Truth and Lies, Tracey Thomson
Truth and Lies, Tracey Thomson
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Truth and Lies
What People Are Really Thinking

Author: Tracey Thomson, Mark Bowden

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/19/2021


Synopsis

A fresh, insightful guide to reading body language in the post-digital age

Whether you're at a job interview or a cocktail party, searching LinkedIn, or swiping right on a dating site, you want (no—need) to understand what people are really thinking, regardless of what they're saying. Understanding what others are trying to tell you with their posture, hand gestures, eye contact (or lack thereof), or incessant fiddling with their iPhone might all be even more important than what you're projecting yourself. Do they plan on making a deal with your company? Are they lying to you? Can you trust this person with your most intimate secrets? Knowing what others are thinking can tell you when to run with an opportunity and when not to waste your time, whether at work, in a crucial negotiation or on a promising first date.

Bestselling authors Mark Bowden and Tracey Thomson, principals at the communications company Truthplane, illustrate the essential points of body language with examples from everyday life, leavened with humor and insights that you can use to your advantage in virtually any situation.

About Tracey Thomson

Tracey Thomson, cofounder of Truthplane, advises the world's top companies and individuals on issues involving communication and body language. Her background in directing and training performers internationally in the psychology of movement, as well as her professional experience analyzing and supplying solutions to the dramas we find ourselves in, gives her unique insights into human behavior and what people are really thinking.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on April 10, 2021

Although I enjoy Mark Bowden on youtube's Behavioral Panel, and his Ted Talk, I did not really overly enjoy this book by him on body language. For starters, perhaps the title is a bit misleading? It did not concentrate on lies so much or deception. Second, it was just a bunch of generalization of be......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on August 26, 2021

Couple of good pieces of information but there are other body language books I would recommend before this one.......more

Goodreads review by Zahida on July 05, 2021

I was disappointed in this book, it didn’t give me any further insight into ‘what people are really thinking’. The main information I found useful was to stop and take note of what else it could be, what is normal for that person and not to jump to conclusions or judgement quickly. It’s best to make......more

Goodreads review by V on April 12, 2018

What a terrible book. Very little actual information and stretched out over 37 dry, uninformative chapters.......more

Goodreads review by Henrik on December 30, 2021

A quite repetitive book, with a quite simple message: Suspend your judgement on body language. It doesn't tell you as much as you think it does. It does this using the coined term "SCAN" (Suspend judgment, view Context, Ask questions and form a New judgement) on a variety of invented situations, and......more