{"product_id":"2940014009621","title":"Body Language: Discover And Learn How To Read Body Language!","description":"Chapter 1 – Introduction\u003cbr\u003eFrom infancy, we begin to use body language to express ourselves for\u003cbr\u003eeverything between needs and feelings. It is how we learn to get our needs met.\u003cbr\u003eAs we grow up and learn to talk, we continue to use a series of body language\u003cbr\u003esignals along with a grunt here and there to entertain, have a need met, or show\u003cbr\u003ean emotion we are feeling that we are not yet able to express verbally. If, while\u003cbr\u003ewe are young, our caretakers pick up our body language signals easily, as we\u003cbr\u003eage we are more apt to continue to refine the skill of using body language.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, when our body language signals go unnoticed as an infant or\u003cbr\u003ethroughout childhood, in adulthood the use of body language often goes to the\u003cbr\u003ewayside. Those are the adults you hear people refer to as “hard to read”.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough they can make great poker players, it does little for the art of subtle\u003cbr\u003ecommunication. Like the saying goes, if you don‟t use it, you lose it. Or in the\u003cbr\u003eleast, you get real rusty at it.\u003cbr\u003eLife is a game of sorts. There are no guarantees in anything; however, you can\u003cbr\u003eincrease your odds in the game of life with practice, and not just in your body\u003cbr\u003elanguage skills but also in your ability to read body language. Communication\u003cbr\u003ethrough all forms is important in life. It can make the difference between landing\u003cbr\u003ea dream job or that dream mate and many other factors. People use an average\u003cbr\u003eof 50% body language to 50% verbal language when communicating.\u003cbr\u003eIf you cannot pick up the subtle nuances of the body language someone is\u003cbr\u003egiving, the message you may be receiving verbally could be quite different then\u003cbr\u003ewhat they intended on it being. The more you try to use and learn how to pick up\u003cbr\u003eon body language signals, the better you will get at it. If you don‟t get it the first\u003cbr\u003etime, then continue to try and keep trying. “People watching” is a great way to\u003cbr\u003ebrush up on your ability to read body language. Go to a mall and just sit on a\u003cbr\u003ebench and try.\u003cbr\u003eThere are several main types of body language. Two of the most common types\u003cbr\u003eof body language that people can pick up on easily are romantic and greeting\u003cbr\u003ebody language. Other forms of body language are aggressive, attentive, bored,\u003cbr\u003eclosed, deceptive, defensive, dominant, emotional, evaluating, open, power,\u003cbr\u003eready, relaxed, and submissive. We will look at each category listed\u003cbr\u003ealphabetically, and explain signals used in each.\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 – Aggressive Body Language\u003cbr\u003eAggressive body language is way more than simply being punched in the face or\u003cbr\u003epunching someone. There are many types of aggressive signals. If picked up\u003cbr\u003eearly, they can save you from being a receiver of a physical attack or give you\u003cbr\u003etime to turn the aggression down. Aggressive body language is a signal of a\u003cbr\u003epossible physical threat or a verbal threat at the least. As we were taught early\u003cbr\u003eon, physical confrontations can never lead to any good. So learning to pick up\u003cbr\u003ethreat signals early is extremely beneficial. If you work in a setting where there\u003cbr\u003eare volatile people (prison settings for example), knowing signals of\u003cbr\u003eaggressiveness could even save your life.\u003cbr\u003eFacial signals that can alert you to a possible threat are frowns, pursed lips,\u003cbr\u003ereddening of the face, a sneer look, clinched jaw, stare downs with a squint, and\u003cbr\u003ejerking of the head towards you much like one would jerk their body towards you\u003cbr\u003ein an aggressive advancement.\u003cbr\u003eAnother common facial threat signal is a person getting right up in your face with\u003cbr\u003etheir face. With all of these gestures, it is best you step back a couple feet to put\u003cbr\u003ea bit of distance between you and the aggressive person to give you a chance to\u003cbr\u003epossibly defuse the situation. The attack stance of body language is typically the\u003cbr\u003epositioning of feet for stability, and clinching of fists and muscles. Some may\u003cbr\u003eeven get a bit „dancey‟ or bouncy with their feet, much like a boxer.\u003cbr\u003eThis is typical, however there are some that really show little outward physical\u003cbr\u003ecues that indicate they are about to punch you. People who present with a flat\u003cbr\u003eaffect may show very little to no indication that they are about to physically attack\u003cbr\u003eanother. This is when body language alone can put one in a risky situation and it\u003cbr\u003eis important to listen to word cues as well.\u003cbr\u003eAnother form of aggressive body language is crossing personal space, mental or\u003cbr\u003eemotional boundaries. Fake friendships are an example of crossing all three of\u003cbr\u003ethese boundaries. When pretending to be a friend to another with intent of harm,\u003cbr\u003eaggressive body language takes on a chameleon effect in the beginning. They\u003cbr\u003ewill use smiles, and friendly gestures to gain closeness.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone has a comfort zone called his or her personal space. When that is\u003cbr\u003ecrossed physically (e.g.","brand":"Laiftllc.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173005377776,"sku":"2940014009621","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014009621_p0.jpg?v=1763603171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014009621","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}