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.”
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.
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.
Okay, so... if you need me, I'll be patiently waiting for MY
Peter Parker and MJ's next Spider-Man film to drop!
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.
Have you ever noticed how some people don't use the names of their loved ones when they are telling a story about them, and it sounds odd and unnatural? Perhaps they only use pronouns like she or him or a general relationship term such as son or wife. It can reveal a lot about a person and their relationship with their "loved ones" when they don't use their loved one's names when it would be expected and natural in the conversation to use them. If you would like to be able to “read” people better, let me share several “tells” with you. 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.
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.
Harry and Meghan arrived at the event together, with Harry wearing a grey sports jacket and Meghan rocking a white halter dress and black sunglasses. Their hands were held loosely together, a gesture Wood calls "relaxed and easy." "If you look at his hand, his hand is down holding. He's not pulling her to him. She's not pulling him back," she says. "They don't have to hold hands, but they do. In this photo, you see that they're not struggling to do it. It's not effortful. It's just like, 'This how we're most comfortable.'"
But what stands out the most is Harry's posture, says Wood. His arms are wide, taking up space, and his shoulders are back, making him look "powerful." This is a "dramatic" difference from photos of Harry in his youth, Wood says, where he would appear far less confident in himself. Harry's relationship has empowered him to take up space, with his body language indicating how secure he is with his wife.
Furthermore, with her shoulders back and hips pointed forward, Meghan appears to follow Harry's gait so they mirror one another, Wood notes. She finds a slight bit of tension in Meghan's smile, but attributes it to the sun in her face. On the whole, H&M's body language signifies that they feel relaxed when they're near one another.
"They're not [holding hands] for the camera," she says. "You can see by their postures—they're not doing it because they need each other or they're struggling. It's more like, 'We just feel better like this. This is natural for us."
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Meghan trusts Harry to uplift her.
In a second snap, Harry holds Meghan's right hand while she descends a flight of stairs. On the other side, a woman holds Meghan's other palm. Although they're not in the shot, Wood says that Meghan is likely wearing a particularly high pair of heels—hence the extra hands. (The style blog Meghan's Fashion reports that she's sporting the Aquazurra Purist Pumps, which tower at over four inches tall.)
But Wood points out that Meghan isn't even looking back to ensure Harry's help. Rather, she simply trusts him to support her. "Her face is relaxed. There's not a lot of tension in the gentle smile that she's showing," she says. "But she's holding his hand fairly tightly. So there's trust."
Meanwhile, Harry has a wide stance and bends over "far" at the waist, showing the effort he's exerting to hold Meghan upright. "It's just him showing, 'Okay, babe, I'll do this. I'll hold the space for you. I'll be the support for you. I will balance you and I'll keep you from falling,'" Wood says. "It's lovely and symbolic."
And even though Meghan's in front, this isn't a "diva" moment, Wood says. Instead, her body is tilted backwards, since she's using Harry's support while he stays on-stage. "That weight back and the [lack of] tension in her face tells me she feels safe," Wood says. "She can depend on him to help her."
Meghan presents Harry with the winner’s trophy.Yaroslav Sabitov - PA Images - Getty Images
They're absolutely 'in sync' with each other.
After the match was over, Meghan helped present her husband with a trophy to commemorate his win, and the two shared a loving kiss.
And despite the cup appearing to be quite hefty, Wood points out that Harry is using most of his energy to kiss Meghan, signifying his want to make her feel valued. "You can see him take the real weight with that bottom hand, the way that the fingers have tension as they're pushing up," she says. "But even though he's bearing the most weight of the award, he's expending a lot of energy. Look at the upper body, and the tension, and the neck muscles, and how far the head is protruding forward towards her. He's expending a lot of energy to say, 'You are more important,' even though he's holding the weight of the cup."
For her part, Meghan's fingers are pointed upwards, helping Harry hold the weight of the cup. This shows "her desire to support him" at his own event, Wood says. Plus, she smiles into the kiss, getting "joy" from the encounter, while Harry's smooch is more "tender," Wood notes. "It's not just a picture kiss. Photo kisses, often, are just contact of the lips," she says. "But here, there's some overlap of the cheeks, and the chins are resting on each other. It's just a loving kiss."
But the sweetest part of all comes in the couple's overall postures, Wood says. From their matching positions, they're "mirroring" one another, she says, which means they're really "in sync" as a couple. This is even more notable given their height difference, she adds. (Harry is 6'1", while Meghan is a much shorter 5'6".)
"It lets me know they're good with their power. One is not pushing to be seen more," Wood says. "This is his event. But in this moment, it's really about you celebrating this with me."
Overall, Harry and Meghan's body language signifies that their 'ship is doing just fine. "Their relationship, in these photos, it looks healthy," she says. "If people are saying that what's going on with the other royals is having a having a negative consequence on this relationship, they're saying no. They're connected. They're good."
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.
Bianca Censori "bent forward in submission" as she sat on Kanye West's lap while they purchased a brand new Porsche, according to a body language expert.
She added a pair of tan-coloured short shorts to complete her look. Body language expert Patti Wood has suggested Bianca looked "awkward" during the outing and suggested her barely-there outfit could be the reason why.
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Bianca Censori has become known for her racy looks(
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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Patti said: "In the first photo, she looks beautiful and scared. Notice how her eyebrows are raised and drawn together and how the upper eyelid is raised and the lower brow tense.
"Also see her posture, her shoulders are drawn forward and her neck is oddly bent forward in submission." The expert added: "Then in the second photo, we have context.
"She is dressed in a revealing clingy see-through flesh-coloured top and short shorts and is perched awkwardly on his lap. She is not fully sitting in his lap being cradled and sitting securely and her arms are held awkwardly slightly away from her body altogether showing she doesn't feel safe or secure."
While Bianca wears revealing outfits, Kanye West covers up(
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Body Language Expert 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.
