Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2188:
Paula Broadwell on Petraeus Relationship -
Body Language of Prolonged Blink,
Hard Swallow and More Duping Delight




In this interview, David Petraeus' biographer and alleged mistress, Paula Broadwell is asked, ".... I know you embedded with, you embedded with Patraeus and his staff while he was still in Afghanistan - how did you manage that, how did you get that access?" as part of her answer, near the end of this 60 second CNN video segment (Feb. 2012) she answers, "....but we had a re (stutter) a relationship ahhh before I went there, as far as this ah dissertation is concerned, so it just took it to another level." 

Ms. Broadwell displays several examples of "duping delight" (Ekman) in this video, as revealed in microexpressions at 0:55 and again at 0:57. Duping delight is a nonverbal "leakage" of joy-happiness for clandestine information being held back.

Broadwell's body language display of a prolonged blink at 0:55 is a nonverbal form of stuttering & back peddling - which is of course very congruent with the paralanguage of verbal stuttering and "ahhhs" with which it is clustered. Paula's emotionally processing the verbal slip she just committed and wishing it away.

Also of note here is the hard swallow seen at 0:59 indicating anxiety and it's often accompanying dry throat.

It's telling that during the above described body language displays, Paula Broadwell uses the phrase, " .... took it to another level" when describing her relationship with Petraeus - which, when used to describe relationships is often a euphemism for sexual intimacy.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2187:  Paula Broadwell with Hearsay on Benghazi Attack -  Excerpt from University of Denver Speech and a Body Language form of "Duping Delight" ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2186:  Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus,  Body Language and the man who would be President ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2185:  Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus, an Alpha Personality and a  Telling Body Language Signal ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2182:  Jennifer Granholm & Newt Gingrich  the Day After the 2012 Election -  Governor Granholm's Duping Delight and Suppressed Smile .... 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2152:  Second Presidential Debate - 16 October 2012 -  Barack Obama's Duping Delight -  Benghazi, Libya Attack was an "Act of Terror" -  Alpha, Beta, Confidence & Acquiescence ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2129:  Barack Obama's Body Language, Misspeaks "Export More Jobs" Displays Incredulity and .....



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