There's a LOT of body language to decipher in
this photo with Diana (pregnant w/Harry) and Charles and Mannakee, her lover. Actually
if we didn’t know what was going on. That Diana’s love was here between them we
would only see that Princess Diana with her arms tightly folded and feet
planted father apart in fighting mode than her normal dainty feet close to each
others stance is suppressing her anger and Prince Charles with his left foot forward
and left arm outstretched is suppression his desire to walk or more aptly as
his foot is raised and slightly lean forward ride his horse away from this
situation.
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Body Language of Diana
Princess of Wales with Prince Charles and Prince William posing on the lawn of
Government House in Auckland.
What’s stunning about this body language is
how far Prince Charles is sitting away from his wife and child. He is out of
arms reach to give comfort or play though he is siting cross-legged like a little
boy, his hands that one would expect to be touching his baby son are instead held
one in his lap and another oddly held low palm up showing he doesn’t know what to
do. Princess Diane is holding her son up arms out to show him off to the
cameras her focus on him, not the cameras. Giving her son attention.
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Prince Charles and
Diana's body language on their honeymoon. Did the camera catch her filling a cold
chill that made her go into a reflexive turtle protection pose or is it Prince Charles
arm around her and hand resting on her shoulder? I do see her squinted eyes and
the small turn down of her lips that say she is not just cold but afraid. His gaze
and twisted mouth with puckered chin show his conflicted feeling. He wants to look calm but he is showing suppressed anger. Was It too many cameras that
bothered them? I wish she was less afraid and more comforted by him here. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/prince-charles-and-diana-princess-of-wales-on-the-banks-of-news-photo/1151177114?adppopup=true
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Prince Charles and Diana's body language during
their engagement.
I remember reading
the body language in this photo all those years ago. Her gaze is so purposefully
away from him, with hooded eyebrows down and eye so filled with sadness you can
feel the tears in them. And notice how she holds her shoulders up to ears and
her arms are straight down tense and glued to her sides in a classic Freeze
response to danger. She may be fearful of the cameras, but you notice hoe
Prince Charles is not leaning in or reaching out in comfort but also holding
his arms to his sides and not showing affection.
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Body Language in the official
Engagement Photo of Prince Charles
and Diana. See how demure her downward titled
head, partially closed eyes and shy smile show her deference to Prince Charles?
Though he has a wonderful head positioning into the intimate “zone of space”
with Diana that is in an unusual zone for him when he is with her, he holds one his hands over the other belying
his nervousness about showing that intimacy.
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The body language in the courtship
of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. See how Lady Diana gently and passively rests
her hand palm down in the crook of Prince Charles’s arm? In a subtle attempt to
make the connection less intimate he hides his hand inside his jacket. We also see
his point directly at Diana with a wry grin saying, “Look at the sweet girl I
am with.” while she shyly bows her head.
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How Staff Can Maintain a Welcoming Environment with Social Distancing
Saying "Hi" without the high five and other tips for greeting guests without the usual body language cues. June 2, 2020By Arthur Levine
At their heart, attractions and parks are highly social spaces where people join together in pursuit and celebration of fun. When the folks that operate the New Hampshire family entertainment center (FEC) Space Entertainment Center wanted to rebrand, they acknowledged the core mission of their business by incorporating the word “social” in the facility’s new name. But as they were getting ready to unveil the rechristened Block Party Social, the pandemic nixed their plans.
