Analysis Of Every Body's Talking By Joe Navarro

Joe Navarro, a former FBI profiler with 25 years of experience in analyzing non-verbal language, writes about the significance of being able to read nonverbal communication in his essay “Every Body’s Talking.” He makes a convincing argument to whether or not nonverbals, such as body language, play a role in everyday conversations.
While conducting interrogations for the FBI, he had to be able to judge non-verbal language to determine when a suspect may be lying to him or judge when something wasn’t right with the suspect’s story. He observed the body language of his suspects in order to tell him what they wouldn’t reveal. Using the vast knowledge about non-verbal language he developed over the years, Navarro observed his friends and other

people. He gave examples by using his skills to understand the others’ emotions only by using his knowledge about non-verbal language while on a cruise.
He told about observing his friend’s marital relationship.

The wife appeared tense and touched her neck while on a group date where other couples laughed and planned another trip similar to that one; her actions showed her discomfort about the situation. Months later, she filed for divorce, not to Navarro’s surprise. He gave another example about a husband and wife who were having an argument. The husband smirked and rolled his eyes at his wife when she looked away after she tried talking to him. His body language showed that he has little respect for her; another failed marriage. He used a final example of a man in a lounge who is talking to a woman, but he is being ignored without realizing it. The woman turned her body completely away from him, and she would not make eye contact, clearly showed her disinterest in him. On the other hand, body language may depict negative emotions, it can also show positive emotions. Navarro explained that couples truly in love will mirror each other, not only in physical actions, one making the same relative movements after the other makes them while in conversation, but personality traits, acting more like each other, and appearance, as well. His friends second wife showed more of these qualities when around her husband. Navarro knew this marriage was stronger than the

first.
All in all, knowledge about non-verbal language is a helpful tool in acquiring solid communication skills. Once acquired, that knowledge could be useful in the evaluation of relationships or the evaluation of all the people in one’s surroundings. This skill gives the holder an opportunity to know what other people’s general feelings are at any given time.