Body Language Analysis No. 4280: David Beckham, Princess Leia, and Embarrassment - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

This episode of The Graham Norton Show was filmed just before Carrie Fisher passed away. It's hilarious - while also providing an excellent set of nonverbal teaching examples.

This image captured at 0:29 demonstrates that David Beckham not only had foreknowledge of Graham Norton disclosing something for which he anticipates embarrassment - but he recognizes the need for him to Dial-Up his Alpha. Such false adjustment/straining of one's jacket (one of many preening behaviors) is a signal of the need for Alpha-Upregulation.

During 0:36 - 0:37, Beckham scratches his left anterior temple region - at the lateral aspect of his left eye. This is a classic anxiety tell - and more specifically, it also projects the athlete's feelings that he does not believe he is/was the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Intriguingly, a few seconds later (0:42 - 0:44), Graham Norton mirrors Beckham's behavior - as well as his belief.

Beckham blushes multiple times during this interview (here captured during 1:04). Individuals who blush easier tend to have considerably higher sincerity quotients compared with those who rarely blush.

Easy-blushers are also easier to "read" even when they're not blushing.

After John Boyega denies being aware that he was featured in the same magazine as Beckham, we see him display a Loose Tongue Jut (1:25). This nonverbal signal projects the thought-emotions of "I've been caught", "I've been bad", "I've just done something stupid" (Navarro). More specifically, in this context, his Loose Tongue Jut tells betrays his lie.

After Norton asks, "How many times a day?" (1:53 - 1:55) - both Beckham and Fisher close their eyes (more emotional processing) while simultaneously blushing (Beckham more so). Carrie Fisher's act of looking away along with her partial facial covering - are additional signals of emotional processing (e.g., "I know what he just said, but give me a few moments for my feelings to catch up with my intellect").

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Body Language Analysis No. 4268: Benedict Cumberbatch, Schadenfreude, and The Grinch

Body Language Analysis No. 4253: Tiger Woods at The 2018 Masters - Nonverbal Biofeedback, Sport psychology, and Emotional Intelligence

Body Language Analysis No. 4230: Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump, and the Home Field Advantage

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Body Language Analysis No. 4238: OJ Simpson - The Lost Confession (Continued, Part II) • Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The images below however, were captured from this video.


This is the second analysis of OJ Simpson from the recently aired The Lost Confession. The interview was conducted in 2006. What follows is another analysis of a few key moments of this exchange.

JUDITH REGAN (beginning at 46:52): You park in the alley -

OJ SIMPSON: Yeah

JUDITH REGAN: And - you put on - a wool cap and gloves -

OJ SIMPSON: Ahhh - in the hypothetical, I put on a cap and gloves - yeah

JUDITH REGAN: Right. And, ahum - you reached under the seat for -

OJ SIMPSON: Ahhh - a knife. I always kept a knife in that car for the crazies and stuff - 'cause you can't travel with a gun ...

As he says, "Ahhh - in the hypothetical, I put on a cap and gloves - yeah", Simpson first smiles (47:01) - sincerely but partially suppressed -

And then very briefly laughs (47:02)

Then, during 47:04, we see Simpson display another sincere smile. Note that teeth do NOT have to be exposed in order for a smile to be sincere (but when teeth ARE showing, the vast majority of times, it should only be the upper teeth [exceptions include when there is a crescendoing to - or decrescendoing from sincere laughter, a downward tilted head/neck, and/or an elevated camera/viewing angle]).

The other components of a Sincere Smile (aka Duchenne Smile) - and all displayed here are:

• Relaxed (noncontracted) Forehead Muscles
• Partially closed eyelids
• Concave-up, dynamic furrows in the lower eyelids
• Contracted Cheek Muscles (Zygomaticus major)
• Upward-Vectored mouth corners

Two components which are not required for a sincere smile, but are often simultaneous - and are also displayed here include:

• Dimples: The majority of times, those individuals who form dimples will do so during sincere smiles - but this is not always the case.
• Blushing: Although not required for a sincere smile, when blushing occurs in the presence of a smile, the smile is ALWAYS a Sincere one - and here it betrays Simpson's Embarrassment, Deception, and Guilt.

