Publisher Description

Parents, teachers, school psychologists, and-most importantly-big kids reviewed Body Talk Animated and love it. Why?
It's a FUN way to learn body language: FaceUpper bodyNavel down
And after you get good with the FUN stuff, you explore the world of animated films-and learn body language from cars that have eyes, cats that fight duels, and an octopus who drives a truck!
Illustrations show what certain facial expressions and body movements mean to most people.
Exercises you can do by yourself and with friends and family help you create your own, personalized body language book.
IMPORTANT sections help you know more about when to trust someone and when to back away.
You will also get good at knowing what your own body language tells other people about your mood and intentions. In other words, you'll get much better at communicating.

James O. (Jim) PyleSince his retirement from the US Army, Jim has trained professional audiences in many facets of Human Intelligence collection, in which body language plays a central role. A resident of Virginia, he is a father and the "G -Man" to "kids of my kids." Jim is a patented inventor, actor, event DJ, and a lifelong auto racing fan.
Maryann KarinchThe author of 35 books, most of which focus on human behavior, Maryann has taught body language to groups of all ages-from senior staff at the Department of Homeland Security to students at George Mason University and families at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. She resides in Colorado.

Author Biography

Since his retirement from the United States Army, Jim has trained professional audiences in many facets of Human Intelligence collection, in which body language plays a central role. His expertise in body language and managing conversations was illuminated in the two other books he has written with Maryann Karinch, Find Out Anything From Anybody Anytime, and Control the Conversation and are thefoundation for his newest business eff ort, Conversation Codex LLC. A resident of Northern Virginia for nearly two decades, he is a husband of Deborah, father of five and the "G -Man" to "ten kids of my kids." Jim is a patented inventor of the Electronic Language Simulator System and Process, actor, event DJ, and a lifelong auto racing fan in addition to being an author and instructor. In his spare time, he is also a traveling vagabond by air, rail and auto. The author of 35 books, most of which focus on human behavior, Maryann has taught body language to groups of all ages-from senior staff at the Department of Homeland Security to students at George Mason University and families at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Early in her career she taught theater and dance at several middle and high schools and raised funds for educationalprograms at Capital Children's Museum (now the National Children's Museum). Maryann is a blogger for Psychology Today and a regularly quoted source of body language information. In recognition of her work as a dedicated explorer of the human psyche and mind-body interaction, The Explorers Club elected her to membership in 2010. She is also a long-time member of The Authors Guild. In 2004, Maryann founded The Rudy Agency, a literary agency specializing in non-fiction. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Speech and Drama from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. and is a Certified Personal Trainer (American Council on Exercise).

Review

Kids, teachers, parents, and school psychologists reviewed the book. Here is a sampling of comments:
"This book would be fun for kids to use in learning about such an important piece of social interaction. Not only the pictures, diagrams, and graphics, but the tone of the writing is inviting to kids. It is light and serious at the same time which isn't always an easy balance to strike." Susan Anderson, school psychologist, Estes Park, CO.
"I think that this book would be a tremendous asset in a speech communications class. It might be the textbook or one of the textbooks for the entire class." John Higgins, retired teacher, Milton, MA

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