Body Language Analysis No. 4247: Donald Trump says Goodbye to Hope Hicks - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Thursday was Hope Hicks' last day as the White House Director of Communications. She had served at this post for approximately six and a half months - and another month as acting Director.

The video above shows her saying goodbye to President Trump just prior to his departure on Marine One. While the nonverbal elements in this brief exchange are numerous - the one highlighted here, while not as dramatic, is quite telling. 

The instant captured in the image above (and the cropped-close up below, during the 0:09 mark in the above video) shows Donald Trump with his left arm around Ms. Hicks' waist, waving at the camera with his right hand - and smiling.

But wait - that's not really a smile.

Notice the left corner of Trump's mouth is elevated, while the right side is vectored downward. Such asymmetrical "smiles" - with one side up and the other side down - are always duplicitous. They're universally insincere.

Yet, even if the President's right side exactly mirrored the left side of his face - it would still not be a sincere smile, for all the other components of sincerity are missing in this moment (Can you name them?). Moreover, at no time during this departure did President Trump display a true smile of Joy-Happiness (aka a Duchenne Smile).

Fascinatingly, the side of the President's mouth which is feigning joy - is the same side as Ms. Hicks.

Summary: As he says his final goodbye to Hope Hicks, President Trump's expression is insincere. His "smile" and emotions are duplicitous.


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3388: Donald Trump, Duplicitous Expressions and "politely" Removing a Protester - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Donald Trump gave us a textbook example of one type of an "Insincere Smile" while speaking in Sarasota on Saturday. In fact, for the businessman-turned-politician, this particular nonverbal is a very common one.

At 0:36 (in above video) Trump begins, "You see how diplomatic I've become? [pause] Right?"

The vast majority of the time, a unilateral smile is insincere - and this example is not one of the exceptions (Do you know how to differentiate these?).

Note how the right corner (Trump's right) of his mouth is down-turned, while his left side is vectored upward. This is a classic duplicitous (false) smile (yet not all one-sided smiles signify the same motives). This particular expression signals a disparity from what is being spoken vs. that which is thought-felt. Anytime the body language is saying one thing - and the verbal language is saying another - it's the nonverbal messages which are telling the truth.

A close-up of the above image of a Unilateral and Duplicitous, False Smile captured during 0:39













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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3371: John Kasich at the Republican Debate - Body Language 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3364: Jennifer Lawrence accidentally kisses Natalie Dormer on the Mouth - Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3252: Shark Attacks Surfer Mick Fanning in the midst of competition at J-Bay Open - Body Language of Fear 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3230: Kanye West arrives at Glastonbury - But What Does He Think? 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3320: Pope Francis speaks before the U.S. Congress - Body Language of Boehner and Biden 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2271: Golden Globe Awards - Best Original SongAdele & Taylor Swift - both Nominated, One Winner One Body Language of Sincerity Another of Contempt then a Suppressed Smile

This video segment from the 2013 Golden Globe Awards earlier this week is short but from a body language perspective, highly illustrative. We would of course expect a winner of a Golden Globe to be very sincere. Adele, who won for "Skyfall", is no exception. At 0:07 and again at 0:20 - 0:23 and 0:24 - 0:26, she demonstrates a full palm-of-hand contact of her left hand on her sternum as she voices her appreciation. When "Palmar Contact" occurs on the sternum or upper left chest (over the heart, thus "heartfelt"), there is a very high correlation with sincerity.

When only fingertips contact - sincerity's being feigned (not seen here). Such insincerity can also be seen during the non-affectionate hugs of a waning love - where once the whole hand made contact, now only the tips of the fingers will touch.

In other nonverbal contexts, palmar contact can signify "ownership" as well.

During 0:16 - 0:17, Taylor Swift displays a relatively rarely (to video-capture) display of two contrasting emotions. For about a second, early in this two second segment, Ms. Swift clearly had significant contempt for Adele - for Taylor was also nominated for "Best Original Song" and in this moment she finds out she did not win (falling short along with John Paul White, Joy Williams and T Bone Burnett for "Safe & Sound" featured in "The Hunger Games"). Only about a second later though, at the very end of the 0:17 mark, she finds a bit of true humor in Adele's speech - yet she suppresses her smile. The "suppressed smile" and the nonverbal display of contempt are both possibilities to consider (along with early smile formation and a deliberately feigned insincere "pseudo-smile") in the presence of a one-sided smile. Emotions commonly overlap and/or occur in rapid succession - and this is a fantastic example of two very different emotions doing just that. Nearly everyone else (including you) smiled more and laughed here - not Ms. Swift however. Thus, her's is a great body language example of emotional dissonance.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1171:  Not So Fast Swift .... Taylor's False Surprise

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2244: Taylor Swift's Body Language, Botox & Anger on 60 Minutes

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1866: Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth are Engaged - An Affection-Love Sincerity Signal

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2183: Barack & Michelle Obama's Tweet - The Palmar Touch, Body Language and an Affectionate Hug

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1900:  Palmar Touch of another Person, an Animal or Object

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2167: Colin Powell Endorses President Obama - His Body Language Display of Anxiety, Contempt & the  Self-Righteous Head Wiggle

Negotiation Body Language Secret # 665: Bashar al-Assad's Strong Sign of Insincerity

Nonverbal Communication Intelligence Analysis # 2111: Mitt Romney on Libya Embassy Killings -  Multiple Displays of Contempt

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2178: Little Girl Tells Pippa Middleton, "I Hate Princesses"  Pippa's Body Language of Contempt ...

Full Palmar Contact = Sincerity

Subtle Contempt

Suppressed Smile
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