U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a speech on internet freedom at the Newseum on January 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. Five United States senators are publicly urging Clinton to move faster to support organizations that are helping people in countries with restrictive internet policies circumvent those policies.
This is unique. When we place our hand over our heart it usually is a way to show warmth, compassion, or caring feelings. What is unique is her showing this gesture, but her head is not directly facing the receiver of the message; See how her head is turned away.
We do not know the context so we cannot completely understand what this means, but if you see this with someone you are communicating with (and whenever you have two opposing gestures/expressions) it is a hot spot.◦
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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You can't judge something like this from a still photo. When there is more than one camera, or more than one reporter, plus a microphone to speak into, the whole body language problem gets tricky. She could be talking mainly into a camera, then looking at various people in the audience.
Hillary is not only a politician, but a trained performer. She has been coached to perform a gesture to convey an image. Problem is, it sends a mixed message when other nonverbal messages are simultaneously conveyed or the gesture is not genuine.
It's just her eyes that have moved out of alignment with the rest of the gesture. If you cover up the eyes, the picture doesn't look creepy at all. Our gaze moves faster than the rest of the body, especially if one is no longer young. She may have been finishing up answering one question and then looking for the person who is about to ask the next question. Be VERY careful about judging body language from one frame of a video.
That is,IMO, the, "Well I NEVER..."gesture. Affirming sincerely that you have not done something while reacting with disgust at the idea you would do such a thing or that someone would think you'd do such a thing.
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