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1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4450: Trump delivers remarks in Oshkosh, WI — a Red Flag Body Language expression — Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #EmotionalIntelligence #DonaldTrump #Sociopath #Psychopath 
2/ Donald Trump delivered a campaign speech earlier today in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He repeatedly made the expression show in this accompanying still image. Note his central forehead is contracted and elevated while simultaneously displaying a (feigned) mouth smile.
3/ We all make an expression similar to this one *once-in-a-while* when we're feeling:
• Smug Incredulity
• Arrogance
• Contempt
(although all of these thought-emotions have other facial expressions with which they're associated)
• Smug Incredulity
• Arrogance
• Contempt
(although all of these thought-emotions have other facial expressions with which they're associated)
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4350: Ashley Kavanaugh during Brett Kavanaugh's Swearing-in Ceremonies for the Supreme Court - #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #AshleyKavanaugh #BrettKavanuagh #SwearingIn #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #LowConfidence #Beta #GetMeOutOfHere
1/ Yesterday, after the closest Senate vote in 137 years, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Ashley Kavanaugh's body language during her husband's swearing-in ceremony is worthy of scrutiny.
2/ Note in the above image, as retired Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the Judicial Oath to Brett Kavanaugh, Ashley Kavanaugh is standing with her left leg crossed in front of her right leg. This nonverbal display indicates a lowered confidence level & a beta emotional tone.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4349: Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford - Part III • #BrettKavanaugh #ChristineBlaseyFord #KavanaughHearings #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #LowConfidence #HighConfidence #Deception #Lying #Honesty
1/ There are many nonverbal signs indicating relative levels of confidence. During last week's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford exhibited contrasting examples of one such signal.
2/ When a person raises their right hand to be sworn-in before testifying, if their fingers and/or thumb are spread apart - it signals low levels of confidence.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4348: Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings - Part II • • #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #BrettKavenaugh #ChristineBlaseyFord #DeborahRamirez #CindySwetnick #EQ #KavanaughHearings #SCOTUS
1/ The following is my second analysis of a portion of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on 27 September 2018.
2/ JOHN KENNEDY (beginning at 3:45:39): "I’m — I’m sorry, judge, for what you and your family have been through. And I’m sorry - for what Dr. Ford and her family have been through. It could have been avoided [long pause] Do you believe in God?"
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4347: Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings - Part I • • #Nonverbal #Emotional #Intelligence #KavanaughHearings #ChristineBlaseyFord #BrettKavanaugh #BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage
1/ In case you hadn't heard, on Wednesday 27 September 2018, both Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
2/ This hearing could supply a year's worth of nonverbal teaching examples and it would close to impossible to analyze the entire event in one session. Thus, what follows is the first of several analyses of this historic exchange.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4343: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Anxiety, and Empathy • • #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #IdrisElba #KateWinslet #Anxiety #Empathy #Analysis #EQ #BehaviorAnalysis
1/ Idris Elba is by most all accounts, an excellent actor. But despite many accolades and awards, Idris, is of course, only human. During his recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, he experienced a very human moment - and displayed a classic nonverbal tell.
2/ Just after Graham Norton says, "... a-, but we have to say, it was a-, your American accent has not always been - that good."
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4339: Pre-Confession Interview of Murderer, Chris Watts • • #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #ChrisWatts #Murderer #Murder #Analysis
1/ Chris Watts has reportedly confessed to murdering his wife, Shanann who was fifteen weeks pregnant as well as his two daughters, three-year-old Celeste and four-year-old Bella.
2/ The above interview was conducted and published on Thursday 16 August 2018. Watts was arrested and he confessed the next day.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4335: #DonaldTrumpJr. Interview 6 weeks after #TrumpTowerMeeting & 2 Days after #Wikileaks Discloses DNC Hacked Emails • • #Nonverbal #DNCHack #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #DonaldTrump
1/ This interview took place on 24 July 2016 - on the first day of Democratic National Convention - about six weeks after the Trump Tower meeting - and two days after Wikileak's release of 19,000 hacked DNC emails.
