Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2978: Elon Musk's Suppressed Smile - a Signal of a Tesla Fully Electric Car in the $20 - $25 K Range? (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Elon Musk dropped some big hints today. Watch the above video interview - the number and magnitude of Mr. Musk's suppressed smiles - taken in context-cluster with his vocal qualities (paralanguage) and verbals - all strongly suggest that Mr. Musk will be announcing another major Tesla innovation - perhaps a fully electric car priced in the $20 - $25 range.

Suppressed smiles are a super-set of what Dr. Paul Ekman has coined as "Duping Delight". Much like an eight year old boy who cannot keep a secret - he is bursting at his emotional seems and this positive emotion leaks out. Who could blame him?

Thank you Mr. Musk.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2977: Raven-Symoné: "I'm Tired of Being Labeled" - Interview with Oprah

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2855: Hillary Clinton, 2016 Presidential Race and Duping Delight - Body Language Tells

Negotiation Nonverbal Communication # Analysis 1492:  Ben Bernanke's Duping Delight &  Partial Emblematic Slip

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2906: President Obama, "... We Tortured Some Folks ..."

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2968: President Obama tells a Lie in Jest and yet ... 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2674: Did Chris Christie Orchestrate Bridge Closure or Cover Up His Subordinates Actions? Body Language Tells Us .... 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2777: President George W. Bush's Paintings of World Leaders - Putin, Berlosconi - Body Language 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2855: Hillary Clinton, 2016 Presidential Race and Duping Delight - Body Language Tells (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Hillary Clinton gave a "Town Hall" type interview with Christiane Amanpour yesterday on CNN. At the beginning of this video clip, an audience member asks the former U.S. Secretary of State what she would do about the problem deportation and the splitting up of families.

At 0:26 Hillary begins, "[deep inhale] ...Well even if I don't re-enter politics, I will continue speaking out for comprehensive immigration reform ..."

From about 0:26 - 0:30, Mrs. Clinton displays a "suppressed smile" [red highlight] on the left side of her mouth. This is a form of a duping delight (Ekman), (image below) - for it betrays her full intention to seek the Presidency in 2016.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2854: Dr. Oz Testifies Before Congress - Does He Believe? - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2564: Hillary Clinton Stumping for Terry McAuliffe ... but Did She Hint at Running in 2016?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2850: Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor and Costco - Body Language Tells

Negotiation Secret # 140:  Duping Delight Microexpression

Negotiation Nonverbal Communication # Analysis 1492:  Ben Bernanke's Duping Delight &  Partial Emblematic Slip

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2660: Chris Weidman after Anderson Silva UFC 168 Fight - Body Language "Duping Delight" Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2182:  Jennifer Granholm & Newt Gingrich  the Day After the 2012 Election -  Governor Granholm's Duping Delight and Suppressed Smile 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2740: Matthew McConaughey Tells Us What He REALLY THINKS about the Motion Picture Academy - Body Language, Ear Screws and Deception (PHOTO)

Last night Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role as Ron Woodroof in "Dallas Buyer's Club". He very much deserved it. Mr. McConaughey is an outstanding actor and he routinely suspends the disbelief of millions. In speaking after winning "Best Actor in a Leading Role", his own human thought-feelings were on display for the World to see - with no re-takes.

Early in his acceptance speech, McConaughey says, " ...[laughter] Thank you - Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you - to the Academy for this - all 6000 members ...". Just as he says, "... all 6000 ...", he shows us an "Ear Screw" (image above). Additionally, this nonverbal is performed with his middle finger. This body language MAP displayed within this cluster-context (Manipulator, Adaptor, Pacifier) indicates that McConaughey was lying when he was thanking all 6000 members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (this was one group to whom he was NOT thankful - although he certainly sincerely thankful to many others) and he was simultaneously flipping some of the 6000 the bird.

