Hilarious video of comedian, Bill Burr on Conan O'Brien's Show. During the 1:06 - 1:09 segment and again at 1:16, he displays the fingers intertwined with thumbs up then pulling apart nonverbal. This body language has several meanings depending on the other nonverbals in its cluster-context. Here, Mr. Burr's hand gesture is a good demonstration of an abbreviated shrug. If you ask most people what part of the body is involved when a shrug is displayed they will say, "the shoulders" - however, a shrug may be shown elsewhere and often the shoulders don't move. In the middle of a comedic rant this body language adds to the drama and laughter (as does his many other gestures and expressions), but many times in a negotiation, deposition, testimony, meeting, etc. the words spoken aloud will very often contradict such an abbreviated shrug. This nonverbal nuance will let you glimpse inside the minds of those sitting on the other side. They may "say all the right things", but you will see the truth.
See also:
Negotiation Body Language Secret # 343: Nicolas Sarkozy's Clandestine Thumbs Up - an Emblematic Slip
See also:
Negotiation Body Language Secret # 343: Nicolas Sarkozy's Clandestine Thumbs Up - an Emblematic Slip
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2106: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers' Union Strike and a Body Language of Multiple Meanings
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2162: Disparity in Body Language - What is He Thinking-Feeling? Mitt Romney after Third Presidential Debate
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2141: Barack Obama's Body Language Index Finger and Thumb an Inch or two apart - Incredulous Eyebrow & Forehead
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2155: Body Language Tells at the Second Presidential Debate Mitt Romney at Attention & President Obama's Disapproval-Subtle Contempt
Negotiation Body Language Secret # 481: Interlaced fingers, Brief Thumbs and Hand Elevation
Business Body Language Secret # 33: Zelda Williams & Thumbs Forward Arms Akimbo
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