By most accounts Secretary Clinton did fairly well in the first of the three scheduled Presidential debates earlier this week. This is also true when we limit the conversation solely to her body language performance. She did, however, have some chinks in her nonverbal armor.
When Donald Trump began talking about Hillary Clinton's emails, her blinking frequency dramatically increased (versus her baseline rate). The duration of each blink was also prolonged.This can be clearly seen in the above video.
Not surprisingly, these changes in blinking behavior are accurate barometers of anxiety. Indeed, this was Hillary Clinton's most nervous moment of this debate.
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3707: The Presidential Debates Part III - Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton and Sniffing
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3705: Hillary Clinton v. Donald Trump Presidential Debate - Trump: I'm 'smart' for paying no taxes
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3700: George Clooney comments regarding the News of Brad Pitt's and Angelina Jolie's Divorce
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3689: Times Square Kiss on V-J Day
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3670: Paul LePage's Voicemail Rant
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3634: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the Democratic National Convention, Emails and Body Language
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3592: Gary Johnson, The Libertarian Party and Beta Body Language
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3564: Kanye West, Ellen and Beta Body Language
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