The Book of Tells

PETER COLLETT

Harper Collins Canada

<p>A TELL IS AN ACTION THAT TELLS YOU WHAT SOMEONE IS THINKING, EVEN IF THAT PERSON DOESN'T KNOW IT THEMSELVES. AND TELLS ARE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE... The way you stand when you're talking to others, how you move your feet, your hands, your eyes - even your eyebrows - says a lot about your commitment to a conversation and your underlying attitude. Your actions and stance can also affect how long you get to talk and how often you get interrupted. Even when you're seated, the position of your arms and legs provides a wealth of information about your mood and intentions, showing whether you feel dominant or submissive, preoccupied or bored. But Tells aren't confined merely to conversations; when you are alone you are constantly shifting your body - and each movement, each gesture provides clues about your state of mind. In this illuminating book, Peter Collett, social psychologist, former Oxford don and Big Brother's resident psychologist, introduces us to the fascinating concept of Tells, showing how they work, where they come from and how to identify and iterpret them. Whilst sentizing readers to the motives and actions of other people, this invaluable guide also focuses on the messages that we unwittingly send, and the impact that these might have on those around us. Comprehensive and accessible in its approach, and written in the tradition of the international bestseller, Manwatching, THE BOOK OF TELLS offers a new, unifying vocabulary for understanding human communication and social influence - and a unique opportunity to read yourself, and others.</p>

Book of Tells

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

DOUBLEDAY

<p>A TELL IS AN ACTION THAT TELLS YOU WHAT SOMEONE IS THINKING, EVEN IF THAT PERSON DOESN'T KNOW IT THEMSELVES. AND TELLS ARE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE...The way you stand when you're talking to others, how you move your feet, your hands, your eyes - even your eyebrows - says a lot about your commitment to a conversation and your underlying attitude. Your actions and stance can also affect how long you get to talk and how often you get interrupted. Even when you're seated, the position of your arms and legs provides a wealth of information about your mood and intentions, showing whether you feel dominant or submissive, preoccupied or bored. But Tells aren't confined merely to conversations; when you are alone you are constantly shifting your body - and each movement, each gesture provides clues about your state of mind. In this illuminating book, Peter Collett, social psychologist, former Oxford don and Big Brother's resident psychologist, introduces us to the fascinating concept of Tells, showing how they work, where they come from and how to identify and iterpret them. Whilst sentizing readers to the motives and actions of other people, this invaluable guide also focuses on the messages that we unwittingly send, and the impact that these might have on those around us. Comprehensive and accessible in its approach, and written in the tradition of the international bestseller, Manwatching, THE BOOK OF TELLS offers a new, unifying vocabulary for understanding human communication and social influence - and a unique opportunity to read yourself, and others.</p>

Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)

Though European nations may be forging closer links, their inhabitants continue to differ from each other in the most surprising ways. With a keen eye, some serious scolarship and a witty pen the author answers questions such as: what can you tell from a nation's swear words?; why are the English such noisy kissers?; why do Germans enjoy traffic jams?; what is the best way to insult an Italian?; and why do people tell Irish jokes?

Foreign Bodies: A-Z of European Mannerisms

Self-Help

SIMON SCHUSTER (TRADE DIVISION)

De verborgen boodschap

A.W. Bruna

Un gest este o actiune care-ti spune multe despre ceea ce gandeste cineva - chiar daca persoana insasi nu este constienta de acest lucru. Gesturile sunt extrem de edificatoare... ?tiai ca felul in care stai, pozitia umerilor, felul in care iti misti picioarele, expresia ochilor si a sprancenelor spun mult despre cat de dominant sau de supus te simti, si ca, chiar si atunci cand incerci sa-ti ascunzi sentimentele, atitudinea ta sexuala este tradata de ochi si de gura? Sau ca pozitia pe care o adopti intr-o conversatie si gesturile pe care le faci pot determina durata dialogului si cat de des vei fi intrerupt? Chiar si felul in care zambesti - si muschii faciali pe care ii folosesti - tradeaza daca esti cu adevarat fericit sau doar te prefaci. Acestea sunt Gesturile, iar ele nu se rezuma doar la conversatii. Oriunde te-ai afla, orice ai face, Gesturile sunt indicii importante ale starii tale de spirit. In acest ghid revelator, Peter Collett, expert in psihologie sociala, profesor la Universitatea Oxford si psiholog rezident al emisiunii Big Brother difuzata de Channel 4, ne introduce in fascinantul concept al Gesturilor, dezvaluindu-ne felul in care acestea functioneaza, de unde provin, cum sa le identificam si cum sa le interpretam. In timp ce te invata cum sa citesti si sa interpretezi motivele si actiunile altor oameni, acest instrument extrem de valoros te ajuta in egala masura sa te concentrezi asupra mesajelor pe care le trimiti neintentionat si a efectelor pe care acestea le pot avea asupra celorlalti. Cuprinzatoare si accesibila, oferind o lectura placuta, Cartea Gesturilor propune un vocabular nou si unitar pentru a intelege comunicarea umana si influenta sociala. Cartea Gesturilor este o oportunitate unica de a descifra intentiile reale ale altor persoane sau mesajele transmise de propriul nostru corp!

CARTEA GESTURILOR (Romanian Edition)

Trei

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