During 47:05, Simpson then displays an evanescent but crucial expression - a Forward Lip Purse (not to be confused with a Lateral Lip Purse). Because this is so brief, it's also classified as a Microexpression.

A Forward Lip Purse is one profoundly important nonverbal example of Hesitancy to Disclose - more specifically, it signals a Clandestine Disagreement and/or a Clandestine Plan.

Notice too, that Simpson is still suppressing his smile - while continuing his blushing.

Moreover, OJ Simpson also blinks frequently during 47:04 - 47:06. Blinking more frequently (above a person's baseline rate) is a non-specific signal of Anxiety.

During 47:06, we see another brief nonverbal display - this time of Anger (although here, it's not short-lived enough to be classified as a Microexpression) - as Simpson's eyebrows are lowered and also drawn together.

During 47:07, Simpson then contracts his lips (more so his lower lip) over his teeth in a classic Tight-Lipped Display.

This is another nonverbal signal of a Hesitancy to Disclose. The term "Tight-Lipped" is an idiom which is believed to have been coined by one of the most astute observers of human nature in history - William Shakespeare.

Duping Delight (Ekman) is a term used to describe one form of a Suppressed Smile - when the Smile is Out of Context - and during the perpetration of a lie. It signals the emotional dissonance of a person who's experiencing true joy-happiness in the belief that they perpetrating a lie - but not getting caught - and yet the simultaneous desire to not smile too much (lest they disclose their deception).

At times OJ Simpson seemed not to care about smiling and laughing out-of-context. At other times he tried (unsuccessfully) to suppress his smile. 

Summary: This brief nonverbal cluster of OJ Simpson shows him displaying various degrees of sincere smiling - and blushing - yet highly out of context. In addition, Simpson displays several signals indicating his hesitancy to disclose information. In this setting, such behavior is highly correlated with deception.

Chillingly, Simpson is taking pleasure in an action which few other people would find joyful - attempting to hide and/or believing he is hiding his guilt in the murder of two people - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.



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Body Language Analysis No. 4237: OJ Simpson - The Lost Confession - Part I

Body Language Analysis No. 4235: Beware the Ides of March • Donald Trump removing H.R. McMaster

Body Language Analysis No. 4233: Donald Trump Regarding His Firing of Rex Tillerson

Body Language Analysis No. 4231: Sam Nunberg Interview (Part III) • Diminished Impulse Control, Frustration, and Anxiety

Body Language Analysis No. 4222: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird, and Embarrassment Anxiety

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

Body Language Analysis No. 4198: Lupita Nyong'o, Black Panther, and Attention to Detail

Body Language Analysis No. 4189: Tom Cruise, a Broken Ankle, and Rebecca Ferguson

Body Language Analysis No. 4088: Kit Harington's April Fools' Prank on Rose Leslie


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Body Language Analysis No. 4237: OJ Simpson - The Lost Confession - Part I • Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The images below however, were captured from this video.


The above video includes excerpts and is centered around an interview of OJ Simpson in conducted in 2006 in association with his book, If I Did It. The book was canceled/never released - however, 400,000 physical copies of had been printed and its contents have been leaked online.

This interview is both sickening and astounding.

From both a nonverbal and Statement Analysis/Paralanguage perspective, it's a treasure trove of classic teaching material. Many hours could be spent dissecting it.

What is absolutely striking - as well as quite damning - is, throughout most of the interview, OJ slips back and forth between the first person memory of recalling actual, experienced event - to a "theoretical" (fictional) point-of-view, in which the book was supposedly written. The majority of the time, OJ spent was in memory-mode of recalling real events.

What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis focusing primarily on one particular nonverbal tell that OJ Simpson displays repeatedly - called The Jaw Confessional.

A Jaw Confessional is a nonverbal signal which involves a rapid and short-lived lateral (sideways) movement of the mandible (jaw). It indicates shame, regret, embarrassment - and if in the context of a verbal answer/explanation - often indicates an accompanying confession. 

