Book of Tells

作者 Peter Collett著
出版社 Bantam
出版时间 2004年6月
ISBN 9780553814590
定价 118.50

内容简介

ATELLISANACTIONTHATTELLSYOUWHATSOMEONEISTHINKING,EVENIFTHATPERSONDOESN'TKNOWITTHEMSELVES.ANDTELLSAREHIGHLYINFORMATIVE...Thewayyoustandwhenyou'retalkingtoothers,howyoumoveyourfeet,yourhands,youreyes-evenyoureyebrows-saysalotaboutyourcommitmenttoaconversationandyourunderlyingattitude.Youractionsandstancecanalsoaffecthowlongyougettotalkandhowoftenyougetinterrupted.Evenwhenyou'reseated,thepositionofyourarmsandlegsprovidesawealthofinformationaboutyourmoodandintentions,showingwhetheryoufeeldominantorsubmissive,preoccupiedorbored.ButTellsaren'tconfinedmerelytoconversations;whenyouarealoneyouareconstantlyshiftingyourbody-andeachmovement,eachgestureprovidescluesaboutyourstateofmind.Inthisilluminatingbook,PeterCollett,socialpsychologist,formerOxforddonandBigBrother'sresidentpsychologist,introducesustothefascinatingconceptofTells,showinghowtheywork,wheretheycomefromandhowtoidentifyanditerpretthem.Whilstsentizingreaderstothemotivesandactionsofotherpeople,thisinvaluableguidealsofocusesonthemessagesthatweunwittinglysend,andtheimpactthatthesemighthaveonthosearoundus.Comprehensiveandaccessibleinitsapproach,andwritteninthetraditionoftheinternationalbestseller,Manwatching,THEBOOKOFTELLSoffersanew,unifyingvocabularyforunderstandinghumancommunicationandsocialinfluence-andauniqueopportunitytoreadyourself,andothers.

作者简介

DrPeterCollettisasocialpsychologistandex-Oxforddon.FormanyyearshewasamemberofstaffattheDepartmentofExperimentalPsychologyatOxfordUniversity,wherehetaughtandconductedresearchstudies.Peteristheco-authorofGestures:TheirOriginsandDistribution(withDesmondMorris),DrivingPassion:ThePsychologyoftheCar(withPeterMarsh)andistheauthorofForeignBodies:AGuidetoEuropeanMannerisms,theforewordforwhichwaswrittenbyPeterUstinov.HehasappearedinvariousTVdocumentaries,onNewsatTenandNewsnight.ForthepasttwoyearshehasbeentheconsultantpsychologistforthehugelypopularChannel4seriesBigBrother,appearingeachweektoanalyzethebehaviouroftheparticipants.

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