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Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman in history to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Many thought her film, Lady Bird, was also a sure bet to win Best Picture. Yet Guillermo del Toro and The Shape of Water won both awards.
From a nonverbal point of view, Greta Gerwig's reaction to Mr. del Toro during his speech is an excellent body language teaching moment.
During 1:53, just as Greta says (reading her lips), "I love him" - just before and during the first portion of the word, "love" - her central forehead momentarily contracts and elevates. It's crucial to emphasize that this forehead elevation involves just the central portion and not the entire width of her forehead.
Her inner (medial) eyebrows also elevate.
Simultaneously, Ms. Gerwig's right palm is in full contact with her sternum as her fingers extend over the left side of her upper chest. This hand placement is, of course, over the heart. The fact that Greta is right-hand dominant is also an important detail.
Her hand positioning of:
• her Dominant Hand
• with Full Palmar Contact with her Chest
• Held over Heart
in addition to her:
• Central Forehead/Medial Eyebrow Contraction and Elevation
• Just before and as she begins to say the word, "Love"
is a nonverbal-verbal cluster indicating a very high degree of both empathy and sincerity.
Summary: Greta Gerwig's nonverbal display during Guillermo del Toro's acceptance speech is classic - and reliable body language behavior demonstrating both her high sincerity and elevated empathy quotients.
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See also:
Body Language Analysis No. 4223: Donald Trump to Republican Senator, "You're Afraid of the NRA"
Body Language and Medical Analysis No. 4221: Why are Donald Trump's Pupils Intermittently So Large?
Body Language Analysis No. 3399 (REPOSTING): Donald Trump, a Bald Eagle, and Fear
Body Language Analysis No. 4218: Dana Loesch, Threat Assessment, and Red Flags
Body Language Analysis No. 4202: Saoirse Ronan, Ed Sheeran, and Galway Girl (Galway Grill)
Body Language Analysis No. 4198: Lupita Nyong'o, Black Panther, and Attention to Detail
Body Language Analysis No. 4181: Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, "Verbal Sexual" Harassment, and NBC
Body Language Analysis No. 4158: Michelle Williams regarding Kevin Spacey - "All the Money in the World"
Body Language Analysis No. 4093: Fear and Harvey Weinstein - Emma Watson's Reaction
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Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman in history to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Many thought her film, Lady Bird, was also a sure bet to win Best Picture. Yet Guillermo del Toro and The Shape of Water won both awards.
From a nonverbal point of view, Greta Gerwig's reaction to Mr. del Toro during his speech is an excellent body language teaching moment.
During 1:53, just as Greta says (reading her lips), "I love him" - just before and during the first portion of the word, "love" - her central forehead momentarily contracts and elevates. It's crucial to emphasize that this forehead elevation involves just the central portion and not the entire width of her forehead.
Her inner (medial) eyebrows also elevate.
Simultaneously, Ms. Gerwig's right palm is in full contact with her sternum as her fingers extend over the left side of her upper chest. This hand placement is, of course, over the heart. The fact that Greta is right-hand dominant is also an important detail.
Her hand positioning of:
• her Dominant Hand
• with Full Palmar Contact with her Chest
• Held over Heart
in addition to her:
• Central Forehead/Medial Eyebrow Contraction and Elevation
• Just before and as she begins to say the word, "Love"
is a nonverbal-verbal cluster indicating a very high degree of both empathy and sincerity.
Summary: Greta Gerwig's nonverbal display during Guillermo del Toro's acceptance speech is classic - and reliable body language behavior demonstrating both her high sincerity and elevated empathy quotients.
Group Appearances and One-on-One
Online Courses Available
702-239-8503
Jack@BodyLanguageSuccess.com
See also:
Body Language Analysis No. 4223: Donald Trump to Republican Senator, "You're Afraid of the NRA"
Body Language and Medical Analysis No. 4221: Why are Donald Trump's Pupils Intermittently So Large?
Body Language Analysis No. 3399 (REPOSTING): Donald Trump, a Bald Eagle, and Fear
Body Language Analysis No. 4218: Dana Loesch, Threat Assessment, and Red Flags
Body Language Analysis No. 4202: Saoirse Ronan, Ed Sheeran, and Galway Girl (Galway Grill)
Body Language Analysis No. 4198: Lupita Nyong'o, Black Panther, and Attention to Detail
Body Language Analysis No. 4181: Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, "Verbal Sexual" Harassment, and NBC
Body Language Analysis No. 4158: Michelle Williams regarding Kevin Spacey - "All the Money in the World"
Body Language Analysis No. 4093: Fear and Harvey Weinstein - Emma Watson's Reaction
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