Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3520: North Carolina Coach Roy Williams' Reaction after Buzzer Beater Loss to Villanova - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Last night Villanova defeated North Carolina to win the NCAA National Basketball Championship. The Wildcats won on a three point buzzer beater by Kris Jenkins.

The Tar Heels' coach Roy Williams, can be seen in the above video from 0:18 - 0:22 and again briefly during 0:27.

From a body language perspective, Coach Williams' expression in this image is telling (captured during 0:21). While his primary emotion is anger (probably self-directed) - characterized here by his drawn together and lowered eyebrows, the tension in his "mustache area", nostril flaring, his thinned and horizontally oriented lips - his secondary emotion, is that of regret. What are the particular facial configurations which tell us (very understandably) Williams is experiencing regret in this moment?


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3519: Vladimir Putin, The Panama Papers and Body Language 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3454: Donald Trump - Buying the Farm after 2nd Place Finish in Iowa Caucuses

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

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3410: Bernie Sanders Apologizes to Hillary Clinton for Data Breach at Democratic Debate

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3465: Hillary Clinton's Dominant Spider

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3457: Chelsea Clinton refers to Bernie Sanders as "President Sanders"

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3471: Ronda Rousey regarding her Loss to Holly Holm on Ellen DeGeneres Show

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3467: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3295: Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Football and Predicting Violent Behavior (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

The University of Michigan made a mistake in hiring Jim Harbaugh. However this judgement is not based on his ability to coach football.

It's not surprising that during his first Michigan Media day as a head coach, Harbaugh would be a bit nervous (an excerpt included in the above video). Yet he's been in such spotlights before many times. Harbaugh was of course a starting quarterback for Michigan as well as the Chicago bears. Later he became head coach for the University of San Diego and then Stanford. In the NFL he coached the San Francisco 49ers all the way to Super Bowl XLVII.

And it's no secret that some of Harbaugh's previous players have complained about his temper - while other's have come to his defense. From a strictly nonverbal perspective, Harbaugh displays several warning signals of poor impulse control - one of which is discussed here.

When a person chronically displays widely open eyelids (barring a medical condition such as thyroid eye disease [Graves' disease], injury, botched surgery, side effects from Botox injections, etc.) - there will virtually always be accompanying behavioral problems. Jim Harbaugh's eyelids are indeed chronically opened very widely - and very significantly, in settings of where they are emotionally out of context. This disparity is a huge red flag. Although there are other associated disorders, very often this chronic "white and wide" expression indicates an impulse control disorder. There is a very high likelihood Jim Harbaugh will lose his temper in a highly significant manner. It could be tomorrow, it may be next month or five years from now. Most likely this will occur in preparation for a big game or in the midst of Michigan having a particularly bad losing season.

Jim Harbaugh was not well vetted psychologically/behaviorally. Michigan's desire to recapture the glory of their past will come back to bite them. 

Note: This is not the only nonverbal signal of impulse control disorder and there are people with this condition who do not exhibit this body language sign. Also, as stated above, this chronic widely open eyelid configuration can also be indicative of other behavioral disorders.


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3294: Ana Ivanovic, Lip Biting, the U.S. Open and Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3041: Jim Harbaugh Body Language Tutorial

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2290:  Jim Harbaugh is Enraged  Super Bowl XLVII Body Language - 2013 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3051: Jim Harbaugh & 49ers Part Ways - Onwards to Michigan 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2231:  A Common Facial Expression of Mass Killers - Using Body Language as a Threat Assessment Tool

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3172: Jameis Winston, the NFL Draft, Body Language and Predicting Violent Behavior 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3249: Chattanooga Military Mass Shooting - Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez and a very Telling Facial Expression 

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Nonverbal Communication No. 3100: Bill Belichick on David Letterman - Body Language Tells (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Bill Belichick was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday. And to no one's surprise he stonewalled Dave when it came to questions regarding "Deflategate".

From a nonverbal standpoint, in the above YouTube segment, several moments of this short clip of Belichick's interview are particularly striking. Watch it with the sound muted once or twice, then again with the sound on. How does your impression change with sound?

This image (captured from 8:22) shows the Patriots' coach with an expression - for what many may would describe as "That's just the way Belichick smiles". They would be dead wrong.

This false-smile has clear elements of contempt, disgust and anger present. Can you isolate their features?