This nontraditional location (in his ear rather than high and in front of one's body) of an emblem (a nonverbal, the meaning of which is regionally or universally known, in this case the derogatory display of his middle finger) is known as a "Partial Emblematic Slip" (Ekman) - and it is highly consistent with deception.

This is yet another example of just how subconscious body language is - and despite the fact that Matthew McConaughey gets paid to lie to us (and we reward him and others with huge income and status for being very good at it) - he is only human. And particularly when he plays himself, his nonverbals will betray him just like the rest of us.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2399:  Matthew McConaughey on David Letterman and a  Very Common Body Language Tell

Negotiation Body Language Secret # 333:  A Common False Diagnosis:  The Asymmetrical Sincere but Suppressed Smile

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

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2033:  Lie Detection, Sergey Lavrov and Syria

Negotiation Body Language Secret # 743 and 744:  Sarkozy's Shhhh!  and a Partial Emblematic Slip 

Negotiation Nonverbal Communication # Analysis 1492:  Ben Bernanke's Duping Delight &  Partial Emblematic Slip

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2739: Barack Obama at DNC Speech - Quieting a Heckler

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2727: "I am a Ukrainian" Video - Body Language



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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2709: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Can You Tell When an Oscar Winning Actor is Lying? Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

My condolences to the friends and family of Philip Seymour Hoffman. By all accounts he was a fantastic actor. Nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of Best Actor for his 2005 role in "Capote" in which he played the title role - he will surely be missed.

Within the above video (beginning at the 1:10 mark) there is a clip from a 2006 "60 Minutes" interview where Steve Kroft asks him, "... So this was, drugs or alcohol or both?"

Hoffman answers, "Yeah, it was all, all that stuff, yeah [strained and acted laughter] it was everything I could get my hands on [continued strained laughter], yeah, yeah, I liked it all, yeah ...."

Kroft returns, "And why did you st-, decide to stop?"

[Hoffman then keeps a relative stoned face - after all he is an accomplished actor yet this is a conscious effort. A moment later his unconscious takes over though] he answers, "You get panicked, you get panicked, [Ear screw from 1:31 - 1:34] it was um ..... I was twenty-two and I got panicked for my life ...."

In this context, this particular nonverbal is highly indicative of deception. Hoffman felt that he was lying in some manner by answering this question in the way he did. Of course the most logical explanation for this lie was that he in fact never stopped or had since resumed his recreational drug use.

As Dr. Paul Ekman has noted, when actors are acting they reside in an interesting psychological space wherein they are both lying and telling the truth. We as the audience give them license to lie. We want to be deceived. And they grow to be quite good at it. Hoffman was outstanding. And yet when these stars are not acting, they default to their humanness - just like the rest of us.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2674: Did Chris Christie Orchestrate Bridge Closure or Cover Up His Subordinates Actions? Body Language Tells Us ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2620: President Obama Tells a Couple Fibs - "Norming" Barack's Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2033:  Lie Detection, Sergei Lavrov and Syria

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2642: Tom Hanks Can't Act Away a Fib - His Body Language Tells a Little Lie

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2652: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live - Trying to Suppress the Laughter 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2705: Congressman Michael Grimm Apology - Sincere or Not? Body Language Tells (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

On Tuesday night after President Obama's State of the Union Address, Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) threatened to throw reporter Michael Scotto off a Balcony in the U.S. Capitol Building after Scotto asked Grimm a question regarding an alleged campaign finance infraction. Grimm believed the camera was off.

Grimm said, "Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again, I'll throw you off this fucking balcony."

When Scotto suggested it was a valid question, Grimm answered, "No, no, you're not man enough, you're not man enough. I'll break you in half. Like a boy."

In the video above, Congressman Grimm apologizes. His apology is insincere. Whenever a central forehead contraction occurs along with a mouth smile (full, partial or suppressed) it is a nonverbal incongruity.

It is common and normal for the central forehead to be contracted during emotional or physical pain - whether such pain is felt directly or secondarily via empathy. However in these scenarios, the mouth should NEVER be configured even in a subtle amount of a smile. This can be thought of as a form of "Duping Delight" (Ekman). Also be wary for the presence of microexpressions of a joy/happiness smile.

