Index

A

Approachability, and nonverbal messages

flirting, 144

importance of, 140–141

selections for, 141

SOFTEN, 141–143

Articulation

definition, 87, 111

linking, 119–120

mumbling, 112

omitted speech sounds, 116–119

strategies, 120–123

and substandard usage, 113–115

Assessment process, 4

Attention, focusing, 7

common irregularities, 8

and deliberate practice, 9

patterns of behavior, 8–9

Auditory imitation, 39

B

Breathy talkers

description, 44

rationale for, 45

self-awareness, 44–45

strategies, 45–46

Business. See Work behavior

C

Confidence, and nonverbal messages

definition, 128

head carriage, 129–131

posture, 131–132

D

Dancing and dynamic variation, 56–57

Declarative sentences, 89–91

Deliberate practice, xviii–xix, 9

Dialect switching, 46

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