President
Obama didn’t look like he was tired and notice how he comes on stage. See how
his arms are dropped down but held up and are away from his sides and his hands
appear to be heavy weights. He should be like a lion victorious. Hands
hanging down below the waist indicate sadness, loss, depression.
Compare
that to the hands held high and long hand held high waving as he took the stage
in his last acceptance speech.
Also
notice how he didn't come downstairs towards the audience showing power and
confidence, a move that you typically see in winning candidates that I call the
victory parade. He just tuned in place with his family.
I loved how Obama's voice went low and warm as he talked
about his wife Michelle Obama and I also was struck by the chronemics(the cues of
time) Obama spent over a minute talking about her. I'm actually amazed at the unusually large
amount of time for an acceptance speech. He also paused for over 4 second after
each comment he made about her. She has been supporting him behind the scenes in
ways we don't know. He wanted her to know he truly appreciated it. It was not
just for the cameras.
