A TELL IS AN ACTION THAT TELLS YOU WHAT SOMEONE IS THINKING EVEN IF THAT PERSON DOESNT KNOW IT THEMSELVES. & TELLS ARE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE... The way you stand when youre talking to others how you move your feet your hands your eyes
- even your eyebrows
- says a lot about your commitment to a conversation & your underlying attitude. Your actions & stance can also affect how long you get to talk & how often you get interrupted. Even when youre seated the position of your arms & legs provides a wealth of information about your mood & intentions showing whether you feel dominant or submissive preoccupied or bored. But Tells arent confined merely to conversations; when you are alone you are constantly shifting your body
- & each movement each gesture provides clues about your state of mind. In this illuminating book Peter Collett social psychologist former Oxford don & Big Brothers resident psychologist introduces us to the fascinating concept of Tells showing how they work where they come from & how to identify & iterpret them. Whilst sentizing readers to the motives & actions of other people this invaluable guide also focuses on the messages that we unwittingly send & the impact that these might have on those around us. Comprehensive & accessible in its approach & written in the tradition of the international bestseller Manwatching THE BOOK OF TELLS offers a new unifying vocabulary for understanding human communication & social influence
- & a unique opportunity to read yourself & others.