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Representative Sawyer Hackett curtsies and votes with a thumbs down against the $15 dollar wage.

Big body language controversy yesterday. Representative Semira made a big show of coming down and giving an overly dramatic curtsy and thumbs down (looking like a petulant child) to an increase of the minimum wage.
Two things of note 1st of all she said she was for this increase before she was elected so this is a big change for her.
Second, when she was criticized for this original dramatic curtsy and thumbs down she said that it was anti-feminist to criticize her for something feminine.
So the media asked me to discuss it and guess what it’s not anti-feminist to call someone on childlike behavior


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.
     

Meghan goes through every emotion in this interview, starts nervous and giggling, she gets angry, she is poised calm and confident, she cries, she gets mad some more than she ends happy serene and at peace. There are so many revealing tells. 1. Meghan’s feelings about the Queen 7:16 When I look at interviews, I always pay very close attention to the cues that are given when someone is hearing a topic or person for the first time in the interview, before they think about how they want to look. So when Oprah interduces the discussion of the Queen/Grandmother/matriarch Meghan has the complex negative vocal and gesture cluster, first you hear Meghan in a slightly grow; her response “um her” and then says, “She was one of the first people I met” then she looks down grimaces and does a tongue thrust.” Though Meghan later goes on in the interview to share lovely stories about the Queen and her relationship with her, these cues revealed the her underlying feelings. 2. Baby Bump ***19:49 Baby Bump The way she holds her baby bump compared to Kate Her spontaneous anger as she says, What does that have to do with pride or vanity” We need to hear her voice because it’s the way she strikes down hard on Pride or Vanity with her paralanguage that is revealing. 3. **44:12When Meghan is asked who had the conversation with you?” about what color Archies skin would be. You see Meghan give a “seat adjustment” she rises out of her seat subconsciously wants to get out of her seat an run away and we know why because the she wants to run away because this look of pure fear comes over her face I would love a freeze frame of the fear on her face, because in that moment I was afraid for her. 4. ***1:44:46 They as couple form a heart with their bodies and at the center of the heart they are holding hands. And I want to describe that their legs are crossed towards each other, body windows, belly heart throat are towards each other. So here are extra ideas and topics in order. Here are those topics and more in order. Very beginning when Meghan is talking about revealing the gender of their baby she adjusts her shoulder in shadow near her mike in a comfort cue smiles and giggles 7:16 When I look at interviews I always pay very close attention to the cues that are given when someone is hearing a topic or person for the first time in the interview, before they think about how they want to look. So when Oprah interduces the discussion of the Queen/Grandmother/matriarch Megahn has the complex negative vocal and gesture cluster, first you hear Meghan in a slightly grow; her response “um her” and then says, “She was one of the first people I met” then she looks down grimaces and does a tongue thrust.” Though Meghan later goes on in the interview to share lovely stories about the Queen and her relationship with her, these cues revealed the her underlying feelings. 8:50--- She she talks about the curtain, She does a “cleansing cue” of wiping down her legs to get rid of her negative feelings, then wipes a tear from her eye. 9:18 (I think that’s the time code) Moment when she talks about the polarity created by the media between her and Kate she looks confident poised and wise. _-----------------------Time codes change ***19:49 Baby Bump The way she holds her baby bump compared to Kate Her spontaneous anger as she says, What does that have to do with pride or vanity” 26:15 “I worked for a woman’s right to speak and I was silent” Then she is asked by Oprah, “Where you silent or were you silenced.” And she replies I was silenced. 38:39 discussion about security for baby, “…baby will not receive security she gives a tongue thrust of anger and attack, no security.” 41:13 Discussion about baby Archie not going to be a Prince. “They want to change the convention for Archie.” And she glares. **43:56 Oprah moment “WHAT” about what color baby Archies skin might be when he was born. **44:12When Meghan is asked who had the conversation with you?” about what color Archies skin would be. You see Meghan give a “seat adjustment” she rises out of her seat subconsciously wants to get out of her seat an run away and we know why because the she wants to run away because this look of pure fear comes over her face I would love a freeze frame of the fear on her face, because in that moment I was afraid for her. 55:20 When she talks about her thoughts of suicide. She is at first very composed, even as she reveals that she told them “I don’t want to be alive anymore” and I was watching and saying she is so calm and detached from something so horrible. But when she talks about sharing that with Harry and him saying she didn’t have to go the event the next day, as she says “I can’t be left alone.” She cries, the timing and the tears as she relives that are so real and heart breakiing. ***1:44:46 They as couple from a heart with their bodies and at the center of the heart they are holding hands. And I want to describe that their legs are crossed towards each other, body windows, belly heart throat are towards each other. When he is asked about his relationship with his father, first he gives a long silent pause, sticks out his tongue, and then though he says, “I will always love him.” He shakes his head no. showing he doesn’t feel that love. H

