Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he talks to the audience during the inauguration of a drop-in rehabilitation clinic in Sao Bernardo do Campo near Sao Paulo October 1, 2010.
When we place our hand(s) directly over our heart we are showing that we care about what we are talking about.◦
Showing posts with label Torso. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Torso. Show all posts
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Shows Heart Felt Emotion With this Gesture
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Russell Brand's Next Movie is a Comedy
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Wednesday July 28, 2010. Russell Brand runs out of St Bart's Church in NYC with red marks on his face and in his undies while filming Arthur.
Unless you learned to run with two casts on both of your arms, it is not normal or natural to run with your arms so far from the body. Here we see him do it to appear even larger.◦
Friday, July 16, 2010
Leaning In Has Meaning
MOSCOW, RUSSIA. JULY 11, 2010. Opposition leader Eduard Limonov (R) pictured before a conference where The Other Russia coalition was transformed into a new political party of the same name.
Does the person want:
- more privacy
- is excited about the subject
- is showing dominance, entering their personal space
- is wanting to be closer to the other
Any lean towards or away has meaning...◦
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinoza's Gesture Likely Means She is Speaking About Her Feelings, Thoughts, or Ideas
Ecuador's Cultural Patrimony Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza gestures during a Reuters interview at the end of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) summit in Otavalo June 25, 2010.
She is interlocking her fingers and pointing to her heart, this usually means she is speaking "from the heart" and it is a strong bet this gesture would be followed up by opening her hands, palms up, symbolically letting the emotion -of her words- pour out from her heart.◦
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Janine Driver: Body Language on the Job
Our body language sends signals to our bosses and co-workers all the time. Body language expert, Janine Driver shows us some gestures that could impact your career.◦
Friday, February 12, 2010
As If They Need To Appear Bigger: Sumo Wrestlers
A file photo dated 06 January 2010 shows Mongolian sumo grand champion, or Yokozuna, Asashoryu performing dohyo-iri, or the ring entrance ceremony at Meiji Shrine in central Tokyo. Asashoryu announced his intention to retire from professional sumo wrestling on 04 February to take responsibility for his drunken assault on a man.
Dohyo-iri is is a ring-entering ceremony where the wrestler will make himself bigger by widening his stance and as we see here opening his arms. It is done to intimidate their opponent.
We can see variations of this in everyday life: people will place their hands on their hips, arms out to the sides with bent elbows.
Most people feel most comfortable when they are standing with their feet shoulder width, if you see them out farther, it is to appear larger.
Men before a fight will often take in a large breath expanding their torso which serves both the purpose of taking in oxygen, and to appear larger; sometimes this is done at a night club to impress the object of their attraction.◦
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I Feel Exposed
DEAR JOHN MOVIE PREMIERE AT THE GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD. LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 1, 2010. Pic : Haylie Duff
It can be pretty intimidating walking the red carpet at a movie premiere, bending over at the waist is not normally done, legs locked closed... here we see Haylie feel the pressure and I bet she wishes she had a couple more inches on that dress...◦
Monday, January 11, 2010
PART TWO: A Four-Domain Model for Detecting Deception: Emphasis
Written by Guest Contributor Joe Navarro.
Joe Navarro is a 25 year veteran of the FBI where he served on the National Security Division's Behavioral Analysis Program. He is on the adjunct faculty at Saint Leo University and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research where he teaches nonverbal communications. For 35 years he has been teaching and utilizing the study of nonverbal communications as well as its practical applications in everyday use and in forensic settings. He has lectured throughout the world including Wayne State University School of Medicine and at the Baylor College of Medicine - Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Houston, Texas. Mr. Navarro brings together his academic background, scientific research, and practical experience catching spies to the art of observing and interpreting human behavior. Mr. Navarro is also the author of: Advanced Interviewing Techniques: Proven Strategies for Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Personnel
When people speak, they naturally incorporate various parts of their body, such as the eyebrows, head, hands, arms, torso, legs, and feet, to emphasize a point for which they feel deeply or emotionally. This movement proves important to investigators because, as a rule, people emphasize when genuine. Liars, for the most part, do not emphasize with nonverbals.
They will think of what to say and how to deceive, but rarely do they think about the presentation of the lie. When compelled to lie, most people do not realize how much emphasis or accentuation enters into everyday conversations. For the interviewer, emphasis accurately reflects reality or the truth.
When liars attempt to fabricate an answer, their emphasis looks unnatural or is delayed; they rarely emphasize where appropriate, or they choose to do so only on unimportant matters. People accentuate both verbally and nonverbally in their interactions. They emphasize verbally through voice, pitch, tone, or repetition. On the other hand, they emphasize nonverbally, which can prove even more accurate and useful to investigators. People who typically use their hands while speaking punctuate their remarks with hand gestures that emphatically illustrate or exclaim.
They also may thrust forward, point, or pound the desk as they emphasize. Others accentuate with the tips of their fingers, either touching things or gesturing with them. Hand behaviors compliment speech, thoughts, and true sentiments.
Raising eyebrows (eyebrow flash) or widening eyes also emphasizes a point.
When interested, people lean their torsos forward and, often, employ gravity-defying gestures, such as raising up on the balls of their feet as they make a significant or emotionally charged point. While sitting down, some emphasize by raising the knee to highlight important points. Occasionally, people will add emphasis by slapping their knee as it comes up, indicative of emotional exuberance. Gravity-defying gestures symbolize emphasis and true sentiment, both of which liars rarely possess.
In contrast, people de-emphasize or show lack of commitment by speaking behind their hands or showing limited facial expression as if to control their countenance because they are not committed to what they are saying.
Deceptive people often show deliberative, pensive displays, such as touching fingers to their chin or stroking their cheeks, as though they still are thinking about something, rather than emphasizing the point they are making. They are evaluating what they said and how it is being received, which is inconsistent with honest behavior.
Sources
David J. Lieberman, Never Be Lied to
Again (New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press,
1998), 37.
Desmond Morris, Body Watching (New
York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1985), 61 and
supra note 5, 68.
Joe Navarro has a new book releasing soon, preorder it today, Louder Than Words: Take Your Career from Average to Exceptional with the Hidden Power of Nonverbal Intelligence
Join us tomorrow when we explore the third domain...◦
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