Exercise in Subtle Expressions: KLITSCHKO vs HAYE - FACE OFF WITH MAX KELLERMAN

This is a great training video in Subtle expressions...
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Exercise in Subtle Expressions: KLITSCHKO vs HAYE - FACE OFF WITH MAX KELLERMAN

Melzer of Austria reacts (subtle surpise, antigravity, and pacifying) during his match against Nadal of Spain at the Shanghai Masters...

Jurgen Melzer of Austria reacts during his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament October 14, 2010. Melzer won the match.

This is one of the better pictures in sports. Subtle surprise shown with his dropping of his jaw and mouth open; Anti gravity reaction by lifting his arms up; and pacifying by placing his racket on his head. Whenever I see a picture with this much going on, it is definitely a pic worth a thousand words.◦

Melzer of Austria reacts (subtle surpise, antigravity, and pacifying) during his match against Nadal of Spain at the Shanghai Masters...

Kyron Horman Family Speaks: Why the person who did this will not get away with it! Mistakes were made!

"The search for Kyron Horman entered its fifth day Wednesday as searchers continued to work to find the 7-year-old boy who disappeared after a science fair at his elementary school in a rural area of Portland, Ore." -ABC News

One thing is clear there is real emotion coming through their voices and body language.

From a statement analysis perspective it is clear what is going on here...

The police have asked the family to give these statements. It is also clear the FBI is working with closely with them and is guiding what is being said.

There was a similar case that occurred some 30 years ago in Ohio in a community about 15 miles from Lake Erie; it was a small community and it was clear at the time to the FBI the Perpetrator was someone who was a volunteer and had inserted himself into the investigation and search efforts so he could learn how close they were to determining he had kidnapped the girl.

The investigators are attempting to personalize this by having the family read a statement/note TO Kyron. They have likely told the family it is possible that Kyron may actually hear what they say, if he is still alive. The investigators want to show some of the emotional pain the family is experiencing because if the perpetrator is feeling guilty- adding to it will help them find him. They are looking for changes in behavior and appearances. They are contacting employers to see who has been absent from work since Kyron disappeared.

They also suspect the perpetrator is someone they have already interviewed, this is why they are thanking those that have been interviewed countless times- It allows and explains the need for more and more interviews with the same people. It is interesting he specifically mentions the bus driver, if the bus driver was seen in the school before the science fair in the morning it is very significant. If he was not, this could be a strategy to deflect the direction of their true 'person of interest' such as someone else who worked at the school.

It is likely the perpetrator is someone whom the family members come into contact with on a regular basis, but he is not close to the family, and the family may not even know his actual name. The investigators have probably told the family to carry on with their normal routines (as much as possible) and keep a log of everyone they speak with and come in contact with; it is likely the perpetrator will offer support. It may even be the first time this person has actually spoken with them, but they likely recognize them as someone 'familiar.' When this person speaks with them there will be genuine concern and emotion in his voice, gestures, and message- this is the only time the perpetrator can let his emotion and feelings be shown.

The Prayer Vigil was video taped and investigators were in attendance.

If they do not 'find' him in the next several weeks, they will look closely at anyone who moves away from the community (known to the investigation) in the coming months and years.

This was a crime of opportunity, made possible by the science fair. This does not necessarily mean that the perpetrator was not an employee of the school... it is just as likely- that because of the many visitors to the school that morning- he felt he would not automatically become a suspect.

It is likely the perpetrator was himself a victim of childhood sexual abuse. It is unlikely that the perpetrator has a record. It is likely the perpetrator exercises and takes pride in his appearance.

If Kyron is dead, the perpetrator is bothered and feels guilty about the way he disposed of the body and he wants him to have a proper burial. This will be the largest part of his remorse and guilt and he will think of this often and it will hard for him to accept.

This person has not appeared in interviews or on camera.

The final chilling thought... the person who did this will likely read this post. In the same way he has inserted himself into the investigation, made contact with the family, and has been interviewed... he will seek out any information that may tell him how close they are to finding him. As he reads these sentences he will become agitated and extremely nervous. He will think what mistakes?!?! We will have his IP address, location, Internet service provider, search words used in search engines, etc. and this can be cross referenced with the large database of people that has been created for this case.


