The Power of Eye Contact

Eye contact can help land you a job. It can help land you a date. It can help deepen your connection with the people you love. It can make or break workgroup cooperation and cohesion. It can help you win a fight. It can help you win over an audience. It can improve your self-worth! Simply put, eye contact is one of the most powerful forces in human face-to-face interaction. While there is a lively trade in books on body language, there has never been a book devoted to the most important, intriguing, spiritually-rich and scientifically-studied aspect of body language: eye contact. From an expert on the practical applications, "The Power of Eye Contact" will fill this gap in the popular literature on body language. Examining the role of eye contact in a diverse range of contexts, Michael Ellsberg provides expert insight through a potent mix of prescriptive exercises, persuasive arguments, and entertaining and informative interviews, ranging from renowned pyschologists and authors to behaviorists and matchmakers to Playboy Playmates and World Champion Cagefighters.This book is your concise guide to harnessing the potent force of eye contact for success in your work and personal relationships. It teaches you how to stop being 'eye-shy' and start being 'eye bold'. It teaches you how to build and maintain powerful eye contact in all your relationships and interactions. Master this art with the help of this book, and you will instantly begin to notice three things: You will start meeting more people right away; Your connections with the people you already know will deepen; You will feel, look, and act more confident. It is no exaggeration to say that mastering the art of effective eye contact could be one of the most impactful things you ever do in a short amount of time.