Connection, by design.
The first ninety seconds decide everything. Timothy Smith teaches leaders, sales professionals, and everyday people how to read body language, build instant rapport, and connect with anyone — in the time it takes to say hello.
The man who made connection a craft.
For decades, Timothy Smith has studied one question relentlessly: why do some people connect easily with anyone they meet — while others struggle to be understood even by those closest to them?
Tim is a behavior expert, communication coach, and author whose work sits at the intersection of human psychology and practical skill-building. His expertise is the study of connection — how trust is built in the first ninety seconds, how body language shapes every conversation before a word is spoken, and how ordinary people can learn to do what charismatic people do naturally.
He writes for the person who has ever walked into a room and felt invisible. For the leader whose team hears the words but misses the meaning. For the sales professional who knows the product but cannot seem to close the relationship. For anyone who has ever thought: there has to be a better way to be with people.
Tim’s approach blends the science of body language with decades of coaching experience. His frameworks are practical — the kind you can use in your next meeting, your next interview, your next difficult conversation. His growing library of work spans connection, communication, and personal development, all of it aimed at one outcome: helping people show up, be seen, and be understood.
The Books
Two books. One mission: helping people connect, grow, and show up fully — in every room they walk into.
How to Connect with Anybody in 90 Seconds or Less
Using the Art of Body Language
Most people walk into a room and hope the conversation goes well. This book is for everyone who is done with hoping. Drawing on behavioral research and years of coaching, Tim breaks down the first-impression moment into something observable, repeatable, and teachable.
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Dream Deep
Steps to Manifesting Abundance
A practical framework for anyone ready to take ownership of their growth. Tim walks through the mindset, habits, and daily disciplines that separate people who intend to grow from people who actually do.
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Tim — caught mid-smile, which is about the most on-brand thing he does.
When the headshot comes off.
Anyone who writes a book about connection had better be the kind of person you would actually want to have a conversation with. Tim is.
The professional headshot is real — and so is the straw-hat, green-polo, genuine smile. That is the man underneath the expertise. The one who believes connection is not a business skill first. It is a human skill first.
Everything Tim teaches professionally comes from somewhere real. The techniques in the book are disciplines he has built into how he actually lives — because the question underneath all of his work is the same question he asks of himself every day: am I the kind of person who is easy to connect with?
What’s coming next.
The 90 Seconds Workbook
A companion workbook to How to Connect with Anybody in 90 Seconds or Less — designed to turn the book’s principles into daily practice. Drills, self-assessments, scenario work, and step-by-step structure.
Coaching & Speaking
Tim is open to select coaching engagements, speaking opportunities, and corporate workshops on body language, first impressions, and communication mastery.
Ninety seconds to start the conversation.
Whether you want to read the book, bring Tim to speak, or just say hello — the door is open.