Your Body at Work : A Guide to Sight-reading the Body Language of Business, Bosses, and Boardrooms

by Givens, David; Navarro, Joe

• ISBN13: 9781429965545
• ISBN10: 1429965541
• Copyright: 2010-08-31
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT IN BUSINESS? STOP LISTENING AND START WATCHING Your Body at Work is a guide to seeing past the words that fill the hallways, conference rooms, and e-mails of your workplace, and to deciphering the hidden meanings that lie behind them. Through real-life examples from the world of business, and with background from the science of communication, you'll learn to sight-read colleagues and use your own body language to your best advantage. You'll find out: How a co-worker's hands, much more than her words, tell you how she felt about your presentation Why gestures at a meeting are more memorable than words When a shrug of the shoulders can mean the difference between "job well done" and "job could be better" How to train a nosy boss to back offwithout uttering a single word What your shoes and your hair may be saying about your commitment to the job Why you'll find more smiley-face stickers in cubicles than in corner offices David Givens has been a consultant to some of the biggest companies in the United States. With his expertise, he'll help you look past the words so you can really read your workplace.