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Summary of What Every Body Is Saying 

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Admit it; you have an inner desire to know what people are thinking, and you want the power to predict thoughts and actions accurately. You don't intend to use this power on every human, but there are specific people and situations you need this ability for. Well, what if you could actualize this desire? What if there was a guide to help your quest? We won't say this summary has it all, but in its pages are ideas to help you to speed-read people. From this summary, you will: * Learn why the face is the last part of the body to consult if you want to read moods. * See what the thumbs, eyelids, and feet say about thoughts. * Learn how to detect and read nonverbal cues and much more. Author Joe Navarro is an ex-FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized authority in nonverbal communication. “The problem is that most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing, or, as Sherlock Holmes, the meticulous English detective, declared to his partner, Dr. Watson, “You see, but you do not observe.” ~ Joe Navarro

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What is nonverbal communication?

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Nonverbal communication, also known as non-nonverbal behavior or body language, is a process of transmitting information through signs, body movements and posture, and any other means that don’t involve speaking.

This form of communication is often regarded as the most honest because people are often unaware that they’re giving off nonverbal cues. It’s why intelligence agencies resort to it during high-profile investigations to reveal people’s real thoughts, feelings, and intentions.

In his book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman states that people who understand nonverbal communication will enjoy happier relationships and are generally more likely to succeed.
Research says liars tend to touch, gesture, and move their arms and legs less than honest people.
One of the fascinating things about nonverbal behavior is its universal applicability; it works in all places humans interact and is reliable and ubiquitous. Once you can interpret a specific nonverbal behavior, you can use it in many different ways and circumstances.

In the real world, it isn’t easy to interact effectively without nonverbals. If you have ever wondered why people still fly to meetings in the technological age of computers, e-mails, telephones, text messages, and video conferencing, it is simply because of the need to observe and express nonverbal communications in person. Nothing can beat seeing the nonverbals up close and personal. And that's because nonverbals are powerful and have meaning.

Developing the ability to pick nonverbal cues will make you more aware of your environment, increase your social intelligence, and generally help you deal with people better. We'll begin this summary with some communication principles to keep in mind when interpreting nonverbal cues. Then we'll talk about different body movements and what they mean. You can apply whatever you learn from this summary to any situation in any setting.

Did you know? The word “goodbye” was originally a short form of “God be with ye.”
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How to use the commandments to observe and decode nonverbal communications successfully

Reading people successfully and collecting nonverbal clues to assess their thoughts, feelings, and intentions is a skill you can master with proper training and good practice. To help, the authors provided some commandments or guidelines to maximize your effectiveness in reading nonverbals.
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The feet and legs give insightful cues about human motivation

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How to understand the nonverbals of the torso, hips, chest, and shoulders

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The nonverbal cues of the arms are not difficult to decode

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How to understand the nonverbals of the hands and fingers

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