Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Body Language Analysis No. 4165: Kim Jong-un's New Years Faux Pas - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)





Kim Jong-un delivered a New Years Day address yesterday. The North Korean leader offered hope saying, "North and South must work together to alleviate the tensions and work together as a people of the same heritage to find peace and stability ...". However, he also projected hubris declaring, "The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat but a reality ..."

Although only a portion of his speech is included within the above video clip - from a nonverbal perspective, it's representative of the whole.

One prominent body language behavior of Kim Jong-un is his frequent and rather prominent rocking from side-to-side. While in general, this is an extremely common anxiety tell - it's rarely displayed by heads-of-state.

A very natural method to diminish this rocking side-to-side (or forward-to-backward rocking) is by using hand gestures - so long as these are contextual and proportional. This would also have the additional benefit of building rapport (lack of hand proper gestures is a destroys rapport). You'll note that Kim Jong-un doesn't use any gestures (aka Illustrators).

When one's hands are hidden or rarely seen, it will be both subconsciously and consciously interpreted as deceptive (regardless of the viewer's level of nonverbal training). The more of one's body which is hidden by any barrier (pockets, etc.) - the less they are trusted.

The podium Kim Jong-un is using is too tall relative to his height. This creates a barrier for hand/arm gestures - preventing portions of them from being seen - but also in creating a subconscious suppressant against their usage.

Summary: Kim Jong-un demonstrated considerable anxiety during his 2018 New Years Day address. His complete lack of hand gestures diminishes his rapport with his audience - as well as indicating an increased likelihood of deception.



























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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4164: Emmanuel Macron's Rapport Destroyer

Body Language Analysis No. 3251: (REPOSTING) Donald Trump's Response to the question, "Have you ever asked God for Forgiveness?"

Body Language Analysis No. 4161: Vladimir Putin's Not-So-Poker Face

Body Language Analysis No. 4159: Nikki Haley, Jerusalem, and the United Nations

Body Language Analysis No. 4145: Steve Bannon stumping for Roy Moore (and against Mitt Romney) in Alabama

Body Language Analysis No. 4136: Seminole Heights/Tampa Florida Serial Killer - Criminal Profiling

Body Language Analysis No. 4090: Harvey Weinstein, Sexual Assault, and Impulse Control Disorder

Body Language Analysis No. 4072: "Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!"

Body Language Analysis No. 4037: Charlottesville Protester Quits Boston University after Death Threats


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