5th Edition
Successful Nonverbal Communication Principles and Applications
Table of Contents
Part One-Nonverbal Communication
- The nature of Nonverbal Communication
- Facial Expressions
- Eye Behaviours
- Bodily Communication
- Proxemic Communications
- Tactile Communication
- Personal Appearance
- Vocalic Communication
- Impression Management
- Selling Yourself Nonverbally: Politics and Sales
- Detecting Deception
- Nonverbal Determinants of Successful Interviews
- Gender and Interaction
- Successful Intercultural Communication
- Special Nonverbal Contexts
Part Two-Developing the Successful Communicator
Part Three-Successful Communication in Applied Settings
Biography
Michael H. Eaves is a full professor of Communication Arts at Valdosta State University, and has been a professor there since 1993. Eaves has been the director of speech and debate at Valdosta State University since beginning there in 1993, and is a member of the National Communication Association.
Dale Leathers (1938–1997) was the sole author of editions one, two, and three of Successful Nonverbal Communication. He was a professor of speech communication at the University of Georgia as well as a former president of the National Communication Association and the Southern States Communication Association.
"Once again Eaves has produced a volume that advances our understanding of the nonverbal code of communication. In the spirit of previous editions, this edition provides readers with a theoretically-sound and well-developed approach to nonverbal communication. "
-Don W. Stacks, University of Miami, USA
"Michael Eaves has written a must read primer for the understanding of interpersonal communication with contemporary examples and a global perspective…this book was a breath of fresh air."
-Tomeka M. Robinson, Hofstra University, USA
Author Michael Eaves does an excellent job in his book conveying the concepts of nonverbal communication to a modern audience. Eaves uses up-to-date and relevant examples to help illustrate concepts to the reader. This book is a must read for the nonverbal student and scholar.
-Gina Jensen, Webster University, USA