Here are my rough body language notes that I gave in my interviews with the media about Meghan and Harry.

Meghan goes through every emotion in this interview, starts nervous and giggling, she gets angry, she is poised calm, and confident, she cries, she gets mad some more than she ends happy serene and at peace.

There are so many revealing tells.

1.    Meghan’s feelings about the Queen

7:16   When I look at interviews, I always pay very close attention to the cues that are given when someone is hearing a topic or person for the first time in the interview before they think about how they want to look. So when Oprah introduces the discussion of the Queen/Grandmother/matriarch

Meghan has the complex negative vocal and gesture cluster, first, you hear Meghan in a slightly grow; her response “um her” and then says, “She was one of the first people I met” then she looks down grimaces and does a tongue thrust.”  Though Meghan later goes on in the interview to share lovely stories about the Queen and her relationship with her, these cues revealed her underlying feelings.

2. Baby Bump

***19:49 Baby Bump

The way she holds her baby bump compared to Kate

Her spontaneous anger as she says, What does that have to do with pride or vanity” We need to hear her voice because it’s the way she strikes down hard on Pride or Vanity with her paralanguage that is revealing.

3.

**44:12When Meghan is asked who had the conversation with you?” about what color Archies skin would be.

You see Meghan give a “seat adjustment” she rises out of her seat subconsciously wants to get out of her seat and runaway and we know why because she wants to run away because this look of pure fear comes over her the face I would love a freeze-frame of the fear on her face, because in that moment I was afraid for her.

4.

***1:44:46  They as a couple form a heart with their bodies and at the center of the heart they are holding hands. And I want to describe that their legs are crossed towards each other, body windows, belly heart throat are towards each other.

 

 

So here are extra ideas and topics in order.

Here are those topics and more in order.

 

Very beginning when Meghan is talking about revealing the gender of their baby she adjusts her shoulder in shadow near her mike in a comfort cue smiles and giggles

7:16   When I look at interviews I always pay very close attention to the cues that are given when someone is hearing a topic or person for the first time in the interview, before they think about how they want to look. So when Oprah introduces the discussion of the Queen/Grandmother/matriarch

Meghan has the complex negative vocal and gesture cluster, first you hear Meghan in a slightly grow; her response “um her” and then says, “She was one of the first people I met” then she looks down grimaces and does a tongue thrust.”  Though Meghan later goes on in the interview to share lovely stories about the Queen and her relationship with her, these cues revealed her underlying feelings.

 

8:50--- She  talks about the curtain, She does a “cleansing cue” of wiping down her legs to get rid of her negative feelings, then wipes a tear from her eye.

 

9:18 (I think that’s the time code) Moment when she talks about the polarity created by the media between her and Kate she looks confident poised and wise.

_-----------------------Time codes change

***19:49 Baby Bump

The way she holds her baby bump compared to Kate

Her spontaneous anger as she says, What does that have to do with pride or vanity”

 

26:15

“I worked for a woman’s right to speak and I was silent”

Then she is asked by Oprah, “Where you silent or were you silenced.” And she replies I was silenced.

 

38:39 discussion about security for baby, “…baby will not receive security she gives a tongue thrust of anger and attack, no security.”

