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How to Read a Person Like a Book: Observing Body Language to Know What People Are Thinking
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Imaginemeeting someone for the first time and within minutes—without a word beingsaid—having the ability to tell what that person is thinking. Magic? Not quite.Whether people are aware of it or not, their body movements clearly expresstheir attitudes and motives. These simple gestures, which most of us don’t evennotice, can communicate key information that is invaluable in a range ofsituations.
Howto Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and respond to thenonverbal signals of business associates, friends, loved ones, and evenstrangers. Best-selling authors Gerard Nierenberg, Henry Calero, and GabrielGrayson have collaborated to put their working knowledge of body language intothis practical guide to recognizing, understanding, and using nonverbalcommunication. With How to Read a Person Like a Book , you will
* How to tell if someone is not beingtruthful.
* When to push forward or back off during anegotiation.
* How to identify an aggressive orsubmissive handshake.
* When someone has lost interest in whatyou are saying.
* How to put people at ease by mirroringtheir gestures.
* Why your body language can make or breaka deal.
Whether in an office, on a date, or on a family outing, the simple technique ofreading body language is a unique skill that offers real and important benefits—and Howto Read a Person Like a Book will help you hone that skill.
Imaginemeeting someone for the first time and within minutes—without a word beingsaid—having the ability to tell what that person is thinking. Magic? Not quite.Whether people are aware of it or not, their body movements clearly expresstheir attitudes and motives. These simple gestures, which most of us don’t evennotice, can communicate key information that is invaluable in a range ofsituations.
Howto Read a Person Like a Book is designed to teach you how to interpret and respond to thenonverbal signals of business associates, friends, loved ones, and evenstrangers. Best-selling authors Gerard Nierenberg, Henry Calero, and GabrielGrayson have collaborated to put their working knowledge of body language intothis practical guide to recognizing, understanding, and using nonverbalcommunication. With How to Read a Person Like a Book , you will
* How to tell if someone is not beingtruthful.
* When to push forward or back off during anegotiation.
* How to identify an aggressive orsubmissive handshake.
* When someone has lost interest in whatyou are saying.
* How to put people at ease by mirroringtheir gestures.
* Why your body language can make or breaka deal.
Whether in an office, on a date, or on a family outing, the simple technique ofreading body language is a unique skill that offers real and important benefits—and Howto Read a Person Like a Book will help you hone that skill.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 26, 2012
About the author
Gerard I. Nierenberg
35 books53 followersGerard Nierenberg was the founder of the Negotiation Institute, an educational non-profit institute dedicated to advancing the art of negotiation. He published his first book, The Art of Negotiating, in 1968; the subsequent success of the book led to the creation of customized in-house workshops on the art of negotiating. Mr. Nierenberg provided seminars to entities from Fortune 500 companies to academic institutions to governmental organizations and agencies worldwide. He went on to write twenty-two books, translated into thirty-two languages, on the subjects of negotiation, communication and effective sales techniques.
As a thought leader in the field of negotiation, he was frequently called upon by the press to provide in-depth analysis of events of the day. In conjunction with his bestseller on body language How To Read a Person Like a Book, he appeared several times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He died in New York at the age of 89.
As a thought leader in the field of negotiation, he was frequently called upon by the press to provide in-depth analysis of events of the day. In conjunction with his bestseller on body language How To Read a Person Like a Book, he appeared several times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He died in New York at the age of 89.
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