Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3029: Dwayne Wade interrupted by Gabrielle Union in Post-Game Interview (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Gabrielle Union, an accomplished actress and of course Dwayne Wade's wife - interrupted a post-game  interview with her husband after his Miami Heat were victorious over the New York Knicks yesterday. What follows is a partial body language analysis.

0:19 Tongue Jut

Just after she says, "... it was okay ...", Gabrielle Union displays a "Tongue Jut". In this context it is a sure signal that she is thinking-feeling, "I've been bad".

Depending on the other nonverbals with which it is clustered, what else may a tongue jut indicate?

0:31 Fear Face

Here the interviewer displays a classic signal of fear with his bottom teeth suddenly visible as his lower face and neck tightens and the corners of his lips pull back.

His eyelids also open wider than his baseline.

If this had been a physical threat rather than one of a social context, what would we have seen differently in his expression?

0:34 Bilateral Eye Covering & Emotional Processing

Dwayne Wade covers up both of his eyes with his shirt as his emotional brain is still trying to process what his intellectual brain already knows. Here this bilateral eye cover is seen as a portion of an embarrassment body language cluster. In what other emotional settings is this seen?



See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3028: Chris Rock's (and other Comedians) Body Language Trick that Gets You Laughing Easier

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3027: Janay Rice interview on "Today" regarding Ray Rice's Assault

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3025: Vladimir Putin, Alpha Hand Signals and "The Claw"

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3023: High Heels and Their Ability to Influencing Men's Decision Making

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3021: Barack Obama's Executive Action on Immigration - What the President's Body Language Said Before He Even Spoke

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3019: Bill Cosby, Rape Allegations, AP Interview - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3017: Narendra Modi, Tony Abbott and Hugs at the G20

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2934: Little Boy Goes Off On His Mom for Getting Pregnant - A Body Language Signal of Emotional Processing (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

This is a funny and amusing video of a precocious little boy just hearing his mother's news that he's going to have another brother or sister. It also demonstrates a very common nonverbal signal seen when significant news is heard, seen or realized.

During the 0:03 - 0:04 segment, this little boy covers up both or his eyes with the palms of his hands.

This is one body language manifestation indicative of emotional processing. The logical mind knows what is being seen, heard or thought - but the emotional mind needs some time to catch up to what the rational mind more rapidly assimilates. 






















See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2933: Will Hayden ("Sons of Guns") Arrested - Body Language of His Mug Shot

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2905: Paul George's Injury - a Common Body Language Signal of Emotional Processing

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2787: Korean Ferry Sinking, Empathy and Emotional Processing - Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2814: Ukraine, Pro-Russian Separatists, Bilateral Eyelid Closure and Emotional Processing - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2746: John Kerry and Hugh Robertson - Eye Rub, Mouth Covering

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2839: Jonah Hill's Apology on Jimmy Fallon - Sincere or Insincere? - Body Language Tells 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2541: Barack Obama, Permanent U.N. Security Council Members, Syria's Chemical Weapon Disarmament and a Presidential Gaffe - Body Language in the Oval Office 
 
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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2143: Meyers and Bailey Leonard - The Illini, The Marine & The Reunion - Emotional Processing & Sincerity

This viral video shows the reunion of two brothers - Meyers Leonard, who at the time was a center on University of Illinois basketball team (he was picked no. 11 overall in the 2012 draft and now plays for the Portland Trail Blazers) - and Bailey Leonard, a U.S. Marine just returning from his deployment in Afghanistan. When Bailey surprises his brother on the court before a game, initially Meyers turns away (1:49 - 1:51) and covers both eyes, nose and his mouth with his left hand (1:50 - 1:58). Both the "turn away" and the bilateral eye/mouth covering are nonverbal signals that - although his visual system and his intellect are telling him the facts - his emotional brain is playing catch up to the sudden turn of events. Such emotional processing and its congruent body language are seen during major life and emotional scenarios - whether they are joyous or tragic (This was the most common facial expression among those witnessing the twin towers collapse on 11 September 2001). 

A few moments later (1:58 - 2:08) Meyers covers his sternum with his entire left hand. Note his palm of his hand making contact. This is a very important and often overlooked detail. A "Palmar Touch" signifies a high degree of sincerity. While in such a reunion-type setting this body language is no surprise, it's a nonverbal that is very commonly feigned in negotiations, witness testimony, sales professionals - and in political debates, etc. We can recognize this "pretended sincerity" because only the fingers & thumb touch - and not the palm of the hand. A more extreme example of this insincerity is when the hand gestures toward the chest - but doesn't make any contact. Another red flag of insincerity is raised when the right side of the chest or stomach is touched by the palm of the hand - rather than the sternum, manubrium or the left side of the chest.

See also:

Nonverbal Analysis # 221: Hillary Clinton - Spontaneous Mouth Covering & Empathy 

Nonverbal Analysis # 1531: Hillary Clinton Describing the Osama Bin Laden Navy SEAL Raid at the U.S. Naval Academy, 10 April 2012 

Nonverbal Analysis # 665: Bashar al-Assad - A Strong Sign of Insincerity 

Nonverbal Analysis # 1455: Ann Romney, The Illinois Primary & Sincerity

Nonverbal Analysis # 21: Surprise + Fear + Empathy

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