A tell is an action that tells you what someone is thinking - even if that person doesn't know it themselves. And tells are highly revealing . . .
Did you know that the way you stand, how you position your elbows and move your feet, eyes and eyebrows, says a lot about how dominant or submissive you feel, and that even when you are trying to hide your feelings your sexual attitudes are betrayed by your eyes and mouth? Or that the postures you adopt in a conversation, and the gestures you make, can affect how long you get to talk and how often you are interrupted?
Even the way you smile - and the facial muscles you use - shows whether you are genuinely happy or faking it! These are tells, and they aren't just confined to conversations. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, your movements provide important clues about your state of mind.
In this illuminating guide Peter Collett, social psychologist, former Oxford don and resident psychologist on Channel 4's 'Big Brother' series, introduces us to the fascinating concept of tells, showing how they work, where they come from and how to identify and interpret them.
While teaching you to read the motives and actions of other people, this invaluable resource also helps you to focus on the messages that you unwittingly send, and the impact that these might have on those around you.
Comprehensive, accessible and fun to use, the book of tells offers a new, unifying vocabulary for understanding human communication and social influence and provides a unique opportunity to read others - and yourself.