“We were joking that maybe we should call it, ‘Block Party Social Distancing,’” says Ron Weinberg, the FEC’s director of strategy and marketing. Joking aside, Weinberg touches on pressing challenges that attractions face as they retool for the coronavirus era: How do places that are inherently social accommodate social distancing? How can they continue to project an image of carefree fun while adhering to “new normal” safety measures? How can employees provide the same quality of customer service while shielded behind a facemask and standing at least six feet away from guests? Attractions are going to need to figure out new ways to connect with visitors, according to body language expert Patti Wood. The coach and consultant, who has worked with Ripley’s Believe It or Not and wrote “Snap, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language, and Charisma,” says that physical touch, such as handshakes and high-fives, equals three hours of face-to-face interaction. “It immediately establishes rapport and trust,” she notes. “It helps make people feel safe in the environment.” With the shortcut of physical touch now, not an option, Wood suggests alternative body language behaviors. For example, even at 100 feet away guests would register broad waving motions from employees. “It signals the primitive brain that this place is safe,” she says. “At 15 feet, we break through the stranger barrier.” So, what could employees do within the zone of 15 feet to the prescribed social distance of 6 feet? Wood says anything that would make guests feel comfortable and communicate fun, such as juggling, dancing, or generating bubbles, would do the trick. With 29 locations across the globe, KidZania will be doubling down on the non-verbal gestures and other body languages that is already featured in its culture, explains Jorge Guisasola, COO. For example, associates at the roleplaying centers greet guests by forming the letter “K” with the index and middle fingers of their right hands and placing it in front of their hearts. As part of the chain’s retraining, associates will also mimic some of the theatrical movements exhibited by KidZania’s costumed characters. “Eyes communicate a lot,” Guisasola says, “but mouths and half of our faces will be covered, so we will need to compensate with a lot of body language.” Wood agrees that eyes can express a great deal and that engaging in eye contact is critical in a post-COVID environment. “Eyes can show a crinkled, sincere smile above and beyond the mask,” she notes and suggests that attractions train employees by having them stand in front of a mirror with masks on and observe what happens around their eyes when they smile. Rob Norris, president of Seabreeze Amusement Park in New York, understands that guests value the friendly, smiling employees who greet them on the midway and operate the rides. It will be important, perhaps more than ever, to maintain that dynamic during the pandemic. “It’s going to be a challenge, but we know if you smile behind the mask, your face lights up,” Norris says. In addition to smiling and eye contact, Wood also recommends that employees tilt their heads when they engage with guests. “It shows submission, friendliness, and a desire to listen and attend,” the body language expert says. To help disarm and reassure children, whom a masked stranger may put off, she suggests that employees bend their knees and get lower in space when encountering them. While the action would project approachability, Wood cautions that staff members shouldn’t linger in a crouched position, because it might encourage youngsters to think it’s okay to move in for a hug. Behaviors such as these convey what Wood terms “open body windows.” She says it shows that “I feel safe having these vulnerable parts of my body open to you. I’m not dangerous. It’s safe, and I’m welcoming you into my space.” One way to help overcome the challenges imposed by wearing masks is to make the masks themselves more attractive. Block Party Social is having fabric masks imprinted with the FEC’s new logo. Big Thrill Factory, which operates two FECs in Minnesota, is ordering fun masks with facial expressions on them. It is also having signs printed that staff members can hold up for guests to see from a distance. Some might be functional, such as one used in a queue that says, “Next.” Others might have fun visual symbols printed on them such as a thumbs up. Of course, employees could give actual thumbs up or use other non-contact gestures like clapping. These are some of the simple strategies that Barry Zelickson, owner of Big Thrill Factory, and his team are developing to counter the restrictions that facemasks and social distancing introduce. “Yelling would not make a better environment,” he says with a laugh. At the large KidZania locations, guests often ask for directions to different locations within the facilities. Instead of verbal explanations delivered from a distance, Guisasola says that associates will use open arms and hands to walk them to the destination. “It will be more gentle and friendly for the visitors,” he says. Operators know that all of the new procedures as well as the general anxiety caused by the pandemic could be stressful for their front-line workers. And stressed-out workers cannot maintain the fun atmosphere that is the hallmark of attractions. That’s why it is as important for facilities that are reopening to focus on employees as on guests. “We want to create an environment where our employees still enjoy their jobs,” says Seabreeze’s Norris. “We want them to feel comfortable being here so they can have the same relationship with guests that they had in the past.” Patti Wood, MA - The Body Language Expert. 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Touch is the first sense to develop in Utro. With a surface area of around two square meters our skin is the largest organ in the body. Nerve ending called C-tactile afferents exists to recognize any form of gentle touch. According to a 2017 study the ideal touching speed is between 3 to 5 centimeters per second.
Benefits of touch during COVID 19 isolation the body is more likely to release the stress hormone cortisol. Touch has been shown to reduce Cortisol and comforting non-threatening touch reduces can also reduce stress by releasing oxytocin also called the love hormone and the pleasure chemical dopamine. Touch can calm certain body functions such as heart rate and blood pressure and healthy touch even a gentle safe touch from a stranger has been shown to reduce loneliness specifically reducing feelings of social exclusion.
During this time hug (with permission to share the hug) your close safe family and friends longer for at least 20 seconds as this is said to be the point at which humans release oxytocin.
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Ivanka is holding a 1,540 dollar MaxMara bag that carried the bible her dad held up. Great marketing for the MacMara company. It is the it-bag for the elite who condone violence against peaceful protestors. Also, note that when you are posing for photos during a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 100,000 Americans and there are protests around the world for justice concerning the murder of a person of color by police you need to wear very high heels and pants that stop above the ankle.
Having read Ivanka's body language for several years I thought it appropriate to read her body language use before one of the most iconic images in American history Trump holding up a bible in front of a boarded-up Church after aggressively removing peaceful protestors from Layfette park.
Ivanka thanked the police and others for clearing the path and creating this photo opportunity and some insider sources the photo op was her idea.
Ivanka Trump is Advisor to the President. In her role, she focuses on the education and economic empowerment of women and their families as well as job creation and economic growth through workforce development, skills training, and entrepreneurship.
