cover image You Say More Than You Think: The 7-Day Plan for Using the New Body Language to Get What You Want

You Say More Than You Think: The 7-Day Plan for Using the New Body Language to Get What You Want

Janine Driver, Mariska Van Aalst. Crown Archetype, $25 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-307-45397-6

A former body-language specialist with the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Driver has put her life on the line more times than she can count, depending on her understanding of body language-how to read it and how to use it-to survive. Now a professional body-language trainer, Driver puts her lessons to paper with straightforward prose and easy-to-use methodology, intended to help readers break bad habits, overcome misleading assumptions, avoid blind spots, and project the kind of confidence they need for successful communication and/or negotiation. Offering a number of tips across a range of settings (business, romance, courtroom, etc.), Driver's advice will give readers immediate, effective results, such as a step-by-step guide to ""Active Listening Head Moves"": ""Now try the head tilt with the double nod. Did the person speed up the conversation?"" Sound examples (many drawn from her professional adventures), revealing exercises and self-tests, and a game sense of humor keep Driver's considerable expertise from overwhelming readers, making this an enjoyable and highly practical self-help.