Joe Navarro M.A.

About

Joe Navarro, M.A., is a 25-year veteran of the FBI, where he served on the National Security Division’s elite Behavioral Analysis Program. For five decades, he has been studying, researching, and teaching on the use of nonverbal communication and human behavior for assessing and interacting with others. He has lectured throughout the world for corporate groups, and private and public institutions, including Wayne State University School of Medicine, Harvard Business School, and at the Baylor College of Medicine-Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Houston, Texas.

Navarro brings together his academic background, decades of observation, scientific research, and practical experience catching spies to the art and science of observing and interpreting human behavior. Mr. Navarro is also the author of the international best-selling book What Every BODY is Saying; Louder Than Words; The Dictionary of Body Language; Dangerous Personalities; Three Minutes to Doomsday; and Be Exceptional.

Books by Joe Navarro M.A.

Recent Posts

The Beauty of the Chin in Revealing Our Sentiments

We all have one. We practically ignore it, though it is part of the face. What is it? The chin. Here is a surprising look at what it can communicate.

What Our Lips Reveal About Our Emotional State

The lips have the ability to entice but also to communicate exquisitely how we feel.

20 Ways to De-Escalate Emotional Situations

At home, school, or at work, we may confront an emotional situation that can escalate out of control. Here, two experts reveal 20 tips for de-escalating such situations.

20 Tips for Successful Meetings

Conducting meetings is an art form; highly effective ones don’t just happen. Check out these 20 tips to prepare and have great meetings.

4 Everyday Behaviors With Ancient Roots

Our more archaic past can still be seen in some of our universal behaviors. Large felines had a lot to do with that.

Debunking Body Language Myths

What you have heard about body language and detecting deception may be all wrong.

How Bacteria Affect Our Health, Emotions, and Behavior

Microbes often influence how we feel and act. Here is a look at some recent research and how the body-mind matrix comes together.

Why Do We Touch Our Faces in So Many Different Ways?

Changes in how we touch our faces often reflect the nature of our emotional state.

What It Takes to Have Prosocial Influence

Influence and persuasion can and should be practiced without being calculating and manipulative.

When, Where, Why, and How We Touch Our Faces

For the student of body language, how we touch our faces, where, and when, reveals a lot about what is going on in the emotional mind.