Note the president posed here on a porch where they were moments before clergy and volunteers were handing out bottled water to protestors.
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Biologists explain pack mentality as a form of group mobbing called "aggression out." When two or more animals focus aggression on an outside victim, they feel psychologically closer and allied. Bonds between the pack/mob members gel as they join in mobbing.
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Throughout the Classic Film Black Legion, (About a real murder carried out by the Klu Klux Klan )Humphrey Bogarts Character is often seen seated and looking up in a pleading victim pose. When you watch the film look for scenes where he feels he is helpless and alone against the power of a group and how his body language changes when he joins the Legion the Klu Klux Klan group. You see the power he gains from being in the mob/cult of the Klan, the power of the mob, and in this and other scenes how powerless he feels when he contemplates leaving it.
This film is not well known but it does an amazing job showing how the cult drew him in with promises of strength and power.
FYI another nonverbal symbol the white cross on a red background was used in the film. The film did such a good job and showing the evils of the Klan that the Klan sued Warner Bros. for patent infringement for the film's use of a patented Klan insignia: a white cross on a red background with a black square. A judge threw out the case.[
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"I've tried they won't let me out. Nobody ever lived to get out of the Legion."that The Patti Wood, MA - 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.
How Does the Sound of the Crowds Cheering Effect Concerts, Speeches or Sporting Events or the Absence of Crown Noise Effect Events?
"But why do we care so much about crowd noise, and why do many of us feel we need it?
It's because it bonds us with members of our tribe, provides us a sense of connection, and acts as a psychological cue for when to pay particular attention to the action, like a goal opportunity. Without it, sport just doesn't seem as exciting.
We bond over sport
Following a team brings a sense of connection with others who follow the same team. That sense of belonging is an incredibly powerful motivation for people—it drives our thoughts and our emotions. And following a team is an emotional experience. We share the highs when they win, and the lows when they lose.
Spectators may not even play the sport they watch, but still refer to "us" and "we" when talking about their team, and use "they" and "them" for the opposition. And when the crowd supporting our team is the one making all the noise, it drives home that sense of connection.
Crowd noise is a cue
For a couple of rounds of competition, before the COVID-19 suspension, we saw games of AFL where we could actually hear the players yelling to each other. When they scored, the only noise was from the players themselves. It sounded similar to watching an amateur match at the local park. Even the most tense moments, or heroic efforts, were somehow not as exciting without the crowd.
That's because crowd noise is a cue for spectators. We know something exciting has happened when the crowd goes nuts. When a game comes down to the last few minutes, and the scores are very close, the crowd noise adds to the tension. When my team is getting cheered on, I share in the excitement with others like me - my tribe. It seems the broadcasters are reflecting this by increasing the volume of fake crowd noise during exciting moments. "
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We know that crying is a stress reducer, lowering blood
pressure and pulse rate immediately following therapy sessions were patients cried.
And removing toxins like the stress hormone cortisol and
reducing manganese a mineral that affects mood, and when elevated is associated
with anxiety and aggression. We also know that the breathing changes after
crying often slowing down. As a body language expert, I appreciate the crying
signals your body to perhaps acknowledge hidden emotions and show them to you
and others, and once communicated the emotion can pass. Crying also can signal
others that the crier is in distress and needs comforting and assistance. I
love how we say, “What you need is a good cry.” Acknowledging that crying helps
release tension and let feelings out so we can process them and move on.
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One piece of clothing changes everything in a film. As a body language expert and lover of classic films, I notice and admire how this lace veil worn by Bette Davis in the movie THE LETTER is used to first to make her appear like an innocent bride about to be wed but instead shown as she is unveiled as a murderess and adulteress.
FYI I am not revealing the end of the movie, in one of the best opening scenes of any movie ever we see Bette character with the glare that earned her Bette Davis eye fame shoot down her lover.
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Jack Lemmon tossing spaghetti he strained with a tennis racket while Shirley Maclaine looks on creates one of my favorite scenes in one of my top five classic movies THE APARTMENT.
In less than one minute of film time, we know so much about the character and how he feels about the girl. In large part this is done nonverbally by the nonverbal "artifact" the tennis racket, associated with sports and enjoyment and open spaces and the character's use for something entirely mundane and domestic, straining the water for the spaghetti.
Before this scene in the film, we see the character as a passive yes man, small and constrained with no joy. In this scene, we see him playfully lift, turn and serve the pasta arching his body and moving up into happiness as he makes dinner for his love interest. Whether you are a screenwriter, actor, director or film buff this scene is a masterclass in comedy, introducing a new aspect of a character and showing love in a unique way. Love it. Toss some spaghetti for your love tonight and watch the Oscar-winning film The Apartment.
Body Language and Classic Film to improve your screenwriting and enjoyment of films.
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