There was a clear microexpression of contempt seen at the 8:44 mark as he says "... scientifically ..."

[It's more than a slip of the tongue here that Belichick uses the world "deflate" rather than another word choice - for there is an important physical difference between pressure reduction as a function of lower air temperature and deflation - which involves the removal of air.]

Did you catch it the microexpression? YouTube has a feature ("settings" in the lower right hand corner) where the speed is adjustable. Watch it at full speed (with sound muted) and then at 0.25 speed. You should be able to isolate it.

Another display at 9:31 shows the New England Coach with a classic expression of disgust.












After watching this video, has your opinion of any cheating changed? What other microexpressions are present in this video which were not discussed in this post?

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3099: Jon Stewart Announces he's Leaving "The Daily Show" - A Classic Body Language Cluster

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3097: Buddies at the Grammys? What Does Kanye West REALLY Think of Taylor Swift? Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2338: Why Does Keit Pentus-Rosimannus feel Fear? Body Language of Estonia's Minister of Environment

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2964: Eric Holder Interview After Announcing Resignation - Microexpressions and other Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3080: Bill Belichick's Press Conference - A Key Body Language Tell  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3081: More Bill Belichick Body Language Deception Deflategate Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3082: Bill Belichick, Deflategate & Lip Smacking

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2999: Chris Christie to James Keady "Sit Down and Shut Up" - Body Language Congruent with .... 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2688: Bill Belichick at Post-Game Press Conference, His Words are in Disparity with His Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Bill Belichick's New England Patriots lost today to the Denver Broncos (DEN 26 NE 16) in the AFC Championship Game. Most people believe that Coach Belichick is rather stone-faced, yet he constantly gives off a myriad of body language tells. The above video, a portion of the post-game press conference today, is no exception.

At 0:17, just prior to saying, "... um, I'm proud of our football team, proud of everything we did this year ..." he sniffs. This "sniff" is a disgust-surrogate. It is certainly not because his nose needs wiping. Within his inhalation, Bill Belichick manifests a great example of a microexpression of disgust (image above). Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The image above however, was captured from this video. Belichick is being deceptive. He is in fact not proud of everything or every one on his team. Perhaps it could be that he is recalling Aaron Hernandez, who was a tight end until 26 July 2013 when he was released by New England due to his arrest for alleged murder (certainly disgusting and much more). Perhaps it was for multiple other short shortcomings which lead to the loss and missing another Super Bowl. We cannot say exactly for what it is for - yet we can say that he absolutely has some significant disgust, thus he is telling a lie and therefore is not proud. It is a common nonverbal phenomenon to (subconsciously) disguise both disgust and contempt within the ruse of a sniff.

Depending on the other tells and body language with which it is clustered, a sniff can also indicate what other emotional tell?

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2504: Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez and a  Commonly Missed Body Language Signal

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2228:  Jay Carney's Body Language - Contempt disguised as a Sniff .... for Republicans' Solutions to the Fiscal Cliff

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2127:  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Body Language during  Piers Morgan Interview

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2524:  Jay Carney, Navy Yard Shooting and "The New Normal"  Emotion and Thought Disparity of the Exaggerated Pout

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2687: Is He a Bully? Chris Christie - Being and Looking Kinder - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2685: Amber Heard, Johnny Depp Engaged - When They Fell In Love - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2400:  One Way Deception Could be Minimized in the Court Room -  O.J. Simpson's in Court



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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2662: Mike Shanahan Fired - A Man of Many Body Language Tells (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Mike Shanahan, the head coach of the Washington Redskins was fired today. In four years at the helm, Shanahan collected a record of 24-40 with just three wins this season.

Today is known in the National Football league as "Black Monday". As the first day after the end of the NFL's regular season it brings casualties every season and this year was no different. Four other coaches lost their jobs as well - the Minnesota Vikings fired coach Leslie Frazier, the Cleveland Browns let go of Rob Chudzinski, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waved goodbye to Greg Schiano and the Detroit Lions canned Jim Schwartz.

In the image above Mike Shanahan can be seen exhibiting several key body language components significant of anger. Note that his lips are thinned-out nearly to the point of disappearing. Shanahan's "Mustache Area" is also significantly tightened. These "Thinned Lips of Anger" are highly specific for anger and are often confused with an "Inward Lip Roll" (aka ILR).