To fully appreciate this nonverbal behavior, please watch the videos (on full and 1/2 speed). Here are just a few of the many examples:

Beginning at 45:53, OJ says, "This is very difficult for me to do this, ah, very difficult for me because it's hypothetical ...".

At 45:56, as he says, his second "very" of this sentence, Simpson displays an excellent example of a Jaw Confessional. Because of its extremely short duration, this nonverbal dynamic is also considered a Microexpression.

Beginning at 46:17, "Ah, this guy Charlie shows up, a guy who I had recently become friends with, and ah, Ω, I don't know why he had been by Nicole's house, but he told me, 'You wouldn't believe what's going on over there'."

During this sentence, at 46:22 as he says, "ah", and again just afterward, during 46:23 (notated by the Ω symbol), Simpson displays another Jaw Confessional.

A bit further on, beginning at 47:36, Simpson says, "I go to the front and I'm lookin' to see what's goin' on - ah, and I can see that Ω, it appears - like Nicole had ..."

During 47:42 - 47:43,  just after he says, "that", he displays another Jaw Confessional (notated with another Ω symbol).

Fascinatingly and simultaneously, Simpson also looks up to his left (both with his head/neck - but more importantly, gazing with his eyes). This is the quadrant to which the vast majority of right-hand dominant people look when they are recalling a visual memory (Simpson is right-handed). In contrast, when constructing a fictional visual scenario (or a yet to be experienced future event) - they will look up to their right. Thus, this specific nonverbal dynamic, in this context, shows us, with high probability, that Simpson is recalling a real, remembered event.

Another two Jaw Confessionals are exhibited during 48:05 and 48:06 (the first of these is captured immediately above) as he was describing his initial encounter with Ron Goldman that day, "... but I really didn't recognize him to be anyone [deep inhale] and ah - and Ω, I's [stutter] in the mood I was in, I started having words with him ..."

As he was describing bloody murder scene OJ displays another Jaw Confessionals as he said, "Yeah, I, I Ω (50:13) it's hard for me to describe it..." 

In addition, the left corner of Simpson's mouth displays a regret component.

Notice too, how Simpson is looking down and to his right. This is the quadrant to which most people look during highly emotional moments of sadness, shame, and regret.

Another Jaw Confessional is seen as he says, "... I'm telling - I don't think any two (during 50:16) people could be, ah, murdered the way they were ..."

And yet another Jaw Confessional when he says, ".... without everybody (during 50:21) been covered in blood".

Summary: This video is profound. It's utterly full of both nonverbal as well as statement analysis (paralanguage) displays indicating OJ Simpson indeed murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. OJ Simpson is, very much, giving an open confessional in a not-so-camouflaged manner wrapped in the ruse (excuse) of "fiction".


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Body Language Analysis No. 4236: Andrew McCabe, Jeff Sessions, James Comey - and Sincerity

Body Language Analysis No. 4234: Donald Trump's Reaction to Question Regarding Whether He Fired Rex Tillerson because the SOS called him a "Moron"

Body Language Analysis No. 4232: Betsy DeVos' 60 Minutes Interview

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Body Language Analysis No. 4224: Greta Gerwig's reaction to Guillermo del Toro's Best Picture Oscar Speech

Body Language Analysis No. 4219: Ivanka Trump's Reaction to Question regarding Donald Trump's Sexual Assault Accusers

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Body Language Analysis No. 4234: Donald Trump's Reaction to Question Regarding Whether He Fired Rex Tillerson because the SOS called him a "Moron" - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Yesterday, on the South Lawn of the White House, President Trump answered questions regarding his Twitter-firing of Secretary of State Tillerson. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis as Trump responded nonverbally - but otherwise ignored a crucial question.

You may recall various reports in early October of 2017 that Rex Tillerson called President Trump a "Moron". Moreover, many sources also revealed the Secretary of State used an additional expletive ("F***ing Moron"). This was in response to Trump's behavior during a speech he gave at the National Boy Scout Jamboree the previous July.

JOURNALIST (Beginning at 2:23 in the above video): Did you fire him because he called you a moron?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Ω What?

SAME JOURNALIST: Did you fire him because he called you a moron?

Obviously, the President ignored the question and called on a second journalist.

