Body Language For Dummies [Paperback]

Elizabeth Kuhnke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 11, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470512911 | ISBN-13: 978-0470512913 | Edition: 1

If you are puzzled by other people or want to improve the impression you give, knowing about body language could be the key. In this book you’ll discover how the body reveals what people really mean and how you can use your body and your expressions to improve your self-image to others. It explores why we give the signals we do, how to read the most common expressions and goes on to show how you can use your new understanding of body language for success at work, in relationships and in your communication. Actions really do speak louder than words!

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From the Back Cover

If you’re puzzled by other people, or want to change the way others
respond to you, having an insight into body language is key. With this
book you’ll discover how the body reveals what people really mean,
and how you can use your gestures and expressions to make a positive
impact. It also shows you how to take your knowledge of body language
to the next level, and use it to transform your personal and professional
relationships.

About the Author

Elizabeth Kuhnke is a Positive Impact Coach and the Managing Director and founder of Kuhnke Communication.

Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470512911
• ISBN-13: 978-0470512913
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Eerily similar, but not as good, as Definitive Guide to Body Language, December 29, 2009

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Christine Baker (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Language For Dummies (Paperback)

I've been on a body language kick ever since Lie to Me came out. I just finished reading The Definitive Guide to Body Language and making my way through Body Language for Dummies. I also have What Every Body is Saying and Telling Lies on the way. That said, Body Language for Dummies is really just a reworded version of the Definitive Guide to Body Language, with a whole mess of unnecessary anecdotes and "examples" that are worded for a pre-teen (ex: Joe and Jane meet at her house, but Joe's crossed arms and crossed legs clearly indicated that Jane was unwelcome. So Jane left.) The substantive examples are all taken from The Definitive Guide to Body Language, such as Princess Diane's looks, JFK and Nixon prior to the debate, and nearly every item - particularly the examples of other scientists and sociologists - were nearly copy and pasted into this book and reworded for the "Dummies" style we're all familiar with (if you read a lot of these as I do). It was so blatant that I actually looked at the copyright dates to see who lifted material from whom. The content, then, is pretty good, but you have to sift through many paragraphs of "Anecdotes" (as called in the book) that are unnecessary and provide no value. If you've already read The Definitive Guide to Body Language, save your money on this book; it is the same thing. If you haven't, I'd recommend that over this. The only upside to this is that I planned on reading that book again to pick up things I may have forgotten and with this, I don't have to. I'll review the others when I receive and finish them.

55 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book if you are British and live in a cave, January 31, 2008

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DixieFlatline "DixieFlatline" (North West) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Language For Dummies (Paperback)

I was hoping for insight. I was hoping for some new and interesting information. My hopes were for naught.
The author clearly has NO idea how to write for anyone other than a UK audience.
`John lives in London but his girlfriend lives in Manchester, you can imagine the fuss...'

No, actually I can't.

`Mark was acting like a pageboy...'

Acting like a what?

`Prince Charles fiddled with the cuff-links given to him by the Duchess of Cornwall...'

...and?

The author also seems to think that everyone but her has never left their house. Most of what she writes about is so painfully obvious to, um..., EVERYONE, it's difficult to read the book and not just skim through it.

Yep, frown means sad, laugh means happy, thanks for wasting my time.
There are some interesting bits here and there, but they are difficult to glean.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous analysis, distilation and interpertation, November 27, 2007

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Wendy W. Keleher "wendy keleher" (duxbury, ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Language For Dummies (Paperback)

Thanks to the author, the ever so subtle messages we send with our body language, may be implied but now can be intended!!! This study provides many ah-ha! moments as well as identifing in either social/family or business context how these body signals are read by others and how we can learn new body language emitting more positive energy as well as translate this language into our daily observations enabling better communication and understanding. Really fabulous, deeply insightful and very very fun!!!! Great gift for anyone.