Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3198: Sepp Blatter, FIFA, Subtle Fear & Body Language (PHOTOS)

Sepp Blatter defeated Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein and was re-elected today as president of FIFA. This will be his fifth term and comes amid great scandal. Although he was not arrested with other high-level FIFA officials earlier this week on charges of bribery, wire fraud, money laundering and racketeering - some have speculated that before the dust settles - Sepp will join them.

Many misidentify this facial expression. In this moment Blatter is feeling fear. It is mild, even somewhat subtle - yet fear it is. Very often one emotion is mixed-in with another, two or even more - what other(s) is the FIFA President feeling in this photo?

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3197: FIFA, Sepp Blatter and the Pseudo-Prayer - Body Language (PHOTOS)

With the exception of religious practices and some cultures' greetings and farewells - the holding of hands together in a prayer-like manner (most commonly when speaking) is termed a "Pseudo-Prayer". This body language is an example hyper-alpha nonverbal signal. The beta personality simply doesn't display it. As with all alpha (or hyper-alpha) signals, those who use it - will often over-use it (indeed this occurs the majority of the time). The pseudo-prayer projects strong feelings of arrogance, condescending emotional tones and patronizing attitudes. 

Shown above in the pseudo-prayer configuration is FIFA President, Sepp Blatter - who is running for re-election amid corruption and scandal against challenger and Jordanian Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3196: José Maria Marin, FIFA Corruption and Body Language of the "Forward Lip Purse"

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