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The Communication of Emotional Meaning By Joel R. Davitz with Michael Beldoch First published 1964 New York: McGraw-Hill Its main editor Joel R. Davitz was born in Chicago to Russian immigrants in 1926 and ended his life as an artist. Early in his career he investigated the ways emotional states are communicated nonverbally. This work was published in The Communication of Emotional Meaning . He then developed a widely cited framework for the language used to describe emotion, summarized in his book The Language of Emotion (Academic Press 1969). The former is a well-researched book which draws on studies of Davitz’s and many others.

Body Language at Work by Peter Clayton First published 2003 London: Hamlyn Peter Clayton, a management trainer, has given body language seminars for Sales Solutions and Training (which advises more than 5000 companies worldwide). In Body Language at Work, Clayton aims to help the reader dramatically improve their performance in many workplace situations by learning to read and manipulate non-verbal language. From the initial handshake to closing a deal, this book shows how to read the signs and make the right moves. Whether you want to learn how to deal with difficult people, spot buying signals or read changes in tactics during negotiations, Body Language at Work attempts to point out the signals to look for. The book covers quite a bit of ground beyond the business use of job seeking and relations, including attraction and cultural differences.

A Manual of Gesture; embracing a complete system of notation, together with the principles of interpretation and selections for practice. By Albert M. Bacon First published 1872 Chicago: J. C. Buckbee Bacon, a professor of elocution, produced a book which, at its time of publication, was the most exhaustive and complete work on gesture. Of great value at that time to lawyers, teachers, clergymen and public speakers. The manual was originally prepared for the use of Bacon’s own pupils while engaged in teaching elocution in New England. After publishing in pamphlet form the work was significantly revised, updated, enlarged and illustrated with over 100 figures. An interesting read which recounts the historical advice given in earlier publications on body language (before the term existed).

First Impressions Edited by Nalini Ambady and John J. Skowronski First published 2008 Guilford Press Grounded in cutting-edge theory and research, this book brings together leading investigators to examine how first impressions are formed; the psychological, biological, and evolutionary processes that underlie them; and their consequences for individuals and society. Chapters present compelling findings on what people infer about others from such cues as facial features, expressions, skin tones, physical movements, and the environmental context. Factors that make first impressions more or less accurate are identified, including the type of inference being made as well as the impact of perceiver characteristics and stereotyping. The book also reveals the significant impact of first impressions--positive or negative--on emotions, cognitions, and behaviour.

Moving Bodies: Nonverbal Communication in Social Relationships By Marianne LaFrance and Clara Mayo First published 1978 Thomson Brooks/Cole   As an experimental social psychologist, LaFrance researches how emotion and power are reflected in and maintained by subtle communication cues. Nonverbal behaviours are particularly interesting because they lie out-of-awareness and typically operate off-the-record. Also, nonverbal cues convey important information about an individual's gender identity, personality, emotional state, core attitudes and personal allegiances. Moving Bodies presents a work on nonverbal communication in the form of facial expression, gesture, posture, vocal intonation create, reflect, repair and undo social relationships. LaFrance’s research has focused on the varied consequences of a smile including why a smile can get you off the hook, why men smile less than women, why women smile when they are sexually harassed, and at whom do babies show t

The Power of Nonverbal Communication (Taking Control) by Henry H. Calero First edition 2005 Salt Lake Publishing What you do is more important than what you say. Covering touch, smell, taste, sound, facial expressions, postures and much more, Calero’s book is a anyone interested in successfully reading people or learning how people can communicate to hold power. It's human nature to make decisions quickly, based on subconscious impressions of how a person looks and acts. Police officers and poker players often look for non-verbal cues in the people they deal with. They call these cues 'tells' -- and pride themselves on seeing 'tells' where ordinary people don't. Here are practical tips for understanding the inner motivations of others, and for controlling your own message to the world. Non-verbal communication isn't about beauty or fashion or external first impressions. It is the sum total of ones' vocal inflections, facial expressio

Personal Space: The Behavioural Basis of Design By Robert Sommer First published 1969 Prentice Hall Trade Widely regarded as the classic text on user-centred design of public buildings and spaces, this work studies how people relate to the designed space around them and how the design of that space can affect their behaviour. Examining human behaviour in spatial situations Sommer uses his own research as well as that of others. Among the research areas explored are small group ecology, territoriality, and the related concept of privacy. In these areas, social interaction behaviour is of particular concern. Social behaviour is then related to several specific areas or design settings which include a mental hospital, the learning environment, the tavern, and college dormitories. Sommer is best known for Personal Space but has written many other books and more than 600 publications on a variety of subjects.

