Body Language Analysis No. 4217: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther, Anxiety, and Alpha Up-Regulation - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Chadwick Boseman was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live promoting his new film, Black Panther - in which he plays the lead role (T'Challa / Black Panther). But even superheroes get nervous.

Just prior to entering the stage, as the door is rising (beginning at 0:44), Mr. Boseman flexes and extends his fingers and thumb on his right-hand several times.

This nonverbal action is an indication of anxiety. But to thin-slice this behavior further - it's also a signal that, although he's nervous, Boseman's simultaneously is dialing up his alpha qualities. Both his conscious and subconscious recognizes his context - and metaphorically, Chadwick Boseman is stepping up to the proverbial plate.

This body language example is only one of many alpha up-regulatory nonverbal behaviors.

Fascinatingly, this action of flexion and extension of the digits will also engender a decrease in heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure - as well as relaxing the facial muscles - thus leading to an increased mental focus and a psyching up.

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Body Language Analysis No. 4216: NRA's Dana Loesch's Reaction to Sheriff Scott Israel at Stoneman Douglas HS Town Hall

Body Language Analysis No. 4214: Donald Trump's Listening Session on Preventing School Shootings

Body Language Analysis No. 4211: Donald Trump Feels The Need To Dial-up His Alpha

Body Language Analysis No. 4209: Emma Gonzalez, Florida HS Shooting, and Emotional Processing

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Body Language Analysis No. 4181: Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, "Verbal Sexual" Harassment, and NBC

Body Language Analysis No. 4143: Billy Bush regarding Donald Trump on the "Access Hollywood Tape" (Stephen Colbert Interview)

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Body Language Analysis No. 4198: Lupita Nyong'o, Black Panther, and Attention to Detail - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

 
Lupita Nyong'o was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live where she was promoting her soon-to-be-released film, Black Panther.

What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis.

LUPITA NYONG'O (continuing at 1:06): ... But for the first time in my life, people - once the trailer came out last year - people started hitting me up to try and attend the premier - and I was like, oh my God, I'm going to lose friends this time. 

JIMMY KIMMEL: Oh, yeah.

LUPITA NYONG'O: (over-talking) You know, I have to be very careful and very strategic about how I invited people. So I started, you know, with the inner circle, my parents, and then the next circle - I'll be like, "Are you in LA? Oh, you're not - never mind" - [laughing] And then I go to the next circle.

Lupita Nyong'o uses a particular gesture (more specifically a type of Illustrator) during 1:18 - 1:26 - which at first glance may resemble a basketball steeple. However, this is known as the Contracting Sphere. In this dynamic, the hands initiate several inches apart - e.g. at approximately the diameter of a person's face - and then contract together in smaller and smaller spheres - this movement often cycles - repeating several times.

The Contracting Sphere Gesture is used to express a need for attention to detail, finesse, a calling for/desire to use caution, and/or a warning to be careful.

Like the basketball steeple, it does share the quality of being an alpha-beta hybrid (not too alpha and not too beta - but intermediate).

Summary: Whenever you evaluate nonverbal behavior, it's crucial to always correlate it with the person's corresponding verbal behavior - as well as their paralanguage. When the verbal language, the body language, and the paralanguage are all in alignment/matching - you can be assured of a high degree of sincerity and honesty. This example of Lupita Nyong'o using the contracting sphere is a textbook example of all three communication behaviors displaying a high degree of congruence.


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Body Language Analysis No. 4197: Donald Trump calls people who didn't clap during his State of the Union address "Un-American" and "Treasonous"

Body Language Analysis No. 4195: Tom Brady and the Asymmetrical Smile

Body Language Analysis No. 4193: Hope Hicks, Sexual Attraction, Armpits, and Elbows

Body Language Analysis No. 4183: Aly Raisman, Larry Nassar, and USA Gymnastics

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Body Language Analysis No. 4152: Ruby Rose and her Mother's (Overgrown) Pig

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Body Language Analysis No. 4087: Harrison Ford Accidentally Punches Ryan Gosling in the Face - Blade Runner 2049

Body Language Analysis No. 4052: Hitler's Cryptorchidism and Emotional Dissonance


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