When an apology is being spoken this facial expression is archetypal for the psyche's attempt at appearing sincere. This nonverbal cluster (including his prolonged eyelid closure aka extended blink) screams with insincerity.










See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2578: Obamacare Website Apology - Sincere vs. Insincere?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2590: Rob Ford's Apology - was he Sincere? and other Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2441:  Paula Deen's Apology - What Does Her Body Language Say?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2512:  Matthew Cordle's YouTube Confession  and the Death of Vincent Canzani  "I Killed a Man" - What His Body Language Tells Us ...  It's NOT what you think

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2459:  Was Eliot Spitzer Sincere?  Apology, Sincerity and Body Language




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Negotiation Nonverbal Communication Secret # 1103: Jeremy Lin's Body Language - Basketball's New Sincerity Quotient Standard

Jeremy Lin has got a high sincerity quotient. That is, of course, dramatically different than a person who just says nice things. Obvious? Perhaps to some of us. But so often we confuse nice words with sincere motives. Contrast the two interviewers of the New York Knicks sensation with the man to whom they're speaking. While in considerably different settings, and at different professional levels, news media people have to "act" as if every story emotionally matters to them (industry standards, society standards, etc.), when they have long since grown numb. They are feigning. This is very different than actors, whom we give "permission" to lie to us when we watch their movies (Ekman). When we occasionally see an anchor or a reporter react in an emotional fashion (e.g. like a normal human being), it is such a deviation in behavior (for that profession, in that context/setting, etc.), that it makes the news along with the original story. In a world where people have much less face-to-face interaction, and gain more of their "interpersonal skills" (insert ironic facial expression and tone of voice) from electronic sources, this leads to dramatic ineptitude in both interpreting and projecting body language and paralanguage in context. And it is getting worse.

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Negotiation Body Language Secret # 743 and 744: Sarkozy's Shhhh! and a Partial Emblematic Slip

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is showing us several significant nonverbal signals in this image. Certainly we all know the "Shsss!", "Quiet", "Don't speak" symbol - holding a finger up to the mouth. 

Even without making a noise, its meaning was obvious to us all early in childhood. Sarkozy doesn't like what he's hearing and he's subconsciously "shsssing" the speaker. But Nicolas is also displaying another nonverbal in this image.

An emblem is a term used to describe a very specific sign that has a precise meaning within a culture or geographic region - and occasionally it's a nearly universal signal throughout most of the World. A "Partial Emblematic Slip" (Ekman) is when such an emblem is displayed in a non-traditional position and subconsciously generated. Such is the case here - for Mr. Sarkozy's subconscious is not only trying to quiet the speaker - but he's also cursing at him/her with the universal emblem, "giving the middle finger" aka "the bird". 

When this partial emblematic slip (or any other negative nonverbal) is accompanied by positive words, statements and answers, etc. - there is an obvious and dramatic disparity present between what is felt and what is being said. Never believe the words, as this is very strong signal of deception (Ekman).

See also:

Nonverbal Analysis # 531: Sarkozy's Mouth Tells Us What He's Feeling

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Negotiation Body Language Secret # 331: Corzine's False and Bitter Smile

In this photo, President Obama was giving political support to Jon Corzine in his effort to get re-elected in 2010 as the Governor of New Jersey. Corzine eventually lost to Chris Christie. Contrasting these two men's faces: President Obama has a sincere smile - only his top teeth are visible and he's "smiling with his eyes" nicely. With respect to Barack's eyes, his lower lids bunch-up in a manner highly characteristic with a true, felt smile (Ekman) - whereas Jon Corzine's lids, although partially closed (which is absolutely required in a sincere smile), have a different look to them - there's no "puckering-up" of the lower lid present as is seen on the President's face [this characteristic pucker occurs via the contraction of the orbicularis oculi (pars orbitalis) muscles - which most of the time it is subconsciously stimulated]. Corzine's eyes are being closed with a different muscle however [the orbicularis oculi (pars palpebralis) - when this is used in an attempt to smile - it is consciously controlled] - so they look quite different - and ergo Corzine's smile isn't sincere. In fact, Jon Corzine's "false smile" in this photo indicates bitterness and regret.

