{{Short description|American writer, professional speaker, and former FBI agent (born 1953)}} {{about||the American basketball coach|Joe Navarro (basketball)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Navarro | image = Joe Navarro at PopTech!.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Navarro in 2008 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|05|26}} | birth_place = Cienfuegos, Cuba | occupation = {{hlist|Author|professional speaker|ex-FBI agent and supervisor}} | notable_works = {{plainlist| ''What Every Body Is Saying'' (2008) ''The Dictionary of Body Language'' (2018) ''Three Minutes to Doomsday'' (2017) }} | alma_mater = Brigham Young University (B.A.)<br />Salve Regina University (M.A.) | spouse = Thryth Hillary Navarro | website = {{URL|jnforensics.com}} }}
'''Joe Navarro''' (born May 26, 1953) is a Cuban-born American author, public speaker, and former FBI agent and supervisor. Navarro specializes in the area of nonverbal communication and body language, and has authored numerous books, including ''What Every Body Is Saying'', ''Dangerous Personalities'', ''Louder Than Words'', ''Three Minutes to Doomsday'', and ''The Dictionary of Body Language.''
==Background== Navarro moved to the US at age eight with his family shortly after the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba.<ref name="Secrets of Nonverbal Communication">{{Cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Susan |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/11/11/body-language-nonverbal-leadership-careers-communication.html?feed=rss_leadership_careers_ |title=Secrets of Nonverbal Communication |website=Forbes |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053813/https://www.forbes.com/2009/11/11/body-language-nonverbal-leadership-careers-communication.html?feed=rss_leadership_careers_ |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> After earning a bachelor's degree in Justice Administration from Brigham Young University<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.navarropoker.com/bio |title=''Joe Navarro Bio on www.navarropoker.com'' |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406042028/http://www.navarropoker.com/bio/ |archive-date=April 6, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Slippery Rock University,<ref name="Bio" /> he worked as an FBI special agent and supervisor in the area of counterintelligence and behavioral assessment for 25 years.<ref name="Secrets of Nonverbal Communication"/><ref name="Tampa Tribune 2003, Page 1">"Action Hero Quitting" Tampa Tribune, Metro Section, Monday May 26, 2003, Page 1 and 6</ref> He is one of the founding members of the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Program and he also served as a SWAT Team Commander and Bureau Pilot. Since retiring from the FBI, Navarro writes books and lectures to share his knowledge of human behavior.<ref name="Tampa Tribune 2003, Page 1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=%2Fvideo%2Fbusiness%2F2007%2F06%2F21%2Fvelshi.life.after.work.navarro.cnn |title=Archived copy |website=CNN |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221033925/http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=%2Fvideo%2Fbusiness%2F2007%2F06%2F21%2Fvelshi.life.after.work.navarro.cnn |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is on the adjunct faculty at Saint Leo University<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saintleo.edu/News-and-Information-Center/News/2007/08/27/Take-a-Criminal-Justice-Cruise-Course-in-Alaska |title=Take a Criminal Justice Cruise Course in Alaska | Saint Leo University |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609201252/http://www.saintleo.edu/News-and-Information-Center/News/2007/08/27/Take-a-Criminal-Justice-Cruise-Course-in-Alaska |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>The Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2003, PP A1, A6 "Silent Signals" by Ann Davis, Joseph Pereira and William M. Bulkeley.</ref> and has lectured multiple times at the Harvard Business School. Since 2003, Navarro has been a consultant to the State Departments and is a fellow with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research.<ref name="Secrets of Nonverbal Communication"/><ref>A Life of Prying Out Spies, by Marty Clear, St. Petersburg Times, Friday January 9, 2004, P3.</ref>
In 2005, Navarro got involved in the World Series of Poker Academy, training players on poker tells after a chance meeting with Annie Duke on a Discovery Channel program about detecting lies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/poker/2009-07-01-tells_N.htm |title=Time to face facts: Tells will derail your game - USATODAY.com |website=USA Today |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805044522/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/poker/2009-07-01-tells_N.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Tampa Tribune, Metro P2, Ex-FBI Agent Calls Poker Players' Bluffs May 27, 2007</ref>
