The way you stand when youre 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 youre 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 arent 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 Brothers 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.
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The way you stand when youre 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 youre 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 arent 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 Brothers 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.
Imprint | Doubleday |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | May 2003 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | Peter Collett |
Dimensions | 234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 329 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-385-60429-1 |
Barcode | 9780385604291 |
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LSN | 0-385-60429-7 |