If you have ever wanted to read your boss' or employees' minds, interpreting their body language could get you close to doing so. Their actions could be speaking volumes more than their words. Understanding Body Language , the latest release in the Successful Business in a Week series of books, tells how body language in the workplace betrays your true attitudes, hints at others real thoughts and can help you be a far more effective communicator. Sub-headings, bullet points and illustrations make it easy for the busy businessperson to quickly dip into sections they are interested in.
Words inform, body language gives meaning.
Anyone who can not understand why they battle to persuade people, build rapport and get attention, probably does not know how to use that 90 per cent of communication which is not spoken. Understanding Body Language helps readers coordinate tone, posture and gesture with words in an effective package. Visual communication comes into play and so it stands to reason that getting clues between the lines can stand a businessperson in good stead. If you want a pay rise, promotion, to win business or just put across the right message, remember the power is in the packaging not the content. Alternatively e-mail the Institute's Press Office.