A body language expert Patti Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnxoEIJMsUcIs Angelina lying about her Chicken Pox. Well, I can tell you she is having a really good time telling the world she can’t go to her Unbroken Events because she has Chicken Pox.
She starts the recording with the words “I just want to be
clear and honest.” These are not the typical words of someone who is just
sending out a message that she has Chicken Pox. These are not the normal first words for any apology stantement, the baseline of a normal “I am sick” announcement is to start with what you are most upset about which should be, "I am sick!" In an honest message
the emotional message comes out first. It is a limbic brain response. Typically your nonverbal delivery will also show your emotions. You should see her have the facial expressions of pain, or discomfort of being
sick and or contriteness at having to miss the events. Instead she has a rather frozen
face and monotones delivery of very logical words, “I just want to be clear and
honest.” The words themselves are words a liar uses before they lie. Honest
people don’t say they have to be clear and honest.”
Next notice in the video what she does with her head as she
says, “…Clear and honest.” See how her head jerks back as she says it. I call that a "heat
retreat." We retreat under threat, and liars often, pull back or retreat in some way
when they are lying. She could have the Chicken Pox, but she does NOT want to
be clear and honest in this message. Also notice what happens as she says the words Chicken Pox. On the YouTube video this is a the .17 time marker. She smiles. Yes, sometimes people give a cover smile when delivering bad news, but this is not a cover smile. The corners of the mouth go down in a cover smile and the eyes don't typically move. Notice how the coursers of both sides of her mouth go up, her eyebrows go up and her eyes open and most significantly her head goes up. We go up when we are happy and joyful. She is happy. Yes, oddly she is happy not sad, that is not a surprised smile. That is a happy smile.
Notice that her eyes are not inflamed, as they might be if
she had chicken pox, notice though her voice is lowered it is forced and has
subdued strength. It is not scratchy and strained as it might be for someone
who has chicken pox. She might have them, but they have not hit full force yet.
Finally, one of the most interesting statements is “I
just can’t believe it.” If you watch her say that statement, you see it is sincere.
It has the normal FEEL SHOW SAY of an honest statement. You see her go back
slightly, you see the surprise on her face, you’re here her voice change and
then you hear the words silvered that match that emotional statement of
disbelief. But here is the thing. She
could be in disbelief about Chicken Pox. But the pause before she makes that
statement in the context of what she is saying is long, and sometimes liars,
hold a true thought in the mind and they talk about something they are lying
about in order to have an authentic delivery. In this case she could authentically
be in disbelief that she has the chicken pox, but she could also be in that
moment be thinking about and in disbelief about the emails about her that where
released.
In any case she is not normal in much of her nonverbal delivery
at anytime and she is not normal in the delivery of her I have Chicken Pox
delivery.
Late last night I got a call to read this video for Radaronline, but know that they misquoted me. This have me saying things I did not say. For example I did not say, "She was giving her worst acting..." and I did not say, "There are a couple of physical things that are obvious." http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/12/angelina-jolie-body-lanugage-rips-apart-patt-wood/
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
