VOTRE INSTITUTION, CE SUPERPOUVOIR

Decoding the science behind our body language to develop our intuition about others

There are thousands of self-proclaimed experts out there on social media proffering all kinds of fanciful ways to interpret non-verbal signals. Decoding body language is not just the latest fad though, it's an age-old concept. What some call “intuition” is an ability we all have within and can fine-tune if we pay attention to it. This ability holds the power to improve our social lives and even our mental health.

Based on these researchers' discoveries, this book provides a series of anecdotes and exercises to help us make the connection between how we understand the non-verbal signals of others and the empathy we can show towards them. This book shows us how this understanding can influence our lives and how the way we process non-verbal information can help us react properly and make decisions—often very quickly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Non-verbal communication on the web
Chapter 2 Non-verbal communication: the science of it
Chapter 3 Non-verbal channels: the vocabulary to help us understand ourselves
Chapter 4 The non-verbal and intuition: our inner Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 5 The power of the non-verbal: emotional contagion
Chapter 6 Finding the interpersonal precision for a better life
Chapter 7 The non-verbal mechanics of empathy
Chapter 8 Maximizing the non-verbal in mental health
Chapter 9 Technology and the non-verbal: the future is already here
Biographical notes: the stories of two ethologists

Pierrich Plusquellec has called Quebec home since 2001 and is an associate professor at Université de Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, where he manages the Centre for Non-verbal Communication Studies he founded with colleagues.

Nathe François is a scientist at the Montreal University Institute for Mental Health Research Centre, where since 2012 she has coordinated the Centre Signature, one of the largest databases of biological, psychosocial and clinical information about individuals with mental health issues.