Keywords inserted to increase the odds that search engines will lead the perpetrator to this post: babysitter, elementary, nurse, doctor, psychologist, principal, librarian, shop, cook, janitor, secretary, teacher, custodians, substitute, delivery, assistant, driver, coach, student, student teacher, friend, police, security, parents, paper, gym, work, scouts, sports, peer, friend, work, bus, home, apartment, house, volunteer, clerk, store, dad, mom, family, hobbies, gifted, camping, camp, prayer vigil, waitress, restaurant, neighbor, worker, construction, car, media, newspaper, truck, store room, basement, locker room, cafeteria, music room, stage, theater, library, shop, audio, visual, computer, education, office, conference room, study hall, detection, playground, woods, road, interstate, shallow grave, body, decomposing, rape, molest, brutalized, abuse, sexual offenders, psychology, anal, antisocial, sadist, bondage, arrest, genetic, evidence, closer, grand jury, FBI, Federal, Behavioral Science Unit, cruel, exhibition, pedophiles, hebephiles, personality disorders, photography, trophy, profile, profiler, behavioral, closing in, surveillance, testing, lab, results, suspect, person of interest, surveillance.

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Kyron Horman Family Speaks: Why the person who did this will not get away with it! Mistakes were made!

Expressions and Kids

Want to know where you can see the best expressions, subtle or otherwise, it is with our kids. Young kids (toddlers) rarely have any type of filter for their facial expressions because they have not learned how to mask their feelings.

One of the funnest things to do is to talk with my nephews, watching their expressions when I tell them a ghost story... and then explain that there is no such things as ghosts and how the emotions move on and off of their faces.

Their gestures are also interesting, because at that age their gestures are completely natural.

Spend some quality time with the young, they will appreciate the attention, and you will be rewarded.◦

Expressions and Kids

Grief and Sadness in Haiti

People grieve together after a relative was killed in the massive earthquake on January 14, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake killing possibly thousands. Numerous buildings were reduced to rubble by the 7.0-strong quake on January 12.

The two women on the right side of the picture have lowered their eyebrows in sadness, while the other woman has raised her eyebrows (closest to the bridge of her nose). Sadness is one of the base emotions that actually can reveal itself in many different expressions on the face.

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Grief and Sadness in Haiti

Katherine Heigl Shows Subtle Disgust

Katherine Heigl demonstrates her expressive acting capabilities while lunching with her husband Josh Kelley and friends in Los Angeles, Ca.

Notice the nose moving upward, while she does have a smile on her face, disgust is the dominant expression. Anytime you see two different expressions, at the same time, it is a wonderful opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of what is up... In this case it is likely she is experiencing the emotion of disgust, but not wanting the other to feel bad so she puts on her "happy face."

Another clue that disgust is the emotion is being felt is how her face is turned away from who/what she is reacting to- we generally turn our heads towards things we like.

Another thing about showing two different emotional expressions; the most negative is usually the prevailing emotion being experienced. I do not believe this has ever been formally proven in studies (or even examined), but it stands to reason that we avoid showing others our negative emotions- as much as possible- especially in social settings, so when we see them it is likely significant... It always needs to be examined in the context of the interaction and the environment.◦

Katherine Heigl Shows Subtle Disgust

Renee Zellweger Shows Subtle Disgust

A cheery Renee Zellweger made her way to a Santa Monica, CA restaurant on December 26, 2009 with a present in hand. Perhaps the actress was meeting a friend for a post Christmas celebration! After Renee’s Lunch date she waved goodbye.

See how the upper lip is moving upward, and the nose is also moving up just the slightest bit upward.



Here we see a fake smile, because it is not "equal" on both sides of the face...
whenever you see emotion and one side of the face shows "more" than the other it is likely it is a faked emotion.◦

Renee Zellweger Shows Subtle Disgust

Subtle Expression Recognition Training Review of Humintell’s SubX Professional

I have great news for those of us who study facial expressions in real life scenarios.

Here is what is said on the Humintell’s website, “Recent research suggests that learning subtle expressions may be especially important for people who want to get better at detecting deception.

“Learning to be able to identify subtle expressions and microexpressions could improve your ability to detect deception beyond what you might be able to do by chance – to an accuracy rate of 70% or more.”

Subtle Expressions occur when an emotion is first beginning. They also occur when someone is trying to suppress any sign of how they are feeling.

I used the old SETT program that was available via CD-ROM and I was good at detecting subtle expressions, but it wasn’t until doing the online training with the SubX Professional that something just clicked and I can more easily detect subtle expressions in everyday life.

The key is in the delicate differences of subtle expressions from each of the core emotions and their expressions. There are several distinct ways a person could show subtle sadness and it always doesn’t equal just a half version of the full micro expression of sadness.

Every couple of minutes I am rewarded with even clearer understanding of people’s feelings thereby understanding them more- and this is with years of subtle expression training under my belt. It is a testament to how well the training works and translates to the real world.

I have personally spent over 3 ½ hours using the training program in the last month or so and just recently went from being certified as ‘proficient’ to an ‘expert’ (on the fastest speed) and the founder of the company Dr. David Matsumoto, said on Twitter even he can’t get 100%.

As Paul Hogan said in Crocodile Dundee, “...now that’s a knife.”

I can now say, “Now that is a training tool!”