Ethology: The biology of behaviour by Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt First published 1975 Holt, Rinehart and Weston A text on human ethology, the work offers a biological point of view for discussion and includes data from the author's cross-cultural work and research from the staff of his institute. It confirms, above all else, the astonishing unity of mankind and paints a picture of how we are moved by the same passions, jealousies, friendliness, and active curiosity. There are chapters on A Short History of Ethology, The Ethogram: A Behavioural Inventory, The Fixed Action Pattern, Motivating Factors, Behaviour as a Response to a Stimulus, Releasers, Natural Models and Mimicry, Reaction Chains, The Hierarchical Organization of Behaviour, Phylogenetic Development of Behaviour Patterns, The Ontogeny of Behaviour Patterns, Mechanisms of Learning, Ecology and Behaviour, Orientation in Space, and Temporal Factors in Behaviour. A valuable book on social behaviour and comm

The Hidden Dimension By Edward T Hall 1966 Random House People and other animals like to keep certain distances between themselves and others, as well as things. This invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person’s “territory” is one of the key dimensions of modern society. The Hidden Dimension looks at distance regulation in animals, their crowding and social behaviour, before turning to distance in man, or the “four distances”. The extensive coverage of cross-cultural proxemics was ground-breaking.

Detecting Lies and Deceit: The Psychology of Lying and the Implications for Professional Practice by Aldert Vrij First published 2000 Wiley A book which relates to the fundamental questions; why do people lie, and how can lies be detected? This book reviews the relevant knowledge in detail, before focusing on guidelines for best practice in detecting deception. Individual differences in lying behaviour (gender differences, age differences and personality) are examined and there is also interesting research evidence of the ways in which deception is reflected both in real objective non-verbal behaviour and also in the perceived non-verbal cues which can help or mislead the observer in detecting deception. The NVC includes focus on the behaviour and perceptions of the observer which can hinder the process of detection. The process of NVB in credibility assessments, and factors which influence the behaviour of a liar, are especially interesting in this book which covers

Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction by Mark L. Knapp, Judith A. Hall and Terrence G. Horgan First published 2007 Wadsworth This comprehensive and readable compendium is a collection of research and theory on nonverbal communication. Written by a communication scholar and two social psychologists, the book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of NVC that shows how it affects a wide variety of academic interests. The theory and research included in this text comes from scholars with a wide variety of academic backgrounds, including communication, anthropology, counselling, psychology, psychiatry, and linguistics. There have been many editions each including new material on nonverbal messages and technology/media that covers the increasing amount of communication that is mediated by some form of technology and newly added text boxes that acquaint readers with cutting-edge research questions and findings, and appeal to your real-life concerns. The

Put Your Best Foot Forward: Make a Great Impression by Taking Control of How Others See You by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius PhD and Mark Mazzarella First published 2002 Simon and Shuster People are always judging you. Whether you are in a meeting, on a date, in a classroom, or on the telephone, others are constantly forming impressions of you -- often drawing conclusions from traits you never knew you had or didn't know influenced others. This books helps you understand how impressions are made and how to accentuate those positive qualities that appeal to others, and eliminate the negative ones. Written by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, America's best-known jury consultant, and Mark Mazzarella, a seasoned trial lawyer and lecturer, Put Your Best Foot Forward is an insightful guide to help you enhance your mental, emotional, and physical attributes by understanding the true impact of how you look, what you say, and how you act. Filled with perceptive insights and shrewd advic

What The Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System (Facs) by Paul Ekman (Editor) and Erika L. Rosenberg (Editor) First published 1987 Oxford University Press With many fine contributors and contributions (even more in later editions) this is a valuable resource on what the face reveals about our inner thought and feelings. The book’s focus is the scientific studies into the face’s role in indicating internal states, social behaviour, and psychopathology. Using sophisticated measuring systems there has been a wealth of research on facial behaviour, contributing enormously to our understanding of the relationship between facial expression and human psychology, and much of it is presented here addressing key topics and questions, such as the dynamic and morphological differences between voluntary and involuntary expressions, the relationship between what people show on their faces and what they say they fe

