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Kamala Harris ‘showed off power’ in 1st speech since Biden dropped out with subtle body language difference, by expert Patti Wood
Body Language to look for in the Presidential Debates Between Biden and Trump by Patti Wood.
Tonight, during the debates, people should notice how Biden and Trump exhibit the Four First Impression factors: credibility, likeability, attractiveness, and power. Biden typically uses smiles and crinkles at the corner, smiling eyes to win on likability, and Trump uses anger cues such as a glare, a loud, forceful voice, and a scowl to win on power. Audiences look for strong nonverbal power cues in debates and typically decide who they think “won” the debate before the candidates even begin speaking based on the four first impression factors. I discuss this in my book, “SNAP! Making the Most of First Impressions Body Language and Charisma.”
Zendaya and Tom Holland's Body Language Says Good Things, By Body Language Expert Patti Wood
As a whole, this body language is reminiscent of teenagers,
says Wood. She cites the softness of the couple's facial expressions and
demeanors "that has an innocence about it."
Zendaya's smile, in particular, is one that Wood sometimes
sees in new mothers. "It's a joy of beginnings, of a certain kind of
love," she explains. And it makes sense—after all, Tom is holding her in a
very vulnerable way with her whole back up against him and their faces smushed
together. The way their bodies are pressed against each other "typically
indicates connection and trust," Wood says. "She feels really
safe."
And if you look at Tom's face, "there's a certain kind
of wonder in his eyes," Wood explains of his soft gaze. It's almost as if
his facial expression says: "I can't believe this is happening," as
if he still can't believe how lucky he is to be with Zendaya.
The way they hold hands shows they support each other.
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In this February 2022 pic, Zendaya and Tom were spotted
leaving their hotel together. Here, Tom is "taking the lead in front of
her to protect from the paparazzi," says Wood. He's in a "guarding
position," purposefully walking in front of his girlfriend to make sure
she stays safe, Wood explains.
Despite the distance between their bodies, the couple's
handhold is secure, meaning Tom's not pulling Zendaya, and the grip is not
forced. You can tell because Zendaya isn't off-balance, even though she's
walking in heels—her whole body is "not leaning forward having to catch up
with him," Wood says. Instead, this handhold is one of support and
connection.
Wood also likes that while Zendaya is standing in her own
strength and power—due to how she's standing up straight and strutting in her
heels—she's still looking towards Tom. "That tells me she trusts
him," Wood says. "She doesn't have to be the center of attention for
the cameras in front of them."
Zendaya likes to share all types of moments with Tom.
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Here's Tomdaya looking absolutely adorable—if not completely
absorbed—by a match at the BNP Paribas Open. While it looks like this pic was
taken at a rather tense moment, Zendaya still leans into Tom and mirrors his
facial expressions, as if saying, "I want to share this with you, I want
to experience with you," Wood explains.
Their playful and joyful energy shows they feel safe with
each other.
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In this pic, Zendaya is sporting what Wood calls a
"Julia Roberts smile," where she's grinning with her full mouth open,
showing her teeth, and dropping her jaw. She's also projecting the smile with
her eyes as she looks in Tom's direction, which signifies that she wants to
share this moment of joy with him, says Wood.
For Tom's part, he's buoyant. His smile is significant
because it shows his upper teeth and his mouth is open, a type of smile men
typically reserve for true happiness, according to Wood. "When you look at
his smile, you can tell it's a surprised, happy, joyful smile," she says.
These two clearly have a lot of fun together, but that fun
can even be characterized as child-like. Not only do they look giddy here, but
this photo was also taken in a spontaneous type of moment "that kids can
go into very easily," Wood adds. (They're not posing for the pic—Zendaya
looks like she's trying to suppress a laugh with her fist while Tom is reaching
toward the person taking the photo.)
"When you can be vulnerable enough to experience
playfulness and joyfulness like a kid...you feel safe with your partner,"
Wood says. All together now: Awwwww.
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What Does Trump Think About His Son Baron? Trump Behavior Outside the Courtroom is Revealing.
In my human behavior analysis, I consider the circumstances, what the "Normal Baseline" would be for someone to do, and how far the person I am reading is from that expected, natural baseline for someone to do in the video I am analyzing.
Typically, people would use their child's name when mentioning or telling a story about their child's success and or other linguistic and nonverbal means to emphasize their closeness and love for their child. The name brings them closer. When they don't use the name, it could indicate "Distancing." They can indicate they are distant emotionally from that person or wish to do to circumstances they want to distance themselves from them. For example, working on one of my first big media stories, I analyzed a mother being interviewed by the media after she reported her son missing. In the interview, She never mentioned her son's names and gave no details of what they looked like or their personalities. Along with other tells, this indicated that she wanted to distance herself from her sons when it would have been normal and natural to want to talk about them in detail and use their names to bring them close emotionally. I knew after that brief interview that she knew they were dead, and she had most likely murdered them or had a hand in their deaths.
In my reads, I look at and listen to the nonverbal communication and the words they use. The analysis of words for indications or things like deceit, personality type, and personality disorders is called Linguistic Analysis or Forensic Statement Analysis.
Here is an example of an indication of personality type in Trump. When speaking in public, Trump rarely speaks about his children; if he does, he seldom uses their names. He uses pronouns like she or him or the general relationship terms with ownership such as MY son or MY daughter, striking on the word MY vocally to emphasize his ownership. He also doesn't use endearments in reference to his children, such as," My dear son.
"He occasionally uses inflationary descriptions after he mentions them, such as, "My son, who is very smart." This kind of reference to his son appears on the surface to show he is proud of his son. But in the absence of his son's name, there is no use of endearments such as "Dear" or specific details indicating personal knowledge of his son's life, such as, "My son is so smart, he just aced his chem finals." It indicates a need for Trump to make himself look good by association, inflating his worth by having a smart son.
Another linguistic indication of closeness is the placement of the loved one in their story. When we find someone valuable, their name tends to come at the beginning of the story to show we find them important and give them priority. So if someone is going to talk about his much-loved son, they would start the conversation with a reference to them, such as, "My son Barron is graduating from Oxbridge Academy on Friday, and he is such a great student, with A's in Science. and would love to be there and see his face as he accepts his diploma." With this set of statements, the son comes first in the story, with his name and details. Now, Trump is a public figure so he might omit the school's name for security reasons, but he could still include details about his son.
I am careful in my reads not to analyze children for the media, but I will analyze a public figure's personality and their relationship with their children.
Outside the courtroom yesterday, Trump said:
We had some amazing things happen today. As you know, my son is graduating from high school. It looks like the Judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son, who's worked very very hard and he is a great student.
On the surface, it appears that Trump is showing frustration at missing the graduation and pride in his son. But let's look closer.
Trump's success in the courtroom comes first. Then he says, "My son," using a distancing pronoun rather than using his son's name, which linguistically would have indicated a desire to be close to his son.
Trump then goes back to his own victimhood, "…the judge won't let me go…." Rather than a natural empathetic focus on how this will affect his son, such as, "I won't be able to be there for my son on his big day.." He uses the impersonal pronoun, saying, "My son again emphasizes the word My vocally, and he doesn't give any details, just general statements, "Who has worked very, very hard…he is a great student." All this indicates that he is not that close to his son, and the story is of his victimhood instead of his son's loss of his presence at the graduation.
By the way, Trump has never attended the graduation ceremony of any of his children.