During 2:26, just as he begins to answer "What?" - as well as again, a second later - during her repeating of the same question, the President's jaw shifts quickly to his left. During the first occasion (image immediately above), this movement is somewhat subtle.

However, with the second display, Trump's Jaw Confessional is more extreme - a truly Text Book example - and lasts for about 1.1 seconds.

This quick sudden lateral movement is known as a "Jaw Confessional". It's strongly indicative of Embarrassment. Notice too, Donald Trump repeated this nonverbal behavior before the Journalist completed her repeat of the question - demonstrating that he not only heard the question the first time it was asked - but also, as is often the case, he needed the additional time for mental-emotional processing. He then avoided the question, taking another.

Summary: Donald Trump's nonverbal behavior during this particular Q & A demonstrated that he is indeed embarrassed by Rex Tillerson calling him a "F***ing Moron" last summer. Yesterday's analysis of an earlier portion of this same exchange with these journalists showed the President has disdain, disgust, smugness, Schadenfreude, and is repulsed by Secretary Tillerson.


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Body Language Analysis No. 4222: Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird, and Embarrassment Anxiety - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Saoirse Ronan was recently a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers as part of her Pre-Oscar hype for her most recent film, Lady Bird. Saoirse plays the lead character, Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson - a role for which she's been nominated for Best Actress. Other nominations for Lady Bird include Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director (Greta Gerwig).

What follows is a nonverbal analysis of one common, yet rarely discussed gesture. 

Beginning at 1:04, Ms. Ronan continues, "... But ya know, at, at home, like ya do a prayer in the morning - at school. You do it, like, before ya start your lessons. You do it for break. Then you do it for lunchtime. Then you do it before you leave sch-, so you're doing it every day - it becomes so quick and like sing-songy [up-talking], that ya don't - really - listen to what you're saying anymore [up-talking]."

As she says, "you're" (1:23), Saoirse begins to move her right hand to scratch the right side of her neck - she then proceeds to scratch it for the remainder of her own sentence and during part of Seth Meyers' response - and then segues to a false adjustment of the shoulder-strap of her dress (elapsed time about 3.0 seconds).

This false shoulder-strap adjustment is but one example of an alpha up-regulation display. Said another way, these nonverbal signs occur when a person feels momentarily beta/low confidence - but their psyche is attempting to dial-up their alpha qualities.

The body language display of scratching the side of one's neck is highly correlated with anxiety - more specifically anxiety that's associated with an element of embarrassment. (The scratching/rubbing of the front of one's neck is associated with what other emotion?).

The two occasions of up-talking (vocal display) - during and just prior to her embarrassing disclosure - are both correlated with a beta/low-confidence emotional tone.

Up-talking also may be used when a person is trying too hard to convince you of their reason/explanation. But certainly, not all up-talking displays have these meanings. However, these reasons do hold when the up-talking is relatively UNcommon (as with Saoirse). When up-talking is frequent and habitual - very little meaning can be discerned.

This speech behavior is mentioned here because it serves as an excellent example of a crucial nonverbal principle: If you know what to listen and look for - paralanguage patterns will match simultaneously or nearly-simultaneously with nonverbal displays with high fidelity.



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Body Language Analysis No. 4199: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, and their Mission Impossible Helicopter Stunt • Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson (along with Simon Pegg and Henry Cavill) were recently guests on The Graham Norton Show promoting their new film, Mission: Impossible - Fallout. What follows is a nonverbal analysis of one particular and fascinating moment.

For about 1.5 - 2.0 seconds both Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson (3:00 - 3:02, Mr. Cruise for a slightly shorter duration) simultaneously displace their jaws' to their right. Neither could see the other person's face - but they were feeling precisely the same thought-emotions at exactly the same time.

This nonverbal display is known as a Jaw Confessional.  A jaw confessional is a brief lateral thrusting of the jaw which accompanies the beta emotions of embarrassment. It's also seen during apologies - as well as scenarios such as we see here - e.g., as if to say (in confession), "Look at this stupid thing I (we) did".

Summary: Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson are both feeling embarrassed, more than somewhat stupid, and sheepish for performing this stunt in the latest Mission Impossible film.