2/ What follows is a partial nonverbal, verbal, and paralanguage analysis of Donald Trump Jr.'s behavior concentrating on the first 95 seconds of this video.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4333: Ivanka Trump's response to Robert Mueller and Trump Tower Meeting • • #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #IvankaTrump #DonaldTrump #TrumpTowerMeeting #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #DonaldTrumpJr #VadimirPutin
1/ Yesterday, Axios' Mike Allen interviewed the eldest first daughter and presidential advisor, Ivanka Trump. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of a key portion of Ms. Trump's reaction to Robert Mueller and the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.
2/ MIKE ALLEN: Last question and then we're gonna, ah, have Jonathan Swan - have you talked to Robert Mueller or his team? And did you - know Ω about the Trump Tower meeting in June twenty Ω sixteen before it happened? Or did you see any of those visitors?
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4332: Richard Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev, and The Kitchen Debate - #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #Nixon #Khrushchev #KitchenDebate #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #TrumpPutinSummit #HelsinkiSummit #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
1/ Fifty-nine years ago last week an event took place which contrasts strongly with the recent Trump Putin Helsinki Summit. On 24 July 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met in a replica of an American Kitchen.
2/ The pseudo-kitchen was part of the American National Exhibition in Sokolniki Park in Moscow.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4330: Donald Trump, "No Puppet. No Puppet. You're the Puppet" • • #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #DonaldTrump #HillaryClinton #VladimirPutin #NoPuppet #YoureThePuppet #TrumpRussia
1/ The recent Summit in Helsinki has refocused attention on specific events surrounding the 2016 US Presidential election. One of these moments was a crucial portion of the third Debate held on 19 October - twenty days prior to the election.
2/ What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of that exchange.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4328: Mike Pompeo Testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence
#MikePompeo #BobCorker #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #HelsinkiSummit #TrumpPutinSummit #Microexpression #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
#MikePompeo #BobCorker #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #HelsinkiSummit #TrumpPutinSummit #Microexpression #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
1/ On Wednesday, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding President Trump's Summit with Vladimir Putin last week in Helsinki.
2/ What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis highlighting a few key moments with Senator Bob Corker.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4326: Carter Page's near-constant Smile • • #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #CarterPage #DonaldTrump #RussianCollusion #RobertMueller
1/ Carter Page has been a focus of the Special Counsel Investigation being led by Robert Mueller. It's been alleged that Page acted as a conduit between Donald Trump and/or Trump's associates and Russian officials during the 2016 Presidential Election.
2/ Yesterday, the FBI released a version of a FISA warrant application regarding Carter Page. The document, although highly redacted, states, ...
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4325: Part II - Trump Putin Helsinki Summit Press Conference • • #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #TrumpPutinSummit #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #TrumpRussia #Treason
1/ This nonverbal analysis is (thus far) my second dissection of the Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit.
2/ What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of the Helsinki Presser focusing on several key responses of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump - as Trump is answering a question from Jeff Mason (Reuters).
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4324: President Trump's Post-Helsinki Damage Control • • #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #Helsinki #HelsinkiSummit #Would #Wouldnt #WouldorWouldnt #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
1/ Yesterday, in response to his behavior with Vladimir Putin at the Helsinki Summit press conference, President Trump made an attempt to control the damage.
2/ His explanation was based on the premise of misspeaking a single word, "would" - when he had meant to say, "wouldn't". What follows is a partial nonverbal and statement analysis of this exchange.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No.4323: Trump Putin Helsinki Summit Press Conference • • #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #HelsinkiSummit #TrumpPutinSummit #CompromisingMaterial #kompromat #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin
1/ Today in Helsinki, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for 2 hours and 15 minutes with only their translators present. Afterward, the two leaders held a press conference.
2/ A multitude of nonverbal dissections could be conducted regarding the pre-summit lead-up, the summit, and the presser. What follows is a partial nonverbal & statement analyses focusing on allegations of Putin's alleged "compromising material on President Trump or his family".
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4322: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence #VladimirPutin #DonaldTrump #TrumpPutinSummit #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #Blushing
1/ To date, this is one of the most widely shared images of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. It was taken during the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on 11 November 2017.