Shanahan's clenched jaw (also highly consistent with anger) is betrayed by the concave-down furrow beneath his lower lip in addition to dimpling of the skin on the front of the coach's chin.

Eye are often partially closed with lower levels of anger (think Clint Eastwood in a Western) - however when the anger is moderate or higher, the eyelids will open wider. Shanahan is quite angry in this photo. What other emotions also have eyes opened "White and Wide"?

Although many beginners will only think of dilated nostrils (or a single nostril) in the context of disgust or contempt, significant anger also will be accompanied by flared nostrils. What are some other emotions with this nasal configuration?

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2661: Second Suicide Bombing in Russia in 24 Hours - Body Language of Leaders

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2371:  Barack Obama & Anger in the Rose Garden -  POTUS's Body Language & the Gun Laws

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2525:  President Obama's Anger in Response to Republicans'  Threat to Shut Down Government & Possibly Default on Debt  In Efforts to Appeal Obamacare


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2624: Michigan's Football Coach Brady Hoke's Body Language .... (PHOTO)

University of Michigan Football Coach Brady Hoke has a reason to be upset. The Wolverines lost a squeaker today against arch rival Ohio State 42-41. Some may question his decision to go for a two point conversion with seconds left in regulation. Brady is but one of these ....

Even without the benefit of viewing his eyes in this image, an expression of subtle - yet significant disgust can be seen on his face. Most can properly identify extreme levels of emotion, however many an otherwise socially adept person misidentifies moderate, let alone subtle body language.

What are the nonverbal clues seen here which signal subtle disgust?

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2606: Brett Farve Displays Body Language of Fear about any Son Playing Football

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1878:  Desmonte Leonard, Auburn Alabama Shooting Suspect

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2280:  Manti Te'o's interview with Katie Couric Manti isn't telling us the whole truth -  Te'o's Body Language of Duping Delight

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2607: Jonathan Martin Reads Statement - Richie Incognito Miami Dolphins Controversy - Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2579: Brandon Bryant Body Language of Disgust and Empathy - Confessions of a Drone Operator

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2603: Sarah Palin's Body Language - She Feels Disgust toward Pope Francis and ... She Tells a Fib 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis #1516: Ozzie Guillen Apology, his "Sincerity Quotient" & Fidel Castro

Ozzie Guillen, the outspoken manager of the Miami Marlins, and the first Latino manager to win a World Series (with the Chicago White Sox in 2005), has landed himself in hot water recently for positive comments he's made regarding the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro. He has since been issued a five game suspension.

In the two videos included in this post, Guillen has a very high "Sincerity Quotient". He's certainly an alpha male who's very good at what he does. In strong alpha individuals, it's extremely rare that a genuine apology or an honest and open discussion takes place when such an incident arises. You may like Guillen or "hate" him, but you've to respect this quality. "I'm sorry", "It's my fault", "forgive me" are three of the rarest statements, made in any language - particularly made so authentically.

When I began watching the second video, I was thinking - he should really take off his sunglasses - people will perceive him disingenuously if he leaves them on, etc. Then Ozzie himself spoke about the importance of "looking people in the eye". Later he repeated this as well as the significance being "face to face" when trying to patch things up. Guillen then took off his sunglasses. It was important for him - that other people to look him in the eye and see the sincerity and honesty in his eyes and on his face. He recognized the value of the human-to-human connection made during an apology and the increased ability to transmit such a very heart-felt emotion beyond that of just the words. Words are the symbols for the feelings which are the real movers in the hearts and minds of all those involved. I doubt Ozzie Guillen ever had a body language coach or read a book on nonverbal communication (indeed too few people have experienced either) but he certainly has and listens to his instinct.

Note that Ozzie did not stare at people when apologizing or discussing, if a person's eye contact increases over what it had been (generally speaking over 70% of the time when speaking in good, rapport generating conversation) - particularly when the STARE at someone's eye/eyes - there is an increased chance of deception taking place. Ozzie was not staring. His eyes naturally moved around to different people. If the amount of eye contact drops from baseline (or if a person keeps/puts their sunglasses on) - this also increases the likelihood that a lie is being told.

See also: Secret # 335: What does "Eye Contact" really mean?

Ozzie is sincere. If I were an attorney conducting voir dire (jury selection), I'd pick him any day.

What Guillen may lack in verbal discretion, he certainly makes up for in nonverbal intuition. Go Marlins!