The Body Language Book Club

📚🎧Body language & human behaviour.

[The Body Language Book Club @BodyLanguage_BC]

@drhingram Have they run any bloods yet? Imaging eg ultrasound?

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@drhingram Hope they are still investigating tho!? Nutritional support and diagnostics should run in parallel, not sequentially? 🙏

[The Body Language Book Club @BodyLanguage_BC]

@drhingram 😂 I’m sure your vets are on it - however if you want to discuss any of the treatment plans/diagnostics done so far/diagnostics not done yet, DM me. Hopefully you’re under a specialist by now 🤞

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@drhingram How’s your cat? 🙏

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@BenBellaBooks @BeelerAuthor @SoftWhiteUnder Superb book

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@willgeddes 🏃‍♀️ Headed straight to your accounts for insights on what’s going on.

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@willgeddes @Iromg @insiderlauren @UKLiveOnline @paulpuccioni @CharlotteEmmaUK Can’t wait 🙌

[Pamela Meyer @Pamela_Meyer]

I loved writing this article on the science of room reading for @TIME.

Every room has a parallel conversation running underneath the surface — a pulse, a vibe, a temperature. And it turns out there’s a science to reading it. This undercurrent of unspoken behavior delivers data instantly but you need to know how to decipher it.

While I give you a simple Room Reading method in my new book, How to Read the Room, here are four science backed strategies for the hard working, busy, room-reading geek:

1. Declutter your mind and get an accurate read.
Cognitive load distorts what you see. Decluttering your mind is a science-based strategy to help with overload so that you can read the room accurately.

2. Manage what you transmit.
The emotional state you bring into the room can shape how everyone else behaves before anyone has consciously registered that you’re anxious or angry.

3. Take note of who is missing in the room.
We call this the “negative space” in the room. Who turned off their camera? Who wasn’t invited? Who left early ? Who tried to get into the conversation and then gave up? We focus on the dominant voice but should take note of the missing voice.

4. Read body language like a pro.
A professional observer watches for changes from baseline and looks for clusters of behavior that point in the same direction, instead of one-off behaviors. They tapped their foot? Maybe they are just a foot tapper.
Reading the room is a powerful skill that’s part social observation, part emotional intelligence.

The question is never, “What does the gesture mean?”

The better question is: “What does the gesture mean from this person under these conditions?”

Thank you to @TIME and @devi_lockwood for this thoughtful conversation. https://t.co/5xLicXwpKW

How to Read the Room is available for purchase now - I would be honored if you would buy it , read it, share it and tell me what you think https://t.co/J2jksn9IXO

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@PhilipIngMBE A fair bit to talk about this week…

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@Knesix Never!!!

[Human Red Team @HumanRedteam]

Book recommendation for anyone working in security, leadership, or human behaviour: 'The Interrogator' by Raymond F. Toliver.

It tells the remarkable true story of Hanns-Joachim Scharff, a WWII Luftwaffe private soldier who became the most effective interrogator of captured Allied pilots, entirely without coercion or force.

His secret? Rapport. Research. Patience.

Scharff arrived at every session already armed with meticulous background detail on his subject. He'd take prisoners for walks in the woods, share meals, and steer casual conversation with surgical precision, extracting critical intelligence while his subjects genuinely believed they'd given away nothing.

As one former POW put it: "If you talked about the weather or anything else, he no doubt got some information or confirmation from it."

Here's what makes this book so relevant today:

Scharff's playbook reads like a manual for modern social engineering. Pretexting, open-source intelligence gathering (OSINT), building false familiarity, and exploiting the human instinct to fill silence. These are the same techniques that underpin phishing messages, vishing calls, and corporate espionage right now.

Scharff was so respected that after the war, the US military invited him to lecture on his methods. His techniques are still taught in interrogation schools today.
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We use the Scharff method as a live case study on the UK's National Cyber Security Centre Assured 'Ethical Social Engineering - Advanced' course.

The next cohort runs 29 June – 3 July 2026. If you want to understand how these timeless influence techniques translate directly into today's threat landscape, and how to defend against them, this is the course for you.

Find out more at https://t.co/U8fJFWKVfL

#Cybersecurity #SocialEngineering #NCSCAssured #EthicalHacking #BookRecommendation #HumanRedTeam #OSINT #Infosec #Leadership #EthicalSocialEngineering

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@AndrewGold_ok 🙋🏻‍♂️ CAROL MCGIFFIN 😂😂

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

Drive keeps selling — even 15 years after publicaiton.

But too many workplaces still ignore its main finding.

Here are the 7 insights that actually change how motivation works.

[Kenneth Dekleva @KennethDekleva]

Read this spy novel to truly understand what is happening today in Iran: https://t.co/NTK366ywLU

[Daniel Hewitt @DanielHewittITV]

My book is out today!

The human stories of our housing crisis, as well as social care, crumbling hospitals and schools…

“You won’t be able to put it down – and neither should you. This is exactly what journalism should be.' - @IsabelHardman

Buy now: https://t.co/nngVh1SKJ2

[Policy Press @policypress]

Waterstones welcomes investigative journalist, broadcaster and presenter @DanielHewittITV to discuss his new book, Left to Rot, a powerful examination of the policy decisions that helped shape the UK's housing crisis.

🎟️22nd June, 18:30, @WaterstonesLPL: https://t.co/K0wQRA86a0

[The Body Language Book Club @BodyLanguage_BC]

@tombradby I’ve ordered one of your books for the much needed escapism it assures.

Found the books after coming here following the news tonight, which you handled with remarkable professionalism. A quiet nod of recognition. Thank you 🫡

[Joe Navarro @navarrotells]

My latest book: Mastering Connections: https://t.co/6kjQt9VNmS

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Even toddlers experience the joy of giving.

Evidence: When kids under 2 share a snack with a puppet, they exude enthusiasm. They actually smile bigger and laugh more after giving a treat than getting one for themselves.

Kindness is a fundamental source of happiness.