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The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work (Bk Business) | 
 enlarge | Author: Carol Kinsey Goman
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 9926
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 202
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1576754928
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.13
EAN: 9781576754924
ASIN: 1576754928
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
The workplace is a "blink" world. Studies show we form opinions of one another within 7 seconds of meeting, and that 93% of the message people receive from us has nothing to do with what we actually say. Good nonverbal communication skills are a huge professional advantage. Carol Kinsey Goman combines the latest research and her 25 years of practical experience as a consultant, coach and therapist to offer a fun and practical guide to understanding what we and the people we work with are saying without speaking. Goman writes in an informal, conversational tone, illustrating her points with cartoons, photos and anecdotes, and she includes dozens of simple and enlightening exercises readers can practice to gain control over the message their body is sending. "The Nonverbal Advantage" will help readers communicate far more effectively, understand those around them more completely, and project a more accurate picture of who they really are to their colleagues, clients and partners.
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 Readable, if stating the obvious September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well worth the time to read. Pictures were helpful, but the most useful were the exercises that were interspersed throughout the book. My guess is that most people are unconsciously competent in the reading of nonverbal expressions. This book helps you get to "back" to a conscious competent and then to use the experience to read others.
A "Decoder Ring" for Personal Interactions July 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Clearly one of the most important works I've read in recent memory. With personal interactions giving way to increasingly high tech "touch points" (email, telephone conferences, IM/text messaging, blogs, wikis, social networks, etc.) I fear we might be losing an innate ability to communicate on a deep, personal level.
"The Nonverbal Advantage" makes up for this shortcoming with powerful, easy to understand techniques anyone can quickly master to enhance their personal and professional communications.
Great for business... for personal life too May 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the way this book delivered what it promised - education about nonverbal cues within the context of the business environment. But after finishing the book, what has surprised me is how much I now find myself closely watching the nonverbal signs of politicians on TV, friends and family - the book will undoubtedly help me to better understand others and give me the chance to consciously improve my own communication skills. Carol invites us to pay much more attention to each other!
Comprehensive, effective, and fun May 15, 2008
This is the best communications tool on the market today. Incredibly well-researched but not dry or academic. I've already started applying Ms Goman's techniques and have experienced IMMEDIATE and beneficial results. Not just for business people - these tips can be used in any social situation to your advantage. Get this book now and you will see for yourself how easy, fun and absorbing it is.
The Rosetta Stone of Understanding Body Language! May 15, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Author Carol Kinsey Goman has added another remarkable achievement to her already significant reputation in the business world with her "must have book" on communications, "The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work". She demystifies some of the basic elements of everyday business communication with a well-written breakdown of human interactions dealing with body language. The book not only teaches but also enlightens the reader about what they and others are unconsciously communicating with their eyes, hands and feet positions and other body gestures and movements.
The book is written for the business world but what you learn can be applied in your own personal life as well. The first thing that you realize is that it is very difficult to fake and manipulate what your body is going to communicate. The book will not be very helpful for those seeking to learn how to use body language to give different or false messages than are in your heart. The book does give you greater insights on how to read others at meetings, or in one-on-one-situations. In some cases, this book will act like a Rosetta Stone for those who are clueless as to what the body is saying about each of us.
Goman uses wonderful personal examples that are easy to identify with. The reader will be able to recognize themselves and others as she takes them through a learning experience that will enrich their work and personal lives. The book is well written and easy to read. I could see this book being used for groups and companies as part of any communications-training program.
This book will change you and alter the way you look at people. It will make you think and reflect and perhaps wake you up and change how you perceive others and yourself. It is a profound work that is scientifically grounded and not some new-age feel good effort to say what has already been said. This book manages to break some new ground while pulling together lots of known and accepted theories of nonverbal communication.
This book receives my highest personal endorsement and recommendation. This book belongs on every serious business manager's office shelf.
The American Authors Association has selected this book for one of its annual Golden Quill Awards as "The Best Business Book of the Year - 2008".
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