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Body language expert Patti Wood analyzes Gov Cuomo's behavior as he attempts to defend nursing home COVID death cover-up

  • Body language expert Patti Wood spoke to DailyMail.com about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's defense of the nursing home death cover-up
  • The governor makes gestures that could indicate deception such as hiding his hands and toning down his emotional range
  • He also makes fist gestures as he speaking about 'lying' and 'misinformation'
  • Cuomo talks at length around the topic instead of addressing it directly 
  • It is a tactic used by lawyers to sway opinion in their direction
  • He also cracked a joked moments before addressing the topic to put the audience at ease using his 'broad emotional range' 
  • Cuomo is under increasing pressure over his handling of COVID-19 deaths in the state's nursing homes
  • He insists his office was always honest about the figures but that it came down to differences in categorization 

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has faced fierce criticism in recent weeks over his handling of the data concerning nursing home deaths from COVID-19, which he has tried to battle off through his once-hyped daily press conferences.

According to a body language expert, the media briefings could be giving away more than the governor intends - his arms pressed to his sides and closed fists may indicate Cuomo's deception, his repression of true feelings, and his eagerness to fight off the negative press.

Raising fists at his accusers, using lawyer talk and jokes to seem personable and believable': Body language expert analyzes Raising fists at his accusers, using lawyer talk and jokes to seem personable and believable': Body language expert analyzes Gov Cuomo's behavior as he attempts to defend nursing home COVID death cover-up at his Emmy-winning press conferences



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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9304409/amp/Expert-analyzes-Gov-Cuomos-behavior-attempts-defend-nursing-home-COVID-death-cover-up.html?fbclid=IwAR0fXqeHSYxkS0UhcmCL0_IaZH4ttIbFQa8jalMPjPm6LpxNjnxcV2bPXFsPatti 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.
     

Definition of Dorian Gray syndrome

The classic movie, “A Picture of Dorian Gray” it’s a fascinating movie and a great version of short story. As you watch the movie you see how Dorian’s narcissism builds into an obsession about his youth and attractiveness. He must be the center of attention, he must have the women he wants. Note how he preens chest up and high in his clothing and looks in the mirror.
I write and speak on body language and malignant narcissism.

Here is the definition of Dorian Gray syndrome
(DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, which is accompanied by difficulties in coping with the requirements of psychological maturation and with the aging of his body.

The DGS is characterized by a triad of symptoms that overlap, and so combine diagnostic signs of dysmorphophobia, narcissistic character traits, and the immaturity of arrested development, which often are found in paraphilias.[1]

To preserve ephemeral youth, the man afflicted with DGS tends to consume cosmetic products and services, hair-restoration procedures, anti-impotence drugs, and cosmetic surgery; hence, he might resist the psychosomatic and psychodynamic explanations of the syndrome.[2] The term "Dorian Gray syndrome" refers to the protagonist of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), an exceptionally handsome man whose hedonism and excessive self-love proved detrimental to the personal, social, and emotional aspects of his life, and who sought to escape the ravages of time and his own decadent lifestyle by having a supernatural portrait of himself age in his place.



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 in " A Life" The New Biography of Mike Nichols

I love to climb inside somebody else’s life.
" A Life" The Biography of Mike Nichols was a fantastic and fascinating read about a creative genius. I loved that he was a Director who not only he no only understood the importance of body language but used it to make his movies. He used the actors, stage moves, (business) in incredibly intimate, real, sad, and funny.

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.
     

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.