2/ From a nonverbal perspective, it's particularly telling. Vladimir Putin's expression is that of a partial, yet sincere smile with the necessary components of:
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4321: Donald Trump and The Queen - Nonverbal & Emotional Intelligence #DonaldTrump #QueenElizabethII #Queen #Narcissist #NoEmpathy #BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #EmotionalIntelligence #WalkingInFrontOfTheQueen #TurningHisBackOnTheQueen #EQ
1/ On Friday, Donald Trump visited briefly with Queen Elizabeth II. Royal protocol dictates that one should never walk in front of the Queen, nor should you ever turn your back to her. The American President managed to do both - after he had kept her waiting for fifteen minutes.
2/ It may seem obvious to most people that etiquette is profoundly important when one visits royalty. And the next time you drop by Windsor Castle, you'd be would be well-advised to practice and prepare.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No.4320: Peter Strzok's Congressional Hearing • • #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #PeterStrzok #CongressionalHearing #Hearing #RobertMueller #LisaPage #DonaldTrump #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #EQ #BehaviorAnalysis
1/ Peter Strzok, an FBI Deputy Assistant Director, testified before the U.S. House Judiciary and Oversight Committees yesterday.
2/ Most anyone who watched the nearly 10-hour event would agree that it was the one of the most raucous and chaotic in memory - abundant with yelling and deeply personal exchanges. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of Peter Strzok's opening statement.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 3949: Donald Trump Shoves Montenegro's PM Dusko Markovic at NATO Meeting • • #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageAnalysis #NATOSummit #DonaldTrump #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence
1/ In the light of the upcoming NATO meeting (11 - 12 July 2018), it's very much worth revisiting last years' meeting - and one of Donald Trump's infamous displays. What follows is a reposting of an analysis from 25 May 2017.
2/ While at NATO Headquarters, Donald Trump shoved his way through a crowd of other heads-of-state. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of this incident.
Body Language Analysis No.4319: Jim Jordan (Part II) Fox Interview - regarding Allegations of Ignoring Complaints of #SexualAbuse at Ohio State • • #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #JimJordan #OhioState #Nonreporting #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
1/ To date, a total of seven former student-athlete wrestlers have made public statements declaring that - while Jim Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University (1987 - 1995) ...
2/ ... he was aware that a team physician (Dr. Richard Strauss) perpetrated multiple acts of sexual abuse.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No.4318: Jim Jordan regarding Allegations of Ignoring Knowledge of Sexual Abuse at Ohio State - #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence • • #JimJordan #OhioState #BodyLanguageExpert #SexualAbuse #TurningABlindEye #BodyLanguage
1/ Recently, it has come to public knowledge, that while Jim Jordan was an assistant coach on the men's wrestling team at Ohio State University, a then team physician - Dr. Richard Strauss - allegedly sexually abused many athletes.
2/ Multiple former wrestlers on the team have now come forward alleging that Jordan had knowledge of - but ignored their complaints of Strauss' sexual abuse.
Dr. Strauss died of suicide in 2005.
Dr. Strauss died of suicide in 2005.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4317: Scott Pruitt Confronted in Restaurant by Kristin Mink - Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence • • #ScottPruitt #DonaldTrump #kristinmink #EPA #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Nonverbal #Restaurant #Confrontation
1/ Scott Pruitt was recently confronted by Kristin Mink in a D.C. area restaurant. Ms. Mink is sixth-grade teacher and mother. While holding her two-year-old son, she spoke briefly to the chief administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
2/ What follows is a partial analysis of Scott Pruitt's nonverbal behavior.
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4316: Sarah Paulson, The Met Gala, and Madonna - #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence • • #SarahPaulson #Madonna #MetGala #MetGala2018 #Surprise #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert
1/ Sarah Paulson was recently a guest on The Graham Norton Show promoting Ocean's Eight - a film in which she co-stars. In the video above, Ms. Paulson recounted The 2018 Met Gala - where she was upstaged by Madonna.
2/ This image was captured at the moment when Ms. Paulson realized the reason no one was paying her any attention was because Madonna was standing nearby.
