David B. Givens, Ph.D., Director
The Center for Nonverbal Studies (CNS) is a private, nonprofit research center located in Spokane, Washington. Underway since October 1, 1997, the Center's mission is to advance the study of human communication in all its forms apart from language. The Center's goal is to promote the scientific study of nonverbal communication, which includes body movement, gesture, facial expression, adornment and fashion, architecture, mass media, and consumer-product design.
I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of thumbnails, or the great issues that may hang from a bootlace. --Sherlock Holmes to Watson ("A Case of Identity")
Coming soon: David Givens's new book, OFFICE SIGNALS: An Expert's Guide to Body Language in the Workplace.
Check out David Givens's latest book, CRIME SIGNALS: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2008; ISBN-10: 0-312-36261-7; ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36261-7; see description on Amazon.com).
Check out David Givens's book, LOVE SIGNALS: A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005; ISBN-10: 0-312-31506-6; ISBN-13: 978-0-312-31506-1; see description on Amazon.com).
World Book Encyclopedia published its first-ever entry on "Body Language"--written by CNS staff--in its 2001 CD and 2001 hardback encyclopedia editions.
"Mysteries of Mating"--a TV pilot featuring CNS research--premiered on February 13, 2001, at 7pm and 10pm PST, and 10pm and 1am EST, on The Learning Channel. (LA Weekly . . . "TV Pick of The Week"!)
How Post 9/11 New Yorkers Bonded--Nonverbally.
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