Barack Obama spoke to the press today along with all the other heads of state today - the second day of the NATO Summit.
The NATO leaders have agreed on the formation of a rapid deployment force of several thousand troops to protect Eastern Europe against any future possible Russian aggression.
A few moments later in the video above, we see the American President adopt another illustrator which has a significantly higher alpha tone.
With his fingers spread in a primarily downward direction, this hand gesture is known as a "Dominant Spider".
The hands and the face are neurologically closely tied. Thus their body language is also often correlated. Compare the President's face here to the one above. An increased alpha hand gesture is associated with elevated tension in the face.
When assessing nonverbal signals - always correlate the hands and the face.
see also:
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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2577: Bill Clinton and Terry McAuliffe - Alpha and Beta Body Language
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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2749: President Obama, Ukraine's Interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and an Alpha-Beta Hybrid - Body Language
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