Tony Blair, a previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is a typical alpha male. And like most alpha males, his default is to display his dominance. In this interview, he is driving home the importance of maintaining strong and persistent international pressure on Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian Government (Tony Blair is special envoy to the Middle East for the "Quartet on the Middle East" - United Nations, Russia, The United States and The European Union). During the 0:38 - 0:44 segment, when the camera pans out, Blair's extremely widely splayed legs exemplify this dominance and strong belief with this nonverbal.
Men adopt this "seated crotch display" when they are amongst other males, to display their relative alpha status. This holds true whether there is friendship or animosity. It is an extremely common way for a President/Prime Minister/CEO to sit during an interview or high-level meeting. In a business setting, men are nearly universally oblivious that the display of this body language offends most all women. In such settings, it is a strong rapport destroyer. This can also be true for men and women in social settings - and in these scenarios, it is a strong signal of sexual attraction.
See also:
Analysis # 1811: Jamie Dimon - the Day Before the Announcement of JPMorgan Chase's $2 Billion Loss
Analysis # 401: Male Dominance Display - Faux pas
Analysis # 593: Projecting and Detecting Confidence
Analysis 1899: Bill Cassidy and "Obama-care" - Letting your Body Language Detract from you Message
See also:
Analysis # 1811: Jamie Dimon - the Day Before the Announcement of JPMorgan Chase's $2 Billion Loss
Analysis # 401: Male Dominance Display - Faux pas
Analysis # 593: Projecting and Detecting Confidence
Analysis 1899: Bill Cassidy and "Obama-care" - Letting your Body Language Detract from you Message
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