Vanessa Van Edwards b. 1985 Vanessa Van Edwards is the Lead Investigator at ScienceofPeople.com , the founder of People School, a bestselling author, and Body Language trainer (and trainer of trainers). Her website and media appearances (and YouTube videos) are highly accessible, presenting cutting-edge research in public-friendly and user-friendly ways. Van Edwards’ science-based framework helps people improve their EQ, charisma, and communication skills. With her lab and dedicated team in Portland, Van Edwards collates and produces research that aims to support the application of people skills or 'hacks'. Read Captivate (2017) Portfolio Also by Vanessa Van Edwards: Human Lie Detection & Body Language 101 (2013) Watch Vanessa Van Edwards' TED Talk: Lots more on Vanessa's YouTube Page

Patryk Wezowski b. 1977 Married couple Patryk and Kasia Wezowski have developed many non-verbal communication training programs tailored for sales, recruitment, leadership, branding and negotiations. They are bestselling authors of books on micro expressions and body language and are working a new film IMPACT, a cinematic documentary about body language. Patryk Wezowski is the founder of the Center for Body Language , where their various programs can be accessed. Wezoski puts a strong focus on the reading – and importance - of micro expressions, but many other areas of nonverbal research have been put to good use in explaining what behaviours contribute to positive and negative body language. Wezowski also developed the BLINK Conversation Technique.   Read Without Saying A Word : Master The Science Of Body Language And Maximize Your Success (2018)  Also by Patryk and Kasia Wezowski: The Micro Expressions Book For Business (2012) Watch the Wezowskis' TED Talk on Y

Eric Goulard b. 1973 Eric Goulard is a consultant and trainer in communication, customer relations, and management.   Based in Lille, France, he’s an expert in behavioural communication, he is specialized in the detection of lies and in techniques of persuasion. Goulard has written several books and published many works, including on www.nonverbal.expert . Passionate about cognitive and behavioural sciences for over 25 years he teaches people how to decrypt the attitudes and intentions of others through their demeanour, gestures and voice for better business situations and private lives. He had written several books and the subject and offers online education and resources in the field of non-verbal communication through his blog: www.non-verbal.info . Read Body Language Secrets Revealed (2013) CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Visit Eric Goulard's YouTube channel

Henrik Fexeus b. 1971 A Swedish mentalist and author of ten books on practical psychology and influence, Henrik Fexeus has worked as psychological illusionist and mind reader, and hosting his own TV-show for Sweden’s largest broadcaster. With a focus on body language, Fexeus has trained police and custom officials. His understanding of communication techniques and mental skills has given new practical meaning to the phrase “mind reading”. He writes about how to decipher the hidden thoughts and feelings of others and how to influence others. Using new concept mind reading – some rooted in magic/illusion/mentalism – he teaches practical applications for everyday life, such as interviews, dates and business deals. Read The Art of Reading Minds (2012) Stockholm Text Visit Henrik's YouTube channel

Mark Bowden b. 1971 Mark Bowden is a world-renowned author, trainer and engaging keynote speaker on human communication, body language and behaviour in business. He is the creator of TRUTHPLANE™ , a communication training company and unique methodology for anyone who has to communicate to an audience with impact. Bowden has a background in theatre and anthropology, both of which feed nicely into his work. His advice for public speakers is particularly strong: if you’ve ever wondered what to do with your hands, Bowden’s your man. With an emphasis on the limbic system (reptilian brain), Bowden successfully applies our ancient instincts (evolved responses) to everyday events. Read Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals (with Andrew Ford, 2013) McGraw-Hill Education Also by Mark Bowden, I recommend: Truth & Lies (2018, with Tracey Thompson) Winning Body Language (2010) Tame the Primitive Brain (2013) Watch Mark Bowden's TED talk on YouTube:

Alexander Todorov b. 1968 A professor of psychology, Alexander Todorov’s research in the areas of social cognition and person perception have often focused on first impressions. With a particular emphasis on the social dimensions of face perception, he has used multiple methods: from behavioural and fMRI experiments investigating evaluative processes to building of computational models identifying the perceptual properties of objects and faces evoking specific evaluations. Todorov describes how we have evolved these using a network of brain regions dedicated to the processing of faces, suggesting that the impressions we draw from faces reveal a map of our own biases and stereotypes. His work includes examining how we use snap judgments of faces to predict, and what implications this has. Read Face Value (2017) Princeton University Press Watch Alexander Todorov's talk on Face Value: First Impressions:

