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Read people like you read a book. What does this mean for your ability to read people like a book? It means that you need to be able to gather as many details as possible about any given individual or group of people. This includes knowing their body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. The more information you have, the better you’ll be at understanding what they think and feel. Observe in context: Body language is always observed within the context in which it takes place. Being nervous at a job interview for example is normal and it often dissipates. If nervousness shows again later on then you can wonder why It's main purpose, I believe, is to refresh your memory. If you are not sure what a particular gesture or pose means, you can just look it up here. It's much easier to do it with this book, since it's content is categorized from upper to lower body. Plus it has more info than "What every body is saying" and no storytelling.
We crinkle our noses to indicate dislike or disgust. This is very accurate but at times fleeting. In some cultures it is really pronounced.Squinting, furrowing of the forehead, and facial contortions are indicative of distress or discomfort. While our faces can be very honest in displaying how we feel, they do not always necessarily represent our true sentiments. This is because we can, to a degree, control our facial expressions and, thus, put on a false front. Offensive hand gestures: Very interestingly, there are more learned hand gestures than most other body language signals we’ve seen. Hence, it’s easy to offend some foreign cultures with hand gestures. Joe Navarro hence advises avoiding hand gestures in a foreign culture until you learn a bit about what they mean. These are the questions that FBI agents have to deal with daily. And the answers to these questions are hidden in the non-verbal cues of the other person because body language can disclose all the inner emotions and feelings that our words don’t say.
We might be sending signals without realizing it, or we might not put our best foot forward because we’re unaware of how we’re being perceived. The behaviors dictated by the limbic system are reliable because they operate outside of the neocortex, the conscious part of the brain. Freeze, flight or fightIf you currently travel abroad or plan to in the future, make sure you understand the cultural convention of the country that you are visiting. Particularly with regard to greetings. If someone gives you a weak hand-shake, don't grimace. If anyone takes your arm, don't wince. If you are in the Middle East and a person wants to hold your hand, hold it. If you are a man visiting Russia, don't be surprised when your male host kisses your cheek, rather than hand. All of these greetings are as natural as way to express genuine sentiments as an American handshake. I am honored when an Arab or Asian man offers to take my hand because I know that it is a sign of high respect and trust. Accepting these cultural differences is the first step to better understanding and embracing diversity.” Six Best Business Books to Read for Your Career in 2010 - Finance and Accounting Jobs News and Advice". Archived from the original on August 30, 2013 . Retrieved January 5, 2019. The best part of the book is the discussion on deception which blows a large hole in the premise of the TV show "Lie to me" which is utter nonesene as with most myths about falsehood and detection.
In certain circumstances, you can actually say or do something to see if it stresses an individual(as reflected in an increase in pacifying behaviors) to better understand his thoughts and intentions. Weak shoulder displays: Shoulders coming up towards the head -the turtle pose- is a strong sign of major discomfort in the situation. The players of a losing team will do it, or the employees about to report on their accomplishments who haven’t had many accomplishments. 5. Nonverbals of the Arms Because the neocortex (the thinking brain) is capable of dishonesty, it is not a good source of reliable or accurate information (Ost, 2006, 259”
After retiring he started speaking and writing books about body language, this is his most famous one.
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