Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3747: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dark Chocolate, Body Language and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Jake Gyllenhaal was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live promoting his recent film, Nocturnal Animals.

When Kimmel asked what was his favorite Halloween candy, notice that Gyllenhaal looks up to his left while simultaneously retracting his lower lip (more prominently on his right side).

When right-hand dominant people (as is Gyllenhaal) look up to their left, the vast majority of the time they are in the act of visually recalling a person, a thing, an event, etc. Lower lip retraction (depending on the other nonverbal signals with which it is clustered [and more typically unilaterally as we see here]) is indicative of sincere contemplation. When these two nonverbal signals are coexisting - we can very accurately interpret Jake Gyllenhaal sincerely recalling his preference of a "Milky Way Dark" Chocolate bar.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3746: Alicia Keys, Questlove, Krispy Kremes and Connecting the Dots - Body Language and Emotional Intelligence

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3744: Donald Trump - "Stay on Point", Hats, Eye Contact and Trust 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3742: Evan McMullin, Donald Trump and Winning Utah

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3736: Newt Gingrich and Megyn Kelly re: Donald Trump

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3724: The 2nd Presidential Debate - Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton - Emotional Intelligence and a Profoundly Telling Body Language Signal

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3710: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte Compares Himself With Hitler

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3223: Jordan Spieth, the U.S. Open, Annie Verret, Kissing and Body Language 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3572: Bernie Sanders on Jimmy Kimmel - regarding Donald Trump Debate - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

The night after he had Donald Trump on his show, Jimmy Kimmel followed it up with Bernie Sanders. And while in the last several hours it does appear that Trump may have pulled out of challenge to debate Bernie - Senator Sanders' appearance also contains some excellent nonverbal examples.


The video begins with Jimmy Kimmel saying, "I feel like we're, we had a very awkward handshake, I feel like we should do it over again, because ... yeah, okay, there we go, alright ..."

Their initial fumbled handshake wasn't included in this video, yet Kimmel did exactly what one should do when a such a scenario occurs. I recommend saying something similar to, "Hey, I messed up that handshake - would you mind if we do that over?" Handshakes are dramatically disproportionately important moments, particularly if it's the very first meeting and great care should be taken to verbalize any missteps and get these greetings correct.

Another important aspect of this image is the fact that Bernie Sanders turns his whole body toward his host and maintains this configuration after their do-over handshake and continues this position into their conversation. It's amazing the high percentage of otherwise very experienced professionals who don't point their entire body toward the other person - and hold eye contact for 4-5 seconds while they're shaking hands (as of course, they absolutely should).

The above scenario is a bit unorthodox - since both men are on TV in a talk show setting. Presumably their initial handshake occurred with them both standing up. Always keep in mind that shaking hands while sitting conveys significantly less respect.

Beginning at 0:17, Senator Sanders says, "You made it possible for us to have a very interesting debate."

During 0:24, just after he says the word, "... debate...", Bernie pulls in his lower lip. This is known as "Lower Lip Anticipation" or a "Lower Lip Retraction". It's similar to the "Tongue in Cheek" display - in that it signals an emotional tone of "I Just Won" or "I Gotcha". These strong feelings of excitation-anticipation are indicative how Bernie Sanders feels he will perform in a debate with Donald Trump.

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See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3571: Donald Trump to Debate Bernie Sanders? What Trump Feels about Bernie

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2796: Olivia Wilde, Butter, Jon Stewart and the Tongue in Cheek

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2352:  Mila Kunis' Tongue in Cheek  Graham Norton Part II

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3503: John Kasich interview regarding Republican Convention

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3473: Adele's Tongue, Ellen DeGeneres and Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3522: Felicity Jones in New Star Wars Trailer: "Rogue One"

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3505: Barack Obama is Interrupted by Raúl Castro & Aide at Press Conference

Dating & Romance Nonverbal Communication Secret No. 1010:  Rashida Jones - What Makes the Twinkle in her Eye?


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