
Body Language For Dummies, Por
Description
At any given moment your body is revealing more about what you're really thinking and feeling than your words ever could. While some people find this fact unnerving, for world-class communication coach, Elizabeth Kuhnke, knowing how to read and control body language can be the key to success in life. In Body Language For Dummies she helps you become fluent in body language and coaches you in using your entire body to broadcast the right kinds of messages and to communicate more confidently, credibly and persuasively.
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Know what your face is saying - learn how cues can convey much more than the words coming out of your mouth
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Speak to the hand - find out how to position your limbs, feet, hands and fingers to influence how people see you
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Walk the walk - discover how to move and gesture to best effect in any situation
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Don't stand so close to me! - learn how cultural differences can influence body language
Open the book and find:
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How the body reveals what people really mean
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Ways to persuade, motivate and inspire others with your body language
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How body language evolved and why we give the signals we do
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Advice on using body language to improve your personal relationships
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Tips for using body language as a tool for professional advancement
Learn to:
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Understand how body language conveys messages
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Make a great first impression using body language
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Project with confidence in the workplace
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Improve your silent communication
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Content
Introduction 1
Part I: In the Beginning was the Gesture 7
Chapter 1: Defining Body Language 9
Chapter 2: Looking Closer at Non-verbal Gestures 35
Part II: Starting at the Top 45
Chapter 3: Heading to the Heart of the Matter 47
Chapter 4: Facial Expressions 63
Chapter 5: The Eyes Have It 75
Part III: The Trunk: Limbs and Roots 93
Chapter 6: Take It From the Torso 95
Chapter 7: Arming Yourself 113
Chapter 8: It's in the Palm of Your Hand 129
Chapter 9: Standing Your Ground 159
Part IV: Putting the Body Into Social and Business Context 173
Chapter 10: Territorial Rights and Regulations 175
Chapter 11: Dating and Mating 193
Chapter 12: Crossing the Cultural Divide 211
Part V: The Part of Tens 223
Chapter 13: Ten Ways to Find Out about Someone without Asking 225
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Improve Your Silent Communication 233
Index 241