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  • The Power of Body Language

  • An Ex-FBI Agent's System for Speed-Reading People
  • By: Joe Navarro
  • Narrated by: Joe Navarro
  • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (344 ratings)

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The Power of Body Language

By: Joe Navarro
Narrated by: Joe Navarro
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Publisher's Summary

Instantly discover what's really going on around you!

Know the truth before you ever hear a word!

Approximately 80% of communication is expressed nonverbally. When you know how to unlock the secrets of people's nonverbal cues, you'll always have the upper hand in any situation.

In The Power of Body Language, former FBI counterintelligence officer and recognized global expert on nonverbal behavior Joe Navarro teaches you how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for revealing behaviors. You will discover:

  • How the subconscious limbic system drives all body language.
  • Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true feelings.
  • What thumbs, feet, and a simple handshake reveal about moods and motives.
  • The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments.
  • Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust and communicate authority.
  • Why things taught about nonverbals in the '70s and '80s are incorrect.
  • And more!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2009 Joe Navarro (P)2009 Nightingale Conant

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This might be petty but...

The book wasn't that bad and truthfully doesn't deserve one star however I felt I had to give it to express my extreme annoyance at the fact that the last 3 minutes of audio is an ad for some website. This is the first book on audible that I have encountered with an ad and I am not a fan. If I am paying both monthly membership fees and paying for the actually book, I do expect the experience to be ad free.

Im hoping this was a rare case and I will continue to have an ad free experience on audible

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Exactly what it sais on the tin.

it was pretty good, interesting and a great narrative. i could have done without the 70's porno music between chapters though....

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Power of body language

I listened to a voice over version of another book by joe and hearing his actual voice gives more life to the words.But,apart from that it’s a very comprehensive book and gives the listener a great Broad understanding of non verbal communication.more study is required like micro expressions and written/verbal language analysis if you want to become a pro.

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good clothe amongst the fluff

useful information thinly spread amongst (relevant) stories and examples. to get the most out of this audio I'd recommend intentional review and note-taking of the relevant chapters. Already using some of his principles.

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Annoying narrator "and so forth"

Decent content, but has someone actually counted how often this guy says "so forth"?
I did - for 40 minutes. It was 28 times. After that I stopped listening as I could not stand him one more minute!

Really unfortunate, as a professional narrator would have probably transported the content way better.

Will give this book back and avoid him in the future.

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very good.easy to follow and understand.

wasnt quite what i expected only because he dispells a lot of myths that are out there but overall a very good book.

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Had some very interesting information

i found it hard to stay engaged however, given the way it was delivered with the nusic inbetween the topics. There was alot of fat at the start, but the filler got there eventually

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Boooring

I’ll give two stars because I feel mean. Had to speed it up because it’s so slow, found myself skipping chapters because I’m bored. Feel like I already knew all this information from reading a trashy teenage magazine years ago about how to tell if he likes you. That’s just my opinion, the author sounds like a nice guy though :/ maybe useful for people who don’t know a single thing about body language but it’s not for me

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Captivating and Fascinating

This was my first pick on audible. The narrator was very easy to listen to and emphasised well. Sometimes I felt he read so well that he was adding in his own personal stories - but he was simply reading the book with suitable emphasis.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and listened to it almost non-stop over two days while waking.

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Body language 101

What did you like best about this story?

Easy to follow examples, very easy to relate to. Instantly made me conscious of my own signals. First basic thing I noticed and put into practice was it's very fun to observe people in public especially those on mobile phones; and the incredible amount of signals the Limbic System emits.

What does Joe Navarro bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Joe doesn't try to fancy this course up which is good because It doesn't need it. He keeps the content constant and steady enough for it to be interesting. I think another reviewer disapproved of the narration. Given Joe's voice is a bit mono, I disagree, It's narrated perfectly for the type of content it is.

Any additional comments?

Knock down the price of this audiobook, I think it's like 40+ dollars in Australia...Lots of parental examples I didn't relate to also, but still not enough to knock a star off.

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