Since 2009, Navarro has been a regular contributor to'' Psychology Today Magazine'' (Spycatcher blog) and in 2008 he wrote "Every Body's Talking" as a special for the ''Washington Post''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/22/ST2008062201741.html?noredirect=on|title = Every Body's Talking|work = washingtonpost.com|author = Navarro, Joe|date = June 24, 2008|accessdate = May 25, 2019}}</ref>
Navarro's book ''Three Minutes to Doomsday'' was published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster. Smoke House Pictures, George Clooney and Grant Heslov's production company, has picked up the book, which is based on the work Navarro did as the FBI's top body language expert during the Cold War.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/george-clooneys-smokehouse-picks-up-three-minutes-to-doomsday/ |title=George Clooney's Smokehouse Picks up 'Three Minutes to Doomsday' |date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703072024/https://www.thewrap.com/george-clooneys-smokehouse-picks-up-three-minutes-to-doomsday/ |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Books== Navarro is the author of thirteen books. His best-known body language book, ''What Every Body is Saying'', published in 2008, is an international bestseller available in 27 languages.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} His most recent book, ''The Dictionary of Body Language'', came out in 2018. Navarro's book ''Louder Than Words'' was elected as one of Six Best Business Books to Read for Your Career in 2010 by ''Wall Street Journal's Digital Network, FINS''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SB126263579936415245/Six-Best-Business-Books-to-Read-for-Your-Career-in-2010 |title=Six Best Business Books to Read for Your Career in 2010 - Finance and Accounting Jobs News and Advice |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830055501/http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SB126263579936415245/Six-Best-Business-Books-to-Read-for-Your-Career-in-2010 |archive-date=August 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Navarro is also the author of ''Three Minutes to Doomsday'', ''Hunting Terrorists'', ''Advanced Interviewing Techniques'', and ''Read 'Em and Reap'', as well as a series of short booklets available as e-books, written exclusively for Amazon Kindle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_1?rh=i%3Adigital-text%2Ck%3Ajoe+navarro&keywords=joe+navarro&ie=UTF8&qid=1265403993 |title=Amazon.com: Joe navarro: Kindle Store |website=Amazon |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412135416/http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_1?rh=i:digital-text,k:joe+navarro&keywords=joe+navarro&ie=UTF8&qid=1265403993 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Education initiatives== In 2009, Navarro partnered with Nightingale-Conant, the world's largest producer of self-improvement audio programs, and produced ''The Power of Body Language''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nightingale.com/prod_detail~product~Power_of_Body_Language.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701212953/http://www.nightingale.com/prod_detail~product~Power_of_Body_Language.aspx |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also launched an online course in 2009 to share his knowledge with others on how to observe, decode, and utilize nonverbals in their personal and professional life. This was undertaken for the benefit of those who could not travel to attend his seminars.
==Partial bibliography== * Schafer, John and Joe Navarro (2004) Advanced Interviewing Techniques; Proven Strategies for Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Personnel. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. {{ISBN|0-398-07444-5}}. * Navarro, Joe (2005) Hunting Terrorists: A Look at The Psychopathology of Terror. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. {{ISBN|0-398-07594-8}}. * Navarro, Joe (2006) Read 'Em and Reap. HarperCollins, Pub. {{ISBN|978-0-06-119859-5}}. * Navarro, Joe (2008) What Every Body is Saying. HarperCollins, Pub. {{ISBN|978-0-06-143829-5}}. * Navarro, Joe "Every Body's Talking," Special to Washington Post, June 24, 2008, F1. * Navarro, Joe (2010) Louder Than Words: Take Your Career from Average to Exceptional with the Hidden Power of Nonverbal Intelligence. HarperCollins, Pub. {{ISBN|978-0-06-177139-2}}. * Navarro, Joe (2014) Dangerous Personalities. Rodale Books, Pub. {{ISBN|978-1623361921}} * Navarro, Joe (2017) Three Minutes to Doomsday: An Agent, a Traitor, and the Worst Espionage Breach in U.S. History. Scribner. {{ISBN|978-1501128271}} * Navarro, Joe (2018) The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide to Human Behavior. William Morrow. {{ISBN|978-0062846877}}
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==External links== * {{official website|jnforensics.com}} * [http://www.jnbodylanguageacademy.com Joe Navarro's Body Language Academy] * [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/spycatcher Blog on Psychology Today] * [http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/business/2007/06/21/velshi.life.after.work.navarro.cnn Joe Navarro interview on CNN]
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