I’ve just finished listening to Joe Navarro’s book/lecture: The Power of Body Language. It was a very interesting read, and it has information in it that anyone could utilize in their personal or professional life.

Joe Navarro discusses the meaning of body positions and movements from bottom to top. He starts with the legs and slowly moves up to what most people are familiar with: the face. There were many interesting AHA moments for me in the book. Just to mention one, I didn’t know how important the feet were in the non-verbal communication. Are you having a conversation with someone who has one or both feet turned away from you? It is a clear sign that the person does not want to have the conversation with you.

I’d known about some body language that was culturally rooted, but I learned an important one from the book: people in and from India shake their head sideways as an affirmative, opposite of many cultures where this movement means no. Now I understand why so many of my Indian acquaintances were shaking their heads when I was talking to them.

You can find this audio book at Audible.com.