Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3473: Adele's Tongue, Ellen DeGeneres and Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Adele was a guest on The Ellen Show earlier this week. Among other things, she discussed the microphone falling into the piano during the Grammys Monday night. Afterwards she admitted "... It wasn't too bad. I treat myself to burger - and a beer ...".

Just after her food confession (during the 1:59 mark of the above video and isolated below), Adele displays a "Tongue Jut". This behavior indicates I've been caught/I've been bad and here it has a significant self-deprecating component as well.

Tongue jutting within a negative emotional context will tend to occur on the opposite side of the mouth vs. those tongue juts with more positive emotions. This particular left-right preference phenomenon is idiosyncratic to the individual and must be normed.

Most of the time a tongue jut (aka lizard tongue) occurs over such a brief duration that it's classified as a microexpression.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication No. 3472: Donald Trump's Retort to Pope Francis

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3469: Leonardo DiCaprio and Dame Maggie Smith on BAFTA Awards Kiss Cam - The British Academy Film Awards 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3459: Miscues on the Introductions to New Hampshire Republican Debate

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3453: Marco Rubio's Hyper-Alpha, Backfiring Body Language 

Negotiation Nonverbal Communication Secret No. 1482: George Clooney's Lizard Tongue (Tongue Jut) 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3138: Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes, "God She's Beautiful" and Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3061: Jimmy Fallon Blew a Chance to Date Nicole Kidman

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3380: Adele at the BBC, When Adele was disguised as Jenny

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3385: Adele, "Hello" and SNL - Body Language Tell (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Last weekend Adele was a guest on Saturday Night Live. Just after singing Hello she displayed a cluster of nonverbal signals which, when you see them - will ring familiar. She juts out her tongue, crosses her eyes and lowers her body height (primarily via a knee bend). Of these three components, the tongue jut is the more common one (although here they convey the same thought-feelings).

Many would call this a variety of a "goofy" or "silly" face. And although these signs are primarily subconsciously initiated, there's often an edge-of-consciousness quality present. This expression (either portion) is frequently seen when an actor or performer (professional or amateur) "comes out of character" - within the first seconds post-performance, e.g., a feeling of strong relief (It's crucial here to think very loosely with respect to the idea of "performance" - for it can just be a small portion of a conversation - even in a business context). It indicates self-deprecating emotions with some level of embarrassment.

Moreover and often under-appreciated, this expression is also associated with individuals who have relatively high sincerity quotients. With what other personality trait is this behavior cluster seen?

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3381: Ariana Grande, Flirtatious Body Language and the American Music Awards 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3377: Holly Holm's post-fight interview after defeating Ronda Rousey  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3371: John Kasich at the Republican Debate 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3368: Donald Trump, Insincerity and Starbucks  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3358: Hillary Clinton on Stephen Colbert - We Let the Banks Fail Next Time - Body Language 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2781: Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Rolling Stone and Flirting - Body Language of Attraction

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2802: Emma Stone & Jimmy Fallon Lip Sync Battle


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3380: Adele at the BBC, When Adele was disguised as Jenny - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Adele recently went undercover to compete in an "Adele Impersonator Contest". All the contestants met and mingled before they sang. And when it was her turn - the other women had some nonverbal signs which were rather worthy of a closer look.

This woman was perhaps the first to realize what was happening.

Notice her eyelids are significantly widely opened - together with a relaxed forehead.




What's the significance of her reaching out and touching those next to her?

Another example of widely opened eyelids associated with surprise.

Note her classic "slack jawed" change occurs after the eyelids are opened.

Covering of the mouth (often very rapid) is a significant sign of emotional processing (Although the intellect knows what is happening - the emotional brain is still coming to terms with the fact that "Jenny" is really Adele).
 

Moreover, a very unappreciated phenomenon is that those individuals who, when surprised, frequently cover their mouths - tend to also have a higher sincerity quotient vs. those who less frequently perform this gesture.
 

Rapidly touching one's hands on the side of the face has the same meaning as rapid mouth covering - except if two hands are used - the level of surprise tends to be significantly higher. 