 

41:13 Discussion about baby Archie not going to be a Prince. “They want to change the convention for Archie.” And she glares.

 

**43:56 Oprah moment “WHAT” about what color baby Archies skin might be when he was born.

 

**44:12When Meghan is asked who had the conversation with you?” about what color Archies skin would be.

You see Meghan give a “seat adjustment” she rises out of her seat subconsciously wants to get out of her seat and runaway and we know why because she wants to run away because this look of pure fear comes over her face I would love a freeze-frame of the fear on her face, because in that moment I was afraid for her.

 

55:20 When she talks about her thoughts of suicide. She is at first very composed, even as she reveals that she told them “I don’t want to be alive anymore” and I was watching and saying she is so calm and detached from something so horrible.  But when she talks about sharing that with Harry and him saying she didn’t have to go the event the next day, as she says

“I can’t be left alone.” She cries, the timing and the tears as she relives that are so real and heartbreaking.

***1:44:46  They as a couple from a heart with their bodies and at the center of the heart they are holding hands. And I want to describe that their legs are crossed towards each other, body windows, belly heart throat are towards each other.

When  he is asked about his relationship with his father, first he gives a long silent pause, sticks out his tongue, and then though he says, “I will always love him.” He shakes his head no. showing he doesn’t feel that love. H

 

 

 

 

 

 




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 Shows His Need to Stay Guarded During he and Meghan's Interview with Oprah. Body Language Expert Patti Wood


In this photo of Meghan and Harry listening to Oprah intensely

Here Harry is very protective of himself. Starting with the feet that are oddly crossed over at the ankles to protect his real feelings and an effort to stay grounded under stress is shown with one foot planted and the bottom of one-foot pointed away and upraised showing part of him wants to run away. I also see that he is doing a loose holding of his own hand and is a bit collapsed down in his chair and overall looking like a much younger man or body under stress.  This was an incredibly stressful interview and overall he was so calm and supportive of Meghan. And Meghan always gives him such focused eye contact when he is speaking.

Here is the article I contributed to as a body language expert 
https://www.elitedaily.com/p/prince-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-interview-body-language-was-so-unified-65200270

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.
     

Body Language Insights of Harry and Meghan During the Oprah Interview, Harry is protective, Body Language Expert Patti Wood




What I noticed overall during the broadcast is how Harry focused his eye contact on Oprah. He really listened as was sure and careful of his answers. Here we see how his legs are crossed high at the knee in the European male leg cross manner towards Oprah, in a way that includes Meghan as a partner with him and protects himself and her from outside scrutiny. But he also shields himself from Oprah with the way he forms a “castle wall protection” with these interlaced hands and his full forearm and elbows resting on the chair arm for further protection. And look at the sad distance look on his face. This may have been during the line of questioning about his family when he showed the most sadness during the interview. 

Here is the article I contributed to as a body language expert. 
elitedaily.com/p/prince-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-interview-body-language-was-so-unified-65200270


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.
     

Body Language of Prince Harry and Meghan During the Oprah Interview, Body Language Expert Patti Wood



In the photo where Meghan and Harry are holding hands and smiling, is there anything you can tell us about their hand-hold? About their smiles and their posture? 

Here what I love most is that his facial expressions are lifted and happy with a large,  full of mirth grin with large side dimples and she is actually trying to suppress her laughter, but her front teeth show as her smile also pulls back to show side facial dimples. He is “protecting his manliness” with his hand as he lays his hand on his inside upper-thigh with the fingers splayed out so whatever they where laughing about he wanted to shield himself from judgment about his masculinity.

The handhold here is lovey as he is offering up his palm in vulnerability and she covers his palm and interlaces her fingers in a way that shows that they feel safe in being intimate and exposed emotionally when they are with each other.

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Here are the body language expert insights I shared in an article for Elite Daily https://www.elitedaily.com/p/prince-harry-meghan-markles-oprah-interview-body-language-was-so-unified-65200270





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.