Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump participated (although separately) in the "Commander-in-Chief Forum" conducted by NBC News earlier this evening. Of course it's been widely noted that, among other issues, Secretary Clinton struggles with "likability".
From a nonverbal perspective, if Mrs. Clinton was to "go back to her emotional mindset" she had during her time as Secretary of State, she would do much better at building rapport. Improved body language would be one way for her to accomplish this change. And rather than gaining the trust of foreign ministers and heads-of-state - it would now be with the electorate.
Three rapport destroying nonverbal behaviors that Hillary Clinton commonly displays are exemplified in the video above - and in one place these are even simultaneous.
During the 0:22 second mark, Mrs. Clinton configures her hands in a pseudo-prayer, tilts her head and neck backwards - and closes her eyelids in prolonged blinks (also increased blinking frequency). All of these when occurring separately can (depending on the other nonverbal behaviors present) project arrogance and a condescending emotional tones. However when these are seen clustered close together - the patronizing feelings projected are particularly strong.
If people "feel that they're being talked down to", their hearts and votes will go elsewhere.
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3684: Barack Obama's and Vladimir Putin's "Stare-Down" at the G20
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3683: Milo Yiannopoulos believes trolling is his way of "Doing God's work"
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3680: Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto Shaking Hands
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3676: Colin Kaepernick Says He Be Sitting Down During the National Anthem
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3655: Rescue In Baton Rouge Floodwater
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3621: Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3574: Selena Gomez's Body Language Reaction to Fans in Montreal
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3357: Justin Bieber leaves/walks off the stage in Oslo
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3590: Pam Bondi (Florida's Attorney General), Anderson Cooper and LGBT support
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