See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3379: Tom Hanks regarding his Forrest Gump Voice

Negotiation Nonverbal Communication Secret No. 1117: Adele's Sincerity and Six Grammys 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2350: Contempt - both dramatic and subtle - Backpedaling and Body Language - Ben Carson

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3190: Taylor Swift's Body Language of Feigned Surprise

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3331: Mila finds out Adam Levine got married - Rapid Transitioning of Emotions  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2997: Halloween Haunted Houses - Transitioning from Expressions of Surprise to Fear

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3299: Kim Davis, Contempt-of-Court, Same-Sex Marriages and Body Language  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2840: Shailene Woodley, Jon Steward Show and a Body Language of Sexual Interest Display


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2271: Golden Globe Awards - Best Original SongAdele & Taylor Swift - both Nominated, One Winner One Body Language of Sincerity Another of Contempt then a Suppressed Smile

This video segment from the 2013 Golden Globe Awards earlier this week is short but from a body language perspective, highly illustrative. We would of course expect a winner of a Golden Globe to be very sincere. Adele, who won for "Skyfall", is no exception. At 0:07 and again at 0:20 - 0:23 and 0:24 - 0:26, she demonstrates a full palm-of-hand contact of her left hand on her sternum as she voices her appreciation. When "Palmar Contact" occurs on the sternum or upper left chest (over the heart, thus "heartfelt"), there is a very high correlation with sincerity.

When only fingertips contact - sincerity's being feigned (not seen here). Such insincerity can also be seen during the non-affectionate hugs of a waning love - where once the whole hand made contact, now only the tips of the fingers will touch.

In other nonverbal contexts, palmar contact can signify "ownership" as well.

During 0:16 - 0:17, Taylor Swift displays a relatively rarely (to video-capture) display of two contrasting emotions. For about a second, early in this two second segment, Ms. Swift clearly had significant contempt for Adele - for Taylor was also nominated for "Best Original Song" and in this moment she finds out she did not win (falling short along with John Paul White, Joy Williams and T Bone Burnett for "Safe & Sound" featured in "The Hunger Games"). Only about a second later though, at the very end of the 0:17 mark, she finds a bit of true humor in Adele's speech - yet she suppresses her smile. The "suppressed smile" and the nonverbal display of contempt are both possibilities to consider (along with early smile formation and a deliberately feigned insincere "pseudo-smile") in the presence of a one-sided smile. Emotions commonly overlap and/or occur in rapid succession - and this is a fantastic example of two very different emotions doing just that. Nearly everyone else (including you) smiled more and laughed here - not Ms. Swift however. Thus, her's is a great body language example of emotional dissonance.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1171:  Not So Fast Swift .... Taylor's False Surprise

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2244: Taylor Swift's Body Language, Botox & Anger on 60 Minutes

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1866: Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth are Engaged - An Affection-Love Sincerity Signal

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2183: Barack & Michelle Obama's Tweet - The Palmar Touch, Body Language and an Affectionate Hug

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1900:  Palmar Touch of another Person, an Animal or Object

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2167: Colin Powell Endorses President Obama - His Body Language Display of Anxiety, Contempt & the  Self-Righteous Head Wiggle

Negotiation Body Language Secret # 665: Bashar al-Assad's Strong Sign of Insincerity

Nonverbal Communication Intelligence Analysis # 2111: Mitt Romney on Libya Embassy Killings -  Multiple Displays of Contempt

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2178: Little Girl Tells Pippa Middleton, "I Hate Princesses"  Pippa's Body Language of Contempt ...

Full Palmar Contact = Sincerity

Subtle Contempt

Suppressed Smile
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Negotiation Nonverbal Communication Secret # 1117: Adele's Six Grammys

This is Adele (Adkins) at yesterday's Grammy Awards. Last night she received six of them, including Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You" and Song of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep". Of course she already had two from 2009. Wow! In this image, Adele has her hand over her sternum and her left upper chest. This of course overlies the heart. Notice that her entire hand, palm included, is touching. This "palmar touch" is consistent with a high "Sincerity Quotient". Often people display this when the hear stories or witness events which provoke strong empathy. If you see someone touching with just their fingers, be careful, for they are likely feigning empathy (see: Secret # 665: A Strong Sign of Insincerity). Red flag time.

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