Subtle Expression Recognition Training at Humintell◦

Subtle Expression Recognition Training Review of Humintell’s SubX Professional

Subtle Sadness

HAMBURG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 27: SPD politicians Andrea Nahles (L) and Niels Annen talk to each other during the second day of the party congress of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) on October 27, 2007 in Hamburg, Germany. The Social Democrats continue the meeting with discussions about their future party program after electing the party chairs the previous day.

Whenever we protrude our lower lip, this is a subtle expression of sadness. If it is done consciously it becomes a lip pout.◦

Subtle Sadness

Geisha Subtle Fear

Fear and Surprise are often confused. This is fear because we see way too much of the white in her eyes, we always show more in fear compared to surprise. We can also see fear in her forehead and how her eyebrows are coming closer to each other.

For what it is worth, this picture was staged and had we seen this in a video instead of a picture, we would have noticed the "staged" emotion because she is doing what I call fishing for an emotion. Many people do not know how to fake a true emotional facial expression so they end up giving us a couple of different emotions; those of us trained to detect facial expressions see this as tripping over their emotions- in a couple of seconds they show us a couple of emotions, lasting a beat too long, and not matching in either their eyes and mouth. If you were a detective, and untrained in facial expressions, you'd see whatever you'd thought (your perception) you saw but in reality you only saw 1/3 or 1/2 of it...and move on unrecognizing it as a hot spot.◦

Geisha Subtle Fear

See No Evil...

N.C. State fans react to a foul against the Wolfpack during second-half action. Northwestern defeated N.C. State, 65-53 on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This is one of those pictures that I love to see. High emotions usually bring out the best expressions.

First the fan in the middle, covering his ear because he doesn't like what he has heard (the whistle,) and hand over his forehead as he comprehends what has just happened. By placing his hand on his forehead it has served the purpose of a momentary eye block, and is a pacifying touch to his head, and at the same time signifies thought is occurring. His mouth has dropped open which is subtle surprise.

The fan to the right in the picture is showing us full surprise, while the other fan is showing us wonderment; and a tongue jut, and is generally saying with his expressions that he enjoys the competition and the higher stakes that the foul has created..◦

See No Evil...

Matt Damon Attends Museum Of The Moving Image Salutes Clint Eastwood

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Actor Matt Damon attends the Museum of The Moving Image salutes Clint Eastwood at 583 Park on December 1, 2009 in New York City.

Take a look at the intensity in the eyes and how the eyebrows have slightly moved downward and together. Also take a look at his facial expression. What we see here is subtle anger in his eyes, and his facial expression is showing a lack of respect for this particular photographer. It is like he is about to say, "Come on guy, not this again."

Paparazzi?!?!? It is likely Matt has dealt with this photographer in the past.◦

Matt Damon Attends Museum Of The Moving Image Salutes Clint Eastwood

Subtle Fear as the House Holds Hearing On Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Deal

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 17: Timothy Mayopolous, former general counsel of Bank of America, testifies during a joint hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its Domestic Policy Subcommittee November 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine how the merger of Bank of American and Merrill Lynch had turned into a federal bailout.

See the eyes wide open, drawing in of the eyebrows (he is at the point where he is making the Fight vs Flight response- this could quickly and easily turn to an anger expression), and lines become deeper between the eyebrows and on the forehead.◦

Subtle Fear as the House Holds Hearing On Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Deal

Check Out SubX-Subtle Expression Online Training

I have always stressed to anybody who has a interest in this area it is important to get micro expression and subtle expression training. For the longest time there was not an opportunity for people to get subtle expression training so a gap developed between those who received training several years ago and to those new to the field... now everyone can get training immediately! This is a big deal.

What is the neatest part of subtle expressions? You can actually see a subtle expressions on someone's face before they may even realize they are experiencing the emotion- the advance warning is measured in split seconds, but that is powerful if you are learning subtle expressions because you work in the security field.

Humintell's SubX Training features a post test, 13 instructional videos, practice test with 70 images and a post test. Score 80% on the post test at a speed of at least 200msec and receive a certificate of completion for your training. Here is a video Humitell has made available on uTube.



Check the software out online, at Humintell. Training is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To purchase, or to try a free demo, go to
Humintell's Products Page.

In the coming weeks, I will be reviewing both the micro expression and subtle expression tools at Humintell.◦

Check Out SubX-Subtle Expression Online Training

Survivor Samoa Episode 8

0:08 We see contempt, moving one side of her mouth to the side.

2:05 We see Monica shrug with only one shoulder.

2:07 We see Erik raise his eyebrows and you can see lines laterally across his forehead, this is sarcasm as she says you never know who to trust.