Moreover look at Corzine's mouth. The contour of his lips are concave-down, rather than concave up as they should be with any true smile. Of course we all know this without being taught in the first days of our lives - even those who are born blind! Incredible as it seems, virtually everyone who makes a facial expression as Corzine is doing in this image (which occurs very often), believes in the moment, that they are making a slight-to-modest smile. This particular facial expression is one of the most common and demonstrative examples I know of showing the lack of emotional proprioceptive awareness from which most people suffer. It's a very profound disconnect. Most of us aren't really very aware of what our faces and bodies are doing in space and time. This emotional awareness disparity is even wider when the emotions present are negative ones - like anxiety, anger or fear. 

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Negotiation Body Language Secret # 717: Barry Bonds and the Obstruction of Justice

Federal prosecutors want Barry Bonds to go to Prison. They are seeking a sentence of 15 months for the former San Francisco Giants star. The charges stem from his obstruction of their investigation into BALCO, steroids, human growth hormone and other performance enhancing substances and their illegal sale and distribution to professional athletes.

The most common reason for a nose "itch" is not a rash, a nasal hair or allergic rhinitis - it's anxiety. This is also true for similar sensations elsewhere on the face and neck. There are many reasons for anxiety however, and deception is but one - but it's a very common one. Depending on the particular area touched/rubbed/itched/etc., the other nonverbals it is clustered with, the paralanguage and the statement analysis/language analysis - if you know what to look for, your ability to detect lies is very significantly enhanced.  

Everyone tells "white lies". The next time you tell one, or even think about telling one - if you're self-aware (everyone thinks they are - but this is true for very few) - you'll notice that somewhere on your face or neck will probably itch. You may be like Barry Bonds or Megan Fox (See Lie Detection Secret # 652: Megan Fox has got an Itch) and scratch your nose, you may be like Jon Corzine (See Negotiation Body Language Secret # 339: When a Lie is Heard or Told) and scratch next to your ear. It can even work in reverse, for if you hear or see something you believe to be deception, as Angela Merkel does here (see Negotiation Secret # 29: Eye Rub when some else is speaking - Angela doubts Vladimir) - you'll have similar sensations and may rub your eye like the German Chancellor.

Remember, there is no one body language signal for detecting a lie. Many things must be taken into account (see above) - including the honest person who experiences anxiety associated with being falsely accused. Paul Ekman calls this the "Othello error" after the character in the Shakespeare play of the same name, who falsely reads his wife's (Desdemona) signs of anxiety as that of guilt.

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 321: Body Language of a Surreal Horse - Swagger, Success and Secretariat

An Incredibly interesting phenomenon of Body Language is that it can be applied cross-species. Talk to anyone who owns or has spent time around larger animals and they will give you a myriad of stories. Take for example, the above video clip from the CBS televised coverage of The Belmont Stakes on June 9, 1973. In winning this race, the super horse Secretariat set an all-time, World Record for 1.5 miles for any horse on any track surface (2:24.00). He won by an surreal 31 lengths (ahead of the second place horse, "Twice a Prince). Many of those who were very experienced in the world of sports, including professional athletes, who witnessed this event, will say it was the most impressive performance by any "athlete" in any sport - ever. Many of those who watched, both in-person and on T.V. were also moved to tears. The narrator ("Chic" Anderson) will call your attention to Secretariat's Body movement just prior to him be loaded into the starting gate (at 2:36 - 3:36 in this video) "...moving his head left and right ..... showing that kind of power bursting through the body...". You don't have to have extensive experience with horses to see Secretariat's walk of confidence. He truly has a swagger.

