A Linguagem do Corpo

by David Cohen

Muito da linguagem corporal é inconsciente — e o movimento da sobrancelha, a inclinação da cabeça, a virada do braço podem e costumam dizer muito mais do que a palavra emitida verbalmente. Então, é sensato tentar entender melhor a linguagem corporal. Ao ler os outros com maior precisão e controlar mais o que projetamos, nossa vida profissional, social e amorosa só têm a se enriquecer.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Communication, Self Help

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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Reviews

[Cassandra Kay Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would say that most of this is common sense and a lot of the claims did not seem to be backed by very hard evidence. It was all fairly anecdotal which I would think would not be the best sort of approach for this type of work.

[Soheil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very shallow and not particularly well organized book. If you want a skim at body language it may be helpful but you won't learn much unless you have a good memory.

[Monica Lapadus · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Noi, mândri stăpâni ai planetei avem nevoie de ajutor pentru a înțelege cam ce gândește cineva cu adevărat, dar nu spune, din prea mult politețe, deruta, deșteptăciune sau din dorința de a ne manipula.
Oamenii se diferențiază între ei prin gradul de înțelegere al limbajului trupului"

[MoonstoneOwl]

I plan on reading this to improve my creative writing skills. The aim is to get better at showing vs telling, and understanding body language is important to help with that. I'll see if this book is useful.

[- ̗̀ Riki Lopez ̖́- · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im E N L I G H T E N E D

[Mario Streger · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some useful tips in this book, and some practical exercises to help making you see how aware you are of your own body language. But some information is also outdated or not applicable everywhere, but mainly in the UK.

[Gustavo Reichert · Rating 3 out of 5]

O livro é uma introdução interessante ao tema, mas o autor aborda muitos aspectos diferentes e acaba sendo vago e superficial. Minha expectativa (que restou um tanto frustrada) era um livro com mais exemplos práticos para instruir o leitor sobre como analisar a linguagem corporal no dia-a-dia.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great self observation exercises at each section and a lot of what is widely known today about body language and some cool things I’ve never heard the origins of as yet.

For example:

The origin of shaking their head is the same in every culture. It is thought that when an infant is done nursing it will pull his head away and turn it to the side and this is the origin of shaking their head no. It is one of the first gestures that an infant can perform.

Lying and touching the nose. The nose touching is a displacement activity. Some argue that when you’re lying bloodflow increases and therefore increase is in the nose and makes it itch and you touch it. What appears to be a nervous tick is actually a devious sign. The fairytale Pinocchio stemming from this phenomena.

-3 second hot cognition
-2.7 seconds perfect handshake time
-personal space of average Westerner is 60 cm per side 70 in front and 40 behind
-Territory studies
Taking the same seat.
Putting coat in seat next to you.
Man cave.
-angular distance range from 0-180
-rubbing stomach or Licking the lips is another self touch comfort expression.
-Compare the mobile phone with the worry beads used in some cultures
- The mobile phone becomes part of their display.
-Cars are a major status symbol in our society
- The gym has become a place where we not only train but we go to show off. The narcissist will ALWAYS be checking on him self in the mirror.


1970s professor Maraybian
7% meaning in words spoken
38% paralinguistic - the way the words are said

55% in facial expression

93% non verbal cues of the meaning we take

Further extremities even more subconscious ie knee bobbing and feet.


The man spread or sprawl taking up more space while women sit more neatly taking up less space.

As a bird preening their feathers and lions puff their manes so humans use hair. The bigger the hair (I’m thinking of the bangs in the 80s) Superiority & confidence of height. Clean hair is a sign of status and good health.


VC image = looking up and to the left. Visually constructed image.

VR= visually remembered image. Up & to the right

[Szymon Warda · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading a lot of sound economics and psychology books, this feels a bit empty. There is very little in terms of evidence backing up the claims, and even worse. There are very few statements in the book. I know that very few things are certain, but some parts read like one big buildup to something, and then the chapter ends, just like that. The last issue with the book that I will mention is that it is written in a "self-help" manner with additional self-diagnosis exercises. They might be a good idea, but there is little explanation where they came from, why should they work and what the results mean.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great no-nonsense breakdown of body language and observation. I came away with a better understanding of nonverbal communication, how to read others, and how you use it to your advantage. Reads like a technical manual, lacks entertainment and spark, and is short on examples. Makes for a faster read. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

[Akin]

Not entirely certain I’d want to be an MLB (Maestro of Body Language). But useful point tucked away at the end: if you learn to laugh at your own body language, odds are you wouldn’t need to worry so much about understanding that of others.

[Pedro Ferreira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another audiobook I listened while jogging. The content wasn't entirely new to me and I didn't find the audio captivating, althought the author is an authority at the matter. Maybe I would give a different review if I had read it calmly at my room.

[RAD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Hints to a lot of other resources for communication. Don’t take everything literally but with a grain of salt.

[Indriði Indriðason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Var ágæt , fín byrjunarbók á body language

[Santhosh Kumar]

The more space you occupy the more confident you will be
remember the power poses that expose your sensitive parts neck, groin, chest
smile is not being submissive, giggle shows nervousness

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practically oriented, albeit small self-help book.

[Julie Angelline · Rating 2 out of 5]

After listening the audio version of this book, that took me around four days to finish, not because of it's length, but rather I don't think I found it very enlightening. It lacked depth somehow.

[Ivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book but too simple: most of it is things we already know.

[Manuel José · Rating 4 out of 5]

A state of art resume in this area.


Not good not bad, can be helpful to gain some notion about this interesting thematic (handbook) with examples based on other resources ...

[Ronen Y’ Gal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great and written perfectly for this subject

[Negru Vlad · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.1
Mai mult nu

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Met my expectations in that the book offered practical advice regarding body language, how to engage it more effectively, and basically be more aware. My "buy in" for this was to present myself better. Points raised here also will also help me to read the language of others better.

Rating 3-out-of-5 stars given comments by other reviewers that found the points here to be "common sense."

Incidentally, I was reading Barbara McAfee's "Full Voice: The Art And Practice of Vocal Presence" concurrently with this book. This pairing actually has been cognitively very satisfying for the awareness I was seeking.

[Hamza · Rating 2 out of 5]

I listened to that book as an audio-book.
It hasn't given me many informations, because it was short and lacked illustrations.
I think the Allan Pease book about body language will remain the best book for that topic.

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting look at meainings hidden in a person's body language which can real who and what they really are. Most of it was common sense or common knowledge.

[Ashutosh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok!

[Mazen Alloujami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book. It teaches a lot of useful things.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book says, how the people will react raise the eyebrows, approach, different kind of people to move, to achieve the things.

[Tauras · Rating 3 out of 5]

A basic book about body language.
Liked it, because it reminded about some things that have been forgotten.

[Dmitri Pavlov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some very good examples, and to the point, Thank you for the great book.

[Eloise Sunshine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I would have liked it more when I had read it myself, not listened to it.
Otherwise, it didn't seem to provide any new and useful information, I felt rather bored with it.