He never gestures, this is unnatural and immediately we subconsciously feel he is holding something back.
He attempts to place inflection on some of the words in the above video, like they coached him or actually underlined them on a teleprompter. This is something a trained actor would have a difficult time accomplishing and pulling off, much less an executive.
At the very end we see (and I mention it for the fist time on this blog) what Ekman has coined the miserable smile... lips pressed together; obviously no action with his eye wrinkles on the outside of his eyes, but also absolutely no sparkle in his eyes. It may be telling that this miserable smile actually begins when he says to keep the emails coming...
Every statement he gives is prepared, and comes off as very unemotional. This is a serious problem when everyone else is emotional, compounded by the fact that the unemotional person is partially responsible.
He always speaks as he if is already testifying in court.
Whenever he does stray from the script -in interviews- he often makes serious blunders. For instance in one interview he actually says that he'd like his life back.
From the start of this ordeal BP has underestimated the amount of oil being released into the gulf, and over and over the estimates from BP all appear to be very low, so when they do make significant, helpful strides, when he says "a majority" of the oil is being captured we are automatically skeptical. We think 51%. BP's statements are automatically perceived as deceptive .
He is completely the wrong person to deliver BP's message for all the above reasons and has proven himself as an ineffective communicator.◦
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Why We Dislike BP Chairman Tony Hayward: Deception, Body Language and Statements
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
How Our Faces Often Become More Animal Like in Athletics
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the second set during her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 2, 2010. 
Michel Bastos (R) of Brazil fights for the ball against Quincy Antipas of Zimbabwe during a friendly match in Harare June 2, 2010. The Brazilian national team prompted euphoria on Zimbabwean streets as they arrived for the World Cup warm-up match, with government offices and schools declaring a half day holiday to allow people to see the game.
In the animal world the showing of teeth is a sign of aggression and a clear sign of willingness to fight. Often in sports some sort of primal emotion is triggered where we revert back to the days before communication.◦
Monday, June 7, 2010
An Article You Should Check Out: LeBron James' body language revealed
LeBron James' body language revealed
Author Tonya Reiman talks about LeBron's interview on Larry King...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
High Confidence Shown Here; and a Bit of Disgust
Russian education minister Andrei Fursenko at a plenary meeting of the Russian State Duma.
Anytime we feel so comfortable to place our hands behind our head as seen in the above picture it is a sign of high confidence. First it is an anti gravity pose; secondly it opens up his torso to the world (and to attack); and lastly whenever we place our bands behind us (as royalty often has, especially behind their backs) it is saying I am completely comfortable.
Notice the lips, they are showing some disgust. I searched online for other pictures of this guy and found a more neutral facial expressions (because some people's lips naturally are formed in a disgust shape) and found the following picture:
So I think we can be clear he is feeling disgust.◦
Friday, June 4, 2010
Please Mom that medicine is disgusting
See the subtle disgust in her nose and slight lifting of her upper lip..◦
Poker Series: Happy Feet
I'm beginning to think that the only people taking the time to learn about body language are poker players. I play the game but usually online, because I like the mathematics of the game and let's just leave it at that.
One of the biggest tells in ANYTHING, not just poker, is happy feet. The feet and legs are the least concentrated part of the body (when people are trying to conceal emotion) and it is where leakage is most likely to occur. Think of a 2-4 year old who just got a new present, he/she cannot stop running in place they are so excited.
Even if you cannot see the feet you can usually tell by looking at slight movements in the shoulders; there is even one professional player who has long hair and every 500-600 hands shows happy feet by a barely perceptible three or four bounces of his hair that lays on his shoulders.
One note of caution for the detective or manager using body language to be better at your job- moving feet or fidgeting feet can signal a desire to remove oneself from the room, or boredom so please take the movement of feet and legs in the context that you observe it.
While playing cards, especially when first looking at dealt cards or after the flop, and... "happy feet are seen or felt- you're not to happy with what is dealt."◦
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Venus Williams Lets One Get Away
Venus Williams of the US reacts as she plays Samantha Stosur of Australia during their quarter final match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 02 June 2010.
Notice the head tilt (shying away from the opportunity); the lips piercing inward (even though she could say a great deal to herself); and the closed eyes (because she did not like what she just saw) all tell her true feeling about what has just occurred...◦
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The More More We Move Our Hands...
Werner Graf, manager of Panasonic talks with boxer Wladimir Klitschko during the 3D Public Viewing at the Hamburg Rotherbaum Tennis Tournament on June 02, 2010 in Hamburg, Germany.
... the more engaged we are in the conversation. This is a good hint for anybody who interacts with others, if you start moving your hands (even when you are bored out of your mind) you cannot help but start to become more involved.◦
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