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

HOW DO YOU MAKE IT IN BUSINESS?STOP LISTENING AND START WATCHINGYour 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, yours"ll learn to sight-read colleagues and use your own body language to your best advantage. Yours"ll find out:'¢ How a co-workerrs"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 off'”without uttering a single word'¢ What your shoes and your hair may be saying about your commitment to the job'¢ Why yours"ll find more smiley-face stickers in cubicles than in corner officesDavid Givens has been a consultant to some of the biggest companies in the United States. With his expertise, hers"ll help you look past the words so you can really read your workplace."This book sets a new standard....[Givens] is a giant who lives among us." '”from the foreword by Joe Navarro, FBI special agent (ret.) and author of Louder Than Words