2:28 Erik begins speaking and once again alienates himself again because he is over confident. If you are a someone who wants to play the game of Survivor, watch the reaction of the others (especially from his old tribe) this should have been a clue to him of what was coming. If you make it on the show, watch the reactions at the tribal consoles! Shrugs, lick licking and lip piercing, and the micro expression of disgust can all be seen.

3:01 Russell answers the question well to start with, but he should not have said that Erik will be surprised. Russell's biggest liability is his pride (in his game)gets in the way and he reveals too much.

Had Erik paid more attention to reactions of others, especially his former tribe members he might have realized his fate, and may have played the idol. I even saw one former tribe member walk more slowly to the area where you write the votes... everything matters.

Then fast forward to the reading of the votes, study Erik... you can see him thinking and understanding. Watch the emotion drain from his face, thinking, ever so subtle sadness in his mouth and subtle surprise in his eyes.

Watch the others react as he leaves: shame, happiness, sadness, and contempt.◦

Survivor Samoa Episode 8

Survivor Samoa Episode 7

Last night's tribal council was not as emotionally packed and charged as the past several. I found the electing of "Shambo" as the leader to be the most emotionally charged event. Take a look at the other women's faces.

The first woman's face we see subtle surprise in the eyes, and hand in front of her mouth- she either doesn't want to say something or dislikes what is being said- you can be the judge. If you are unfamiliar with detecting micro expressions you may have to pause and move around the video a little to see her eyes "pop."

The second woman we see the subtle expression of anger in her eyes, see the intensity of her gaze; and pursed lips...◦

Survivor Samoa Episode 7

The Jaw Drop

Here we see it in conjunction with the facial expression of surprise. If the eyes were not wide open it would be considered subtle surprise. We can usually see the jaw drop when someone is excited, surprised, or even in times of uncertainty.◦

The Jaw Drop

Humintell's New MiX 2 Microexpression Training Tool Released!

Something exciting and new has just happened this month. We have a new microexpression tool! I have been in contact with the good folks at Humintell because this month they just released the new and improved set of tools including one that is replacing the old METT training tool. They have some new features that I really want to check out, like 3/4 and side views! Even though I have been certified as an expert, I'm sure it will improve my skills.

If you are not familiar with Humintell it is a company that provides unique training and research to various individuals and companies in the field of facial expressions, emotion recognition and detecting deception.

Dr. David Matsumoto is the Director of Humintell. Dr. Matsumoto is an expert in the field of facial expressions, microexpressions, gesture, nonverbal behavior, emotion and deception. He is also is also a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and Director of the Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory. I first became aware of Dr. David Matsumoto when he published some exciting work that further proved emotions and expressions were universal by studying blind athletes who exhibited the same expressions as their seeing counterparts.


They have made a training demo for the MiX 2-Microexpression online application.


Humintell's MiX 2 Training features a post test, 16 instructional videos, practice with 42 images and a post test. Score 80% on the post test at a speed of at least 200msec and receive a certificate of completion for your training. Training is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Check the software out online, at Humintell.

As a bonus, if you like the content of my site you need to check out David Matsumoto: The Blog and start following him.◦

Humintell's New MiX 2 Microexpression Training Tool Released!

UCLA Student's Throat Slashed in Lab, Man Held

Students and faculty at UCLA are stunned following a horrific attack in a campus chemistry lab in which a male student allegedly slashed the throat of a female victim.

When a person folds their arms after something like this it is a self hug and they are attempting to comfort themselves.

Rubbing the neck is a way to relieve stress and is a self pacifying gesture, it originates back to when we were babies and our parents would always hold our necks and the touch was comforting. Physical stress and pain can build in our neck muscles and touching them can relieve the stress.

Looking down is a way of blocking out the rest of the world so they can cognitively processed what has happened, it allows their brain to work without the distraction of what is going on in the present.

The young woman who is holding her hand over her mouth is still showing a great deal of fear or surprise in her eyes, evidenced by how wide she is holding them open. Holding her hand in front of her mouth is a defense mechanism to control herself so her emotion is not verbalized (it could be verbalized in screaming, crying, in words, or even exhaling her breathe).◦

UCLA Student's Throat Slashed in Lab, Man Held

Widow of Sen. Kennedy Shows Subtle Sadness

The widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, Vicki Reggie Kennedy, responds to friends and former staff members who gathered on the steps of the Senate to pay a final tribute to the Massachusetts Democrat, who spent 47 years at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Kennedy's hearse paused at the Capitol before moving on to Arlington National Cemetery where he was buried near his brothers John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. (J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/MCT) Photo via Newscom

While she shows sadness in her entire face it is rare to capture the subtle sadness in the eye brows as seen here. See how the inside of her eyebrows arch upward in sadness. This is a true emotion that is hard to consciously do.◦

Widow of Sen. Kennedy Shows Subtle Sadness