In the second video (ESPN Classic Series), Willam Nack, a sports journalist, author and consultant in Disney's 2010 Film, "Secretariat", described the wonder horse that morning before the Belmont Stakes as (2:50 through 3:09 in this video): "....The fittest I have ever seen a horse. His eyes were big as saucers (eyes opened widely in this context is indicative of an adrenaline surge). His nostrils were flared (which in humans is certainly very expected to see in emotional and physiologic preparation for "flight or fight" - another sign of adrenaline surging). He was nickering (Some interesting human equivalents are the "Kiai" in martial arts - or the "Haka" war chant of the Maori of New Zealand). His ears were Playing (... "ready to bolt"...). His muscles were rippling and he was walking on his hind legs.

A bit later in the ESPN video, Nack further describes Secretariat (3:42 - 3:50), "I'm looking at him and I'm thinking, I've never seen him walk like this before - he looks like the execution man. He's going to the gallows. He's about to dispatch somebody."

Silvan Tomkins, one of the pioneers of Body Language worked for a horse racing syndicate while in graduate school in the 1930's. Despite the fact that he did this during The Great Depression, he was able to make an impressive income and live "lavishly" on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Tomkins believed that the faces, body language and emotional history of any particular horse in different and specific contexts would be highly predictive of the horse's confidence and potential performance in a race. Tomkins was a genius at Body Language, particularly Facial Expression (Gladwell via Ekman). I wonder what he thought about Secretariat?

It is another curious phenomenon regarding animals and body language, that those who are raised around lager animals that require care - most commonly dogs and horses - will end up becoming adults with superior interpersonal communication skills. Most notably, their empathy skills will be highly developed.

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Negotiation Secret # 140: Duping Delight Microexpression

This is Chad O'Kelley's arrest photo. He was recently indited in federal court on selling U.S. Military arms to Iraqi citizens and businesses, money laundering and fraud. Mr. O'Kelley's expression is very telling.  While the left side of his mouth is, as expected, frowning - his right side shows a slight smile. Most people would expect a mug-shot to express negative emotions - often overwhelmingly negative. Why is Mr. O'Kelley showing a subtle smile?  It is very probable that Chad has a big secret that has not yet been discovered by the authorities. He feels that although he has just been arrested, somehow he is still fooling law enforcement. Paul Ekman has termed this subtle and often very fleeting and/or partial smile - "Duping Delight".  If this fraction of a smile is present for less than 0.5 seconds (and as little as 0.04 of a second!) it is known as a microexpression. This is just one example of many different emotions which are expressed in these clue-expressing, micro-bursts of display. While only about one in 300 people can see them naturally in real time - nearly everyone can be trained to see them. What secrets are slipping by you?

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2050: George Zimmerman's Interview on Fox -  Microexpression of Contempt and  Duping Delight

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2216:  Senator Jim DeMint's Body Language -  Lip Purse, Suppressed Smile, Duping Delight & Retiring Early

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2152:  Second Presidential Debate - 16 October 2012 -  Barack Obama's Duping Delight -  Benghazi, Libya Attack was an "Act of Terror" -  Alpha, Beta, Confidence & Acquiescence .... 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2188:  Paula Broadwell on Petraeus Relationship -  Body Language of Prolonged Blink,  Hard Swallow and More Duping Delight

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2093:  Ann Curry's Tearful Goodbye -  Matt Lauer's Classic "Tongue-in-Cheek" and Duplicitous Smile

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2187:  Paula Broadwell with Hearsay on Benghazi Attack -  Excerpt from University of Denver Speech and a Body Language form of "Duping Delight" ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2236:  John Boehner & the Fiscal Cliff Plan B Failure - Body Language of Duping Delight ....

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2182:  Jennifer Granholm & Newt Gingrich  the Day After the 2012 Election - Governor Granholm's Duping Delight and Suppressed Smile

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