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

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Body Language Analysis No. 4185: Tom Hanks, Embarrassment, and Emotional Processing - Nonverbal and Emotional Processing (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Tom Hanks was recently a guest on The Graham Norton Show. In a response to a question regarding meeting the real people whom he plays, Mr. Hanks dramatically misspeaks (during 1:00).

About 2.0 seconds later (during 1:02), Mr. Hanks displays an excellent example of a microexpression of (self) disbelief as his left eyebrow raises.

Simultaneously, he also proceeds to look rapidly left, then back to his right and forth is a classic "Double-take" display of surprise. Please watch the video as this dynamic process isn't able to be captured in a still photograph.

Rapidly (also during 1:02), both eyebrows then raise - along with the entire width of his forehead, and both of upper eyelids. His mouth, although it's not widely opened (e.g., thus a more moderate/suppressed surprise), it still takes on a momentary horizontally-oriented oval morphology.

Tom Hanks' blushing is difficult to visualize as it is largely camouflaged and blended in with the orange background of the stage.

But Hanks also proceeds to cover his mouth with his left fist (1:13). This is a variety of facial covering often seen with embarrassment. More specifically, during moments of emotional processing - although our intellect may know what's just happened, our emotional brains will take a few seconds/minutes (sometimes longer) to fully digest the moment.

A few seconds later (1:18) we can see a further nonverbal phenomenon - where Hanks' right hand is mirroring his left hand's fist configuration. This right-left hand-mirroring behavior connotes a stronger emotional intensity.

Summary: Although Tom Hanks is an excellent actor, he's not acting here - his disbelief, surprise, double-take, embarrassment, and emotional processing displays are all sincere.


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Body Language Analysis No. 4022: Jessica Alba's Rules for Naming Her Baby - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Jessica Alba was recently a guest on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. During her appearance, she spoke about her recently announced her third pregnancy - and the rules she and her husband have for naming their child.

At 1:11, Ms. Alba continues, "... So, our kids had to have unusual names, that also were words, and for some reason we chose, 'H'. So it has t' be single or double syllable, has to be an 'H', and it also has to be a word."

Immediately after making this statement, Ms. Alba's jaw moves laterally (to her right). This movement is sudden in onset, and lasts only for about three seconds, from about 1:23 - 1:26. This nonverbal signal is what is known as a "Jaw Confessional".

Sometimes a jaw confessional is accompanied by a similar component of lip movement - which is seen in the latter half of this particular example.

A jaw confessional indicates some level of embarrassment as well as a hesitancy to disclose. Often times it is also accompanied with an apology. Jessica Alba is a bit embarrassed as to her particular rules of child-naming - and taking the context into account, it's easy to correlate this as the cause of her embarrassment. Thus, for an observer, the jaw confessional serves as a sincerity validator. Moreover, if we already like the person, this action can often amplify our endearment to them.

However, if you were to see a jaw confessional - but it was NOT followed by a disclosure of awkward/embarrassing information or an apology, then you would know at the very last second the person decided to withhold information and therefore trying to deceive you.

Note that this jaw movement was very sudden in onset and lasted for only three seconds. If the mandibular movement were instead, slowly initiated, and of long duration, it would then have a completely different meaning. What would this second scenario indicate?


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Body Language Analysis No. 4021: Stephen Miller and Jim Acosta

Body Language Analysis No. 4019: John Kelly and Donald Trump in the Oval Office

Body Language Analysis No. 4017: Elisabeth Moss, Anthony Rizzo, and a Signal of Sincerity 

Body Language Analysis No. 4015: Reince Priebus' First Post-Resignation Interview

Body Language Analysis No. 4004: US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asks NASA scientist about Civilizations on Mars

Body Language Analysis No. 4000: Garbiñe Muguruza, Wimbledon, and Sincerity

Body Language Analysis No. 3968: The Grenfell Tower Fire, Empathy, and Emotional Processing 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3871: Emma Watson's Old Habit, Harry Potter Outtake and Anxiety 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3796: Bryan Cranston, Donald Trump, Anxiety and Alpha Up-Regulators


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