What Every BODY is Saying

Outline

What Every BODY is Saying (2008) teaches how to read nonverbal behaviour to understand what people really think and feel. Joe Navarro, drawing on his long career as an FBI agent specialising in body language, explains the meaning of signals from the feet, legs, torso, arms, hands, and face. The book helps readers spot comfort and discomfort, detect confidence, and communicate more effectively.

• Nonverbal behaviour shows what people really think and feel, often more honestly than the words they choose to say.
• Signals come from the whole body: the feet, legs, torso, arms, hands, and face each carry meaning.
• Learning to read posture and gestures helps you notice when someone is comfortable and when they are uneasy.
• Paying attention to body language lets you spot confidence in others and judge their intentions more accurately.
• Understanding nonverbal cues also helps you communicate more effectively and build stronger rapport with the people around you.

Joe Navarro is an American author and former FBI special agent who spent twenty-five years working in counterintelligence and behavioural analysis. He is known as an expert on nonverbal communication and body language and now teaches and consults for businesses around the world. His books include What Every BODY is Saying and The Dictionary of Body Language.