Crowley County Combined Library

Contains over forty key words based on American Sign Language.

"The workplace is a "blink" world: studies show that we form opinions of one another within seven seconds of meeting and that 93 percent of the messages people receive from us have nothing to do with what we actually say. So good nonverbal communication skills can be a huge professional advantage." "Carol Kinsey Goman combines the latest research and her twenty-five years of experience as a consultant, coach, and therapist in this guide to understanding...

"He says that's his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great -- or did it? He said he'd never do it again. But he did. Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to 'speed-read' people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll...

"... This latest edition includes: updates about the 200 most popular gestures and signals-and dozens of new examples; new sections covering special gestures-from American Sign Language and Tai Chi to flirting and kissing; information to guide you through gestures country by country--from Switzerland to Japan, Nigeria to the Netherlands; amusing anecdotes and helpful hypothetical scenarios."--From publisher description.

A Fun, Easy Way to Talk with Your Baby Babies can communicate with their hands long before they can speak. Using American Sign Language (ASL), Dr. Michelle Anthony and Dr. Reyna Lindert have created the simple and successful Signing Smart system to teach parents how to integrate signing into everyday life with their hearing children. Through the more than seventy activities presented in this book, parents will learn the tools and strategies they...

Demonstrates signs for communication with adults, before a child can talk, using gestures for words and concepts associated with bedtime.

Are you nervous about your presentation at school tomorrow? Or about going onstage for the school play? What about trying out for the baseball team? Try standing like a superhero for a few seconds before you start. Research shows that standing like a hero makes you feel-and act-like one! Humans use words to communicate, but we also use our bodies to send messages. We may shrug our shoulders to show we don't care, or open our eyes wide in surprise,...

"These signs not only let you know what your child is trying to say, but also deepen your parent-child bond and stimulate his or her development."--Cover, p. [4]

Are you in business, journalism, law enforcement, or medicine? Do you face students in a classroom or criminals in a courtroom? Are you in a relationship or looking for one? Do you have children? Then you need the skills to read them like a book! I Can Read You Like a Book features a system for scanning and interpreting anyone's body language, enabling you to figure out what they are really saying or feeling: Review: Check out someone quickly, from...