tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:24:09 +0000facial expressionsbody languagevideoPaul Ekmanresearchsmilesangersadnesssocial smileNavarrocontemptdiscomfortemotionsstatussurprisedisgustfearhappinessHow Facial Expressions and Body Language Speak For All Of Us, All The Time.http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-5495957899557246011Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:19:00 +00002010-09-14T08:24:42.551-07:00Click the title to go to Entertainment Weekly's site showing pictures of audience members when they learned that they were getting "a big surprise", but they didn't yet know WHAT. There are lots of classic fear expressions in the photos. Why? Well, many reasons. If I jump in front of you and announce that I've got " a BIG surprise for you...", all sorts of thoughts are going to fly through http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/09/oprahs-audience-shows-fear-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-8139661260731803284Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:48:00 +00002010-06-22T16:53:01.531-07:00Check out this article on MSNBC.com discussing a link between reduced facial movement (because of Botox or Restylane injections) and reduced emotions! Click the post title above to read the story!http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/06/botox-no-wrinkles-no-emotions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-6122303563443836703Wed, 12 May 2010 13:41:00 +00002010-05-12T06:58:22.896-07:00Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal about lying in children and adults. It's fascinating!Survival of the Fibbest: Why We Lie So WellBy Shirley S. WangWall Street Journal Onlinehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703880304575236171715034884.html?mod=WSJ_article_RecentColumnshttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-picture-today-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-4749468380426278425Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:39:00 +00002010-04-05T16:39:27.226-07:00facial expressionssmilesThe New York Times today has a wonderful set of features on Moebius Syndrome, which is a form of congenital facial paralysis that renders people unable to move their faces to express emotion.  What does that mean for their ability to read emotion in the faces of others?  How do they express their own?  And why might they be better at detecting falsehood?  Read the article to http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-you-cant-read-their-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-8819639152126107361Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +00002010-03-12T11:10:39.748-08:00angerfacial expressionsCheck out this video of a local TV reporter getting angry when not yet off the air -- from what I can see the telepromoter must be down and he was struggling to read from notes.  Watch for the masked grimaces as he reads them, and then right toward the end, watch the face transform into pure rage. Can you identify the look on the anchor's face as they return to studio?* *note the pulledhttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/03/lips-say-it-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-6942442541423513723Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:24:00 +00002010-01-07T10:27:21.415-08:00But, before you do anything rash, check out the celebrity