Allan Pease b. 1962 The motivational speaker Allan Pease has no education in psychology, neuroscience, or psychiatry, but has managed to establish himself as an expert on relationships and body language. He is the author of 18 bestselling books, many of them co-written with his wife Barbara, and he teaches simple, field-tested skills and techniques that show how to decode other people's behaviour. Pease is particularly strong in the area of handshakes, business encounters, sex differences and the body language of attraction and love. The Peases have conducted their own experiments such as the effect of furniture arrangements on responsiveness. Together with Barbara he runs Pease International and they produce videos, training courses and seminars for business and governments worldwide. Read The Definitive Book of Body Language (2004) Bantam. Also by Allan & Barbara Pease, and worth reading, are: Why Men Don't Listen and Women Don't Read Maps The Bo

Aldert Vrij b. 1960 A Senior Lecturer turned Professor of Applied Social Psychology, Aldert Vrij is a member of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology (ICRFP) within the Department of Psychology. His research includes the nonverbal and verbal cues to deception, and lie detection, and he has published more than 500 articles on these subjects. Vrij has written a comprehensive text about deception and lie detection in which he describes the lie detection tools used to date and discusses the problems related to these tools, in addition to providing guidelines on how to improve lie detection. Vrij found that the assumption people have about liars having shifty eyes are wrong, with liars actually looking straight at the receiver, perhaps making sure they are being believed. Read Detecting Lies and Deceit : Pitfalls and Opportunities . (2008) Chichester: Wiley Watch Aldert Vrij on YouTube, on Lying:

Nalini Ambady b. 1959 Psychology professor Nalini Ambady was a social psychologist and leading expert on nonverbal behaviour and interpersonal perception. Her findings have had important implications for the areas of personality judgment, impression formation, and nonverbal behaviour. Her research found that humans perceive nonverbal cues in response to novel people or situations, and that the information gleaned from an instant impression is often as powerful as information gained by getting to know a situation or person over a longer period of time. This ‘thin slicing’ a term she coined with Robert Rosenthal, refers to these instantaneous non-verbal cues. Ambady's thin slicing experiments include interesting finding for students’ ratings of teachers, sexual orientation and clinical-patient interaction. Read Ambady, N., Hallahan, M and Conner, B (1999) Accuracy of judgements of sexual orientation from thin slices of behaviour. Journal of Personality and Social Psycho

David Matsumoto b. 1959 Dr. David Matsumoto, is a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, gesture, nonverbal behaviour, culture and emotion. The Professor of Psychology has published over 400+ articles, manuscripts, book chapters and books on these subjects. Matsumoto is an Editorial Board Member for Personality and Social Psychology Review, Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour, Motivation and Emotion, Cognition and Emotion, and Human Communication. His many studies include recent work on microexpressions (expressions that last less than ½ a second), deception, gesture frequency, ethnic and cultural differences. Matsumoto promotes the use of active listening and the value in looking at clusters, and not just observing through one channel. He is the director of Humintell.com , a company that provides training to individuals and organizations in these fields, and Detectdecpetion.com . Read Nonverbal Communication : Science and Applications (2012) Sage Publications.

Bella M. DePaulo b. 1954 Professor Bella DePaulo is an expert on the psychology of lying and detecting lies. Spanning more than three decades, DePaulo’s studies and research on deception have resulted in dozens of published papers and chapters and several books. With so-called professional “lie detectors” (police, customs officials…) being no more accurate at detecting deception than laypersons, DePaulo helps us understand why we are so bad at detecting deception (and so good at lying, showing what science has to say about deception; people’s beliefs and stereotypes, sex differences, big liars and everyday lies. Her work on the visual channels involved is an important contribution to the field, as is her writing on our unconscious gut-level detection. In more recent years DePaulo has turned her attention to single life and how we live now. Read The Psychology of Lying and Detecting Lies (2018) Amazon Digital Services LLC Visit Bella DePaulo's YouTube channel

Joe Navarro b. 1953 Joe Navarro worked for the FBI as both as an agent and supervisor in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Through his work he was able to study, refine and apply the science of non-verbal communications, on which and he’s become one of the world’s foremost authorities writing articles and books for the past 30 years. Navarro is particularly strong on the warning signs of dangerous personalities, the honesty of the feet (as intention/interest signals), our first fear (freeze) response, the significance of the ventral region, and perception management. Navarro is also a trainer via online courses at www.jnforensics.com . Read Louder Than Words (with Toni Sciarra Poynter) (2010) Harper Collins. Also by Jo Navarro, I recommend: What Every BODY is Saying (With Marvin Karlins, 2008) Dangerous Personalities (2014) The Dictionary of Body Language (2018) Watch Joe Navarro at the CMX Summit on YouTube:

Geoffrey Beattie b. 1952 Professor of Psychology Geoff Beattie is one of the leading international figures on nonverbal communication and has written (or contributed to) many excellent books and studies. His academic publications have appeared in a wide variety of international journals. Beattie argues that gestures reflect aspects of our thinking but in a different way to verbal language, and that spontaneous hand movements often communicate a good deal more than they intend to. These unconscious movements can give us real insight into people's underlying implicit attitudes, with gestures rationed to the most important information. With research into phone and face-to-face conversations, to the beach, Beattie has lots to say about mirroring, the use of gestures to aid memory, attraction, and lots more. Building on the work of McNeill he has made a vital contribution to the role of our hands in communication. Read Rethinking Body Language : How Hand Movements Reveal Hidd

Judee K Burgoon b.1948 Professor Judee Burgoon has worked in different aspects of interpersonal and nonverbal communication and deception. She has authored (or edited) 13 books and published nearly 300 articles, chapters and reviews. The communication theories with which she is most notably linked are: interpersonal adaptation theory (which focuses on how pairs of communicators coordinate their communication), expectancy violations theory (building upon Hall's work on proxemics and personal space, the theory shows that unexpected behaviour causes arousal and uncertainty in people, and people then look to explain the violation in order to better predict another's behaviour) and interpersonal deception theory (when liars attempt to manipulate messages, which may cause them apprehension about being detected). Burgoon was aware of the importance of nonverbal messages and discussed how expressing emotions can affect our popularity, relationships, and physical and mental health

Peter Collett b. 1945 Dr Peter Collett is a psychologist was a member of staff at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, where he taught and did research. Collett was one of the authors behind the book Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution, which not only looked at gestures in details, but studies their cultural differences. Building on this collection, Collett wrote his own book on tells, those actions that can provide insight into what someone is thinking, even if that person doesn’t know it themselves. A widely acknowledged expert on body language, he often writes articles or produces videos which attend to famous people’s state of minds, deciphered from their actions. In the style of Desmond Morris, whom he has worked with, Collett not only shows how tells work but attempts to explain their origin. His website is well worth a visit.  Read The Book of Tells: How To Read People’s Minds From Their Actions (2003) Bantam Also by Peter Collett

Chris L Kleinke b. 1944 The psychology professor Chris Kleinke has conducted a number of key experiments into nonverbal behaviour. He found that people engaging in positive facial expressions increased positive moods and likewise with negative facial expressions and decreased mood, effects that were enhanced when participants viewed themselves in a mirror. Mutual gaze and touch also provided interesting ground for research especially concerning romantic attraction and likability ratings. His work into the effects of cultural context and proxemics on eye gaze, touch and compliance are important contributions, as is how honesty is affected by unconsciously felt touch.   Read Gaze and eye contact: A research review . (1986) Psychological Bulletin, 100, 78-100.

David B Givens b. 1943 (awaiting confirmation) Anthropologist David Givens is the director of the Centre for Nonverbal Studies in Spokane, Washington. He has been a consultant for Pfizer, Epson, Wendy’s, Dell, Unilever, and Best Buy, and teaches Communication and Leadership in the graduate program of the School of Professional Studies at Gonzaga University. In his books, which include Crime Signals, Love Signals and The Nonverbal Dictionary of gestures, signs and body language cues, Givens looks at how and why we behave as we do, as animals do, such as our metalis muscle, which covers the chin and causes the skin to quiver, being a muscle that reflects emotion. Our primal behaviours and influences are discussed, applying greed, trust and deception to contemporary, practical settings. Read Your Body at Work: A guide to sight-reading the body language of business, bosses, and boardrooms. (2010) NY: St Martin’s Press Also by David Givens: Love Signals (1985) Crime Sig