What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

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We show discomfort when we do not like what is happening to us, when we do not like what we are seeing or hearing, or when we are compelled to talk about things we would prefer to keep hidden.

This is a really good book and gives you a lot of insight into body language - you start noticing things that you wouldn't have previously - the story is very drawn out though and it is not helped by the narrator of the audiobook who speaks in a dull, monotonous tone. Open Library is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Eye-blink / eye-flutter behavior: Joe Navarro says that Eyelid flutter indicates an internal struggle either with our performance or with the person or environment around us.We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.

When it’s the heel to be lifted it’s a “starter’s position” and it may indicate interest as well as readiness to go. And that’s why Joe Navarro has written What Every Body is Saying– because it helps you do just that.Nonverbal communication is a powerful way to build rapport, show interest, and express disagreement. For example, we may allow close friends and family members to enter our personal space but keep strangers at a distance. It is bite-sized and still comprehensive in documenting the myriad aspects of body language and their possible interpretations. However, despite the scope of the scientific work carried out on this subject, professionals can turn to programs, methods, and approaches that fail to reflect the state of science.

Squinting, furrowing of the forehead, and facial contortions are indicative of distress or discomfort. Adornments and artifacts on the arms: Interestingly enough, Joe Navarro says that adornments and tattoos on the arm do communicate about us, and until tattoos will become fully acceptable he recommends avoiding them since surveys show people perceive people with tattoos as low status. cite book|author1=Joe Navarro |author2=Joe Navarro |author3=Marvin Karlins |date=2008 |title=What every BODY is saying |url=https://archive. Joe Navarro hence advises avoiding hand gestures in a foreign culture until you learn a bit about what they mean.Sadly the "academic" co author has hijacked the main author (the FBI chap) and created what could have been an interesting and insightful book into a tedious and thoroughly boring audio. I loved Navarro's "What Everybody Is Saying" and I was eagerly anticipating The Dictionary of Body Language.

For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.This book gave me the ability to know, with some basis, whether a jury liked my client or the opposition, and whether I was effectively advocating my client's defense. Steepling: Steepling, a go-to move of Angela Merkel is, Joe Navarro says, one of the most powerful displays of confidence we have. The problem is that most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing, or, as Sherlock Holmes, the meticulous English detective, declared to his partner, Dr.