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How we address people, where we sit, what we disclose about ourselves, how we make eye contact, and where and when we touch are signs of attitudes and emotions. Because we may not be conscious of the social or psychological significance of these signs, they are the stealth aspect of conversation. One goal of this book is to demonstrate that address, self-disclosure, seating, eye-contact, and touch are the five vital signs of conversation. Another is to increase the reader s awareness of the fact that whatever the topic of a conversation, interlocutors are also expressing their attitudes and...

On any given day, we engage in dozens of conversations. We exchange huge quantities of information. Yet, all too often, we miss some of the most important data present during these everyday exchanges. Seemingly inconsequential conversational behaviors, often overlooked, can convey volumes about the attitudes at work between two people. Is the boss really as much of a friend as he or she says? Is your love interest signaling that you're an equal partner or that he/she has the upper hand in the relationship? Even more important, how do you come across - as an equal or a superior? This book...