Reading people

Read the Room

What if you could see what people aren’t saying?

Everyone nodded. Nobody agreed. Then the real conversation happened in the parking lot.

Read the Room teaches your people to notice what isn’t being said, the comfort and discomfort that shows up in faces, hands, feet and voices, and what to do about it while it still matters.

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Rachel Bee on stage, watching her audience as she teaches — Teaching the CROWN Protocol™.

What your people walk away with

Skills they use the next morning.

People rarely say “I disagree” in a meeting. They go quiet, lean back, check the clock and agree out loud. Their bodies are already telling you. Once your team can see it, they can ask the question that brings the real concern into the room while there’s still time to fix it.

Notice comfort and discomfort.

Read clusters of behavior and changes from someone’s normal, never a single gesture on its own.

Know what a signal means, and what it doesn’t.

Body language is a crucial indicator of someone’s state of mind. A reaction is a reason to ask a better question, not a verdict.

Ask the right question at the right moment.

Concerns surface before they become problems, resignations or lost deals.

Run meetings and one-on-ones where people open up.

Seating, pace, silence and follow-up that make honest answers easier to give.

Four ways to bring it in

From a single keynote to a 6-month program.

Leadership development program3 to 6 months · $45,000–75,000

A kickoff workshop, monthly group sessions built around what your people are facing that month, and a before-and-after skills assessment, plus bonuses of your choice. The deepest change, because people practice between sessions. See what’s included

Full-day workshop6 to 7 hours · from $12,500

Hands-on practice with your team’s real situations, role-plays and feedback.

Half-day workshop3 to 4 hours · from $8,500

The core skills, practiced in the room, with a plan for Monday morning.

Keynote45 to 90 minutes · from $7,500

The big ideas and live demonstrations, built around your audience.

Add coaching: pair any format with one-on-one coaching for your executive and management teams. All prices are plus travel.

Corporate rates: these are the rates for the big companies we work with most. Small business, nonprofit, faith-based group, youth group, first responder agency or local government? Ask about community rates.

Best for

Managers and team leads
HR and people leaders
Sales, account and negotiation teams
Anyone who runs meetings or one-on-ones

The method

Built on the CROWN Protocol™, five skills for the moments that decide how people see you. Body language runs through all of them.

How the CROWN Protocol works

What audiences say

In their words.

“We all think we know how to read the body language of others, but Rachel has tremendous knowledge and insight.”
David HermannBank of Hawaii

“Rachel Bee knows her stuff, and makes it easy to learn how to read people.”
Owner, DigiTalesKeynote attendee

“She has this innate ability to pick up little cues that your face makes when you’re conversing with other people… She is worth every penny and worth every minute!”
Ingrid HisatakeCoaching client

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