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Body Language at Work
Useful reading for anyone looking for their first job, a promotion or a new job with a different company, this book offers comprehensive advice on how to deal with any situation in the workplace. Its international approach reflects the differences in body language and etiquette when conducting business abroad.
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176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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October 12, 2020
Ke čtení tohoto titulu jsem se musel vyloženě nutit a přemlouvat. Přestože některé myšlenky nejen o řeči těla nejsou úplně nezajímavé, jsou podané velmi jednoduchou, populární a pro mě tudíž velmi těžko stravitelnou formou. Autor navíc píše, že seznámí čtenáře s dosud nepublikovanými novinkami v oboru, nic z toho, co předkládá, však není pro alespoň trochu zasvěceného čtenáře vůbec překvapivé. Knihu jsem tak nedočetl, přestože nevylučuji, že se k ní v případě potřeby vrátím, i když základní teze knihy jsou mi známy z mnoha podobných školení o asertivitě atp.
February 2, 2018
لا انصح به ! ولمن يريد الاطلاع عليه يكفيه النظر في الفصل ١١ و ال ١٢ فيهما الزبدة، القليلة..
لا يستحق اكثر من نجمتين.
لا يستحق اكثر من نجمتين.
November 6, 2022
For business people and salespersons, though proper comportment in regard to relations with the opposite sex and international etiquette have wider applications. The pictures help.
October 8, 2012
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Body Language at Work - Peter Clayton: ~~~Read the siGns and maKe the righT moVes~~~
Body Language at work – Peter Clayton GBP10.99
Read the signs and make the right moves
"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."
- Herbert Bayard SwopeThe Book and the stuff: The book is not too extraordinary. You may or may not read it depending on your choice, but as such does not deliver much on the subject. It is more generic and subjective in nature. Subjective is ok, these sort of books can never be objective, but most of the stuff you already know (and that usually happens in many management, communication and mannerism books where while reading you discover you know most of the stuff already! So precisely you don’t get anything extra out of it, or not much of value addition. No, don’t go by the words, have your own opinion, but the book is quite costly (around Rs. 950/-) published by Om Books International, printed and bound in China. The author is one of the renowned Behavior/ Management Trainer/Consultant in UK.
What is body language: Normal conversation speed is around 100-120 words per minute. In the same amount of time, the average person can “think” about 800 words. Body language is the outlet for this huge mass of unspoken thought and feeling.
Usual Stuff: Mostly it talks about body language at work. It also tells that if you have an intimacy with an office mate, and you speak a different body language or are closer outside office, it reflects into your office body language too. Basically in any conversation there are three zones – Outer Zone or the Business Zone, Middle Zone or the Personal Zone and Inner Zone or the Intimate Zone. Read in the book about their qualities. Further it talks about Positive and Negative Body Language during Handshakes, Presentations, Negotiations, Delivering Lectures, Office communications and after hours.
Unusal Stuff (Something different): The last three chapters are very different and most useful. First is “Men attracting women” that talk about – Stomach in Chest out, Holding the gaze, Preening, Ready to go, following her around etc. Second is “Women Attracting men” that talk about – Glancing sideways, Ambiguous gestures, Curtain Up, Looking over a shoulder, legs twined, legs crossed so a knee point, Mouth and lips, Crossing and uncrossing the legs. And the third is really exceptional and that is “International etiquette” that talks about all countries in the world and their behavior/customs. It tells where to meet people first time or other wise in what manner, what to do, what not to do
Some Tips:
Tip 1: If two persons meet a third person and this third person faces and talks to only one of the two persons, it denotes – the third person does not know him, third person does not want to talk to him, and/or third person does not feel comfortable with him.
Tip 2: If you are talking to a lady in personal zone of intimacy zone, while talking if she holds her bag or folder or file between you and her or keeps hands in her pocket, be ware, she is not interested to be in intimacy zone. Don’t invite problem.Many more important tips are there in the book.
Body Language at Work - Peter Clayton: ~~~Read the siGns and maKe the righT moVes~~~
Body Language at work – Peter Clayton GBP10.99
Read the signs and make the right moves
"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."
- Herbert Bayard SwopeThe Book and the stuff: The book is not too extraordinary. You may or may not read it depending on your choice, but as such does not deliver much on the subject. It is more generic and subjective in nature. Subjective is ok, these sort of books can never be objective, but most of the stuff you already know (and that usually happens in many management, communication and mannerism books where while reading you discover you know most of the stuff already! So precisely you don’t get anything extra out of it, or not much of value addition. No, don’t go by the words, have your own opinion, but the book is quite costly (around Rs. 950/-) published by Om Books International, printed and bound in China. The author is one of the renowned Behavior/ Management Trainer/Consultant in UK.
What is body language: Normal conversation speed is around 100-120 words per minute. In the same amount of time, the average person can “think” about 800 words. Body language is the outlet for this huge mass of unspoken thought and feeling.
Usual Stuff: Mostly it talks about body language at work. It also tells that if you have an intimacy with an office mate, and you speak a different body language or are closer outside office, it reflects into your office body language too. Basically in any conversation there are three zones – Outer Zone or the Business Zone, Middle Zone or the Personal Zone and Inner Zone or the Intimate Zone. Read in the book about their qualities. Further it talks about Positive and Negative Body Language during Handshakes, Presentations, Negotiations, Delivering Lectures, Office communications and after hours.
Unusal Stuff (Something different): The last three chapters are very different and most useful. First is “Men attracting women” that talk about – Stomach in Chest out, Holding the gaze, Preening, Ready to go, following her around etc. Second is “Women Attracting men” that talk about – Glancing sideways, Ambiguous gestures, Curtain Up, Looking over a shoulder, legs twined, legs crossed so a knee point, Mouth and lips, Crossing and uncrossing the legs. And the third is really exceptional and that is “International etiquette” that talks about all countries in the world and their behavior/customs. It tells where to meet people first time or other wise in what manner, what to do, what not to do
Some Tips:
Tip 1: If two persons meet a third person and this third person faces and talks to only one of the two persons, it denotes – the third person does not know him, third person does not want to talk to him, and/or third person does not feel comfortable with him.
Tip 2: If you are talking to a lady in personal zone of intimacy zone, while talking if she holds her bag or folder or file between you and her or keeps hands in her pocket, be ware, she is not interested to be in intimacy zone. Don’t invite problem.Many more important tips are there in the book.
August 5, 2009
Gw pernah nemu edisi Indonesia dulu banget, kepengin beli tapi gk jadi. Sekarang menyesal karena gk beli.
Beruntung lagi nih gw, bos gw punya versi aslinya hahahahaha
Jadi gw baca gretong lagi dech. Berisi tentang bagaimana bersikap yang positif dalam dunia kerja, memberikan informasi sikap-sikap negatif yang seharusnya tidak dilakukan plus beberapa bahasa tubuh di setiap negara karena terkadang bahasa tubuh di satu negara di anggap postif belum tentu di negara lain dianggap positif juga malah artinya bisa negatif.
Kalau kita bisa memahami bahasa tubuh, ketauan dech apa isi hati dari seseorang. Pantes bos gw tau banget kalo gw lagi BT hahahaha lha wong dia sudah ahlinya bahasa tubuh jadi susah bohong gw hehehehe
Beruntung lagi nih gw, bos gw punya versi aslinya hahahahaha
Jadi gw baca gretong lagi dech. Berisi tentang bagaimana bersikap yang positif dalam dunia kerja, memberikan informasi sikap-sikap negatif yang seharusnya tidak dilakukan plus beberapa bahasa tubuh di setiap negara karena terkadang bahasa tubuh di satu negara di anggap postif belum tentu di negara lain dianggap positif juga malah artinya bisa negatif.
Kalau kita bisa memahami bahasa tubuh, ketauan dech apa isi hati dari seseorang. Pantes bos gw tau banget kalo gw lagi BT hahahaha lha wong dia sudah ahlinya bahasa tubuh jadi susah bohong gw hehehehe
March 2, 2014
الكتاب مش حلو تركيزة الاكبر على حد شغال في مجال التسويق
July 26, 2014
Work read. I think this book is fairly good, it's short and manageable, and has lots of photos. I think you will get better information from the Barbara and Allan Pease books though.
December 27, 2014
It is a nice one with some tips you can apply at work. I will try some of them :) It is a light read for someone interested in body language and human behavior
April 23, 2015
Awesome book, I enjoyed every page of this book.
Good job Peter!
Good job Peter!
September 26, 2015
good book. I didn't like all photos and their vcomments
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June 27, 2016Just started to read. Looks like an wonderful book.
October 27, 2017
Pretty basic. Doesn't dig too deep into the different signals.
September 16, 2020
Pretty basic on body not overloaded with information.
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