🥒 reviewed What Every BODY is Saying by Joe Navarro
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3 stars
A lil pseudo-science-y but it is interesting!
256 pages
English language
Published Aug. 7, 2008 by HarperCollins.
What every BODY is saying
an ex-FBI agent's guide to speed reading people
He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great—or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did.
Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover:
- The ancient survival instincts that drive body language
- Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings
- What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about moods and motives
- The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments
- Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust
- Simple …
He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great—or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did.
Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover:
- The ancient survival instincts that drive body language
- Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings
- What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about moods and motives
- The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments
- Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust
- Simple nonverbals that instantly communicate authority
Filled with examples from Navarro's professional experience, this definitive book offers a powerful new way to navigate your world.
Taylor reviewed What every BODY is saying by Joe Navarro
Review of 'What every BODY is saying' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
An overview, or maybe better described as a review, of all the body language indicators you’ve learned through life. Pacifying behaviors, baselines, and subtle signs from each major body part are discussed. These are mostly things you intuitively know, but maybe don’t notice when interacting. Navarro (who I imagined as Cal Lightman from Lie to Me) helps you know what to look for and how to go about it. His steps for deducing nonverbal behavior below are a good summary of what to expect with the book.
The Ten Commandments for Observing and Decoding Nonverbal Communications Successfully:
1. Be a competent observer of your environment.
2. Observing in context is key to understanding nonverbal behavior.
3. Learn to recognize and decode nonverbal behaviors that are universal.
4. Learn to recognize and decode idiosyncratic nonverbal behaviors.
5. When you interact with others, try to establish their baseline behaviors.
6. Always try …
An overview, or maybe better described as a review, of all the body language indicators you’ve learned through life. Pacifying behaviors, baselines, and subtle signs from each major body part are discussed. These are mostly things you intuitively know, but maybe don’t notice when interacting. Navarro (who I imagined as Cal Lightman from Lie to Me) helps you know what to look for and how to go about it. His steps for deducing nonverbal behavior below are a good summary of what to expect with the book.
The Ten Commandments for Observing and Decoding Nonverbal Communications Successfully:
1. Be a competent observer of your environment.
2. Observing in context is key to understanding nonverbal behavior.
3. Learn to recognize and decode nonverbal behaviors that are universal.
4. Learn to recognize and decode idiosyncratic nonverbal behaviors.
5. When you interact with others, try to establish their baseline behaviors.
6. Always try to watch people for multiple tells—behaviors that occur in clusters or in succession.
7. It’s important to look for changes in a person’s behavior that can signal changes in thoughts, emotions, interest, or intent.
8. Learning to detect false or misleading nonverbal signals is also critical.
9. Knowing how to distinguish between comfort and discomfort will help you to focus on the most important behaviors for decoding nonverbal communications.
10. When observing others, be subtle about it.
alkindy reviewed What every BODY is saying by Joe Navarro
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4 stars
after reading this book, it is revealed to me how my body is revealing the inside of me without me knowing it. it is a good read and i recommend it as a good read. it made me increase my self awareness and what is around me.
wonkavatormusic reviewed What every BODY is saying by Joe Navarro
Review of 'What every BODY is saying' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Good book. The author not only covers what people's body movements say about their present state but also dispels many myths around the subject.
Good book. The author not only covers what people's body movements say about their present state but also dispels many myths around the subject.
Marcus reviewed What every BODY is saying by Joe Navarro
Review of 'What every BODY is saying' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
An insightful and more current description of nonverbal behavior. However, he misses the mark on some crucial things, such as the universal facial expressions, emblems, and how emotional behavior relates to the scheme of nonverbal behavior.
Subjects
- Body language
- Nonverbal communication