Summary of Jeo Navarro‘s book: What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People: Summary

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Learn to read and interpret your counterpart's intentions and feelings!

Most of our communication is nonverbal. It is the language of our body and is expressed in our posture, gestures and facial expressions. It reveals how we feel and always gives an honest and precise answer, whether insecurity, lies, affection or dislike. And even when we say nothing, we communicate.

But how can we learn nonverbal communication, interpret body language, and interpret facial expressions?  

In the book "What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People" is about decoding nonverbal communication and how we can recognize, interpret, and use body language signals from head to toe. Through the in-depth insights this book provides, you will be able to read and interpret your counterpart's intentions and feelings. Deciphering body language can greatly enrich and improve your communication.

 

This summary focuses the key messages of the book "What Every Body Is Saying" and allows you to get a quick understanding of the book and its key messages.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: 15MIN LTD
• Release date: Feb 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201408107

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Overview

WHAT IS THE CORE MESSAGE?

Most of our communication is nonverbal. The book What Every Body Is Saying by Joe Navarro is about decoding nonverbal communication. The author explains how we can recognize, interpret and use body language signals from head to toe.

WHAT ARE THE THESES OF THE BOOK?

Nonverbal communication reveals what we are thinking and feeling. It is the emotional, unfiltered expression of our immediate mood.

Body language is omnipresent: it can never be completely controlled. But it is possible to use it purposefully to deceive the communication partner.

Through the profound insights provided in this book, you will be able to read and interpret the intentions and feelings of your counterpart. Deciphering body language can greatly enrich and improve your communication.

WHO WROTE THE BOOK What Every Body Is Saying?

Author Joe Navarro was born in Cuba in 1953, and his parents emigrated to the United States in 1961. Not speaking English at first, he embraced nonverbal communication in elementary school. He embarked on a career as an FBI agent and developed a focus on body language in counterintelligence. Through sheer observation, he was instrumental in exposing numerous spies or lying criminals. After 25 years of active service with the FBI, he also shared his knowledge by lecturing at universities. He published several books, this one was created through close analysis of his own experiences and scientific research.

Co-author Marvin Karlins is a trained psychologist and has combined the findings of the science of brain scanning and neuroimagination with the wealth of experience of the FBI agent.

WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?

Anyone pursuing professional or personal goals will encounter obstacles made of people. Using the knowledge provided in What Every Body Is Saying, individual goals can be achieved better and faster.

If you have always felt that one or another person is not telling you the truth, you can check your suspicions after reading the book with understanding.

The book is useful for all professionals who deal with people a lot. If you are a doctor, it might