Non-verbal Communication

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Grounding Cognition in Perception and Action

A Special Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Grounding Cognition in Perception and Action
  • Edited by Martin H. Fischer, and Rolf A. Zwaan.

Published June 2008

The past decade or so has seen a growing realization that our cognitive processes are shaped by the physical reality of the human body and its situatedness in a physical environment. Pushing this paradigmatic re-consideration of cognition ever further, this edited volume provides an up-to-date…
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Management Speak

Why We Listen to What Management Gurus Tell Us

Management Speak
  • By David Greatbatch, and Timothy Clark.

Published August 2005

Based on primary research into the public lectures of management gurus, this fascinating new volume analyzes how such gurus disseminate their ideas, values and visions on the international management lecture circuit. Adopting a novel conceptual/theoretical perspective, it brings together insights…
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Visible Thought

The New Psychology of Body Language

Visible Thought
  • By Geoffrey Beattie.

Published November 2003

Are you saying one thing whilst your hands reveal another? Are you influenced by other people's body language without even knowing it? Darting through examples found anywhere from the controlled psychology laboratory to modern advertising and the Big Brother TV phenomenon, official Big Brother…
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Communicating Successfully in Groups

A Practical Guide for the Workplace

Communicating Successfully in Groups
  • By Richard Hammersley, and Marie Reid.

Published April 2000

This practical guide to the psychology of effective communication is suitable for anyone for whom communication in groups is a key part of their job. No previous knowledge of psychology is assumed and the emphasis is on exercises, key point summaries, assessment and improving your skills in…
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