaboutpeoplefromtheirdoodlesaswellastheirhandwriting.Thedoodle,tomymind,isamessagestraightfromthesubconscious.Thereasonyouarefeelingthewayyouareisalwayswritteninyourdoodles.

Canyougiveussomeindicationofwhatyoumean?

Take,forexample,veryangularortangledhorizontallines...Now,ifapersonwhendoodlingdoesalotofthem,itisveryindicativeofhiddenangerandfrustration.Arrows,whendrawn,standforambition,andwhentheyareaimedinalotofdifferentdirections,thiswillmeanconfusioninreachinggoals.

Beforewestartedtheprogramme,Ihappenedtobedoodlingonthispadhere.Whatdoesthattellyouaboutme?

—that'

sifyoucanrepeatit!

（Laughs）.

Well,letmesee.Youhavedrawnaverydetailedandsymmetricaldesignwhichtellsme,superficiallyatanyrate,thatyouareaveryorderlyandratherpreciseperson—aconformist,ifyoulike—whodoesn'

tlikechaosandhastohaveeverythingplanned.

Yes,well,you'

rerighttosomeextent.I'

vegotoneortwoothersheredonebypeopleinthestudio.Whatcanyousayaboutthem?

Thisonehere,whichhaslotsoflittlestarsonit—now,theygenerallyrepresenthope.Andhere,onthisone,somebodyhasdrawnahumaneye,whichisindicativeofasuspiciousordistrustfulnature.

dbetternottellyouwhoistheartist,then!

Now,inthisone,somebodyhasdrawnalittlehumanfigure,whichprobablymeanstheymakefriendsveryeasily—andenemiestoo,incidentally.

Doeseverybodydoodle?

Mostpeopledoitbecausetheyarebored,butsomedoitmorethanothers.Creativepeoplelikearchitectsorfashiondesignersdoagreatdealofaimlessdoodling,whereaswriters,ontheotherhand,doverylittlebecausetheyhaveawayofexpressingthemselvesinwords.Ithinkprobablypeoplewithdisabilitiesarethebestdoodlers,becausetheirnormaloutletsareblocked.

Whataboutactualwritingimplements,doesitmakeanydifferencewhatyouchoosetowritewith?

Indeed,yes.Ifyougivepeopleachoiceofwritingimplements—sayapencil,afelttiporanordinarypen—themiddle-of-the-roaderswillgofortheordinarypen,thosewhowanttoleavethebiggestimpressionwiththeleastamountofworkwilltakethefelttip.Asforpencils,Iwon'

tsayit'

strueineverycase,somepencilusersaren'

tveryhonest;

pencilscanbeerased,yousee,soit'

sawayofleavingnotraces.Criminalswillalmostalwayschooseapencil,althoughofcourseI'

mnotsuggestingthatallpencilusersarecriminals,ofcourse.

Well,thankyouverymuch,Denise.Thatwasveryinteresting,andI'

msurefromnowonwe'

llallbecarefulnottoleaveourdoodleslyingaround.

ThenumberofadultsmokersintheUnitedStateskeepsgoingdown,down,down,almosttwentypercentinthepastdecade,accordingtoanewsurveybytheAmericanCancerSociety.Theirreportbasedonthegovernment'

sstatisticsshowsthat,whilemoreandmorewomenaretakingupthesmokinghabit,morethanenoughmenarequittingtomakeupforit.ButthatnewsaboutthewomentroublesDrErvinMann,anobstetricianatPaxtang,Pennsylvaniaandhedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Ifyouareapregnantwomanandifyousmokecigarettes,thenDrMannwillmakeyouanofferthathehopesyoucan'

trefuse.

"

Whatwewilldois,ifyouwillnotsmokethroughoutyourpregnancy,thenwe'

llofferyouonehundreddollarsofftheobstetricbill."

Andhowmuchisthetypicalbill,sohowbigisthisdiscountgoingtobe?

"

Basicallytheobstetricbillisonethousandtwohundreddollars.Soit'

salittlelessthantenpercent."

Whatinspiredyoutotrythishundred-dollarrebate?

Weknowthatsmokingduringpregnancyresultsinlowerbirthrateincense.Inotherwordsbecauseofsmokingbabiesaresmallatbirth.Andthat'

stheonethingwereallyknow.Therehavebeenotherthingsthat'

vebeenimplicatedthatthereisincreasingbirthdefectsinsmokingwomen."

Youshouldexplaintome,explaintoourlistenerswhythatisofaconcerntoadoctor,ortoamotherandherbaby?

Weknowthatsmallerweightbabieshavemoredifficultyinthrivinginanearlylife,sothatittakesbothbabieswhoarelightinweightatthetimeofbirth,willtakeatleastayearofgoodcarebeforetheywillcomeuptothestandards."

Sowhataretheresults,doesmoneytalkinthiscase,orarewomeninyourpracticebuyingtheidea?

Well,moneypartiallytalks.Wehavehadseventy-fivewomenwhohavecompletedtheirpregnancywhohavepreviouslysmoked.Andoftheseseventy-fivewomen,thirty-fiveofthemhavegonewithoutsmokingduringthepregnancy."

Ah,sothey'

regettingthehundreddollars."

Theyaregettingthehundreddollarsback.Certainlywehaven'

thadanylowbirthweightchildreninthatgroupofpatients."

Howdoyouknowforsurethatthosethirty-fivewomenhaveindeednotsmokedatall?

Maybethey'

remisleadingyou."

It'

sallanhonorsystem.Eachtimetheycomeforanexaminationtheyreaffirmtheirrefusaltosmoke.Andcertainlywetrustthosepatientsandfeelthattheyarefollowingit.Otherpatients,ofcourse,havestatedtheyhavestartedsmokingagain.SoIthinkit'

saprettygoodcrosssection."

Andjustonemorething.When,ifwecomebacktoyouinayearfromnow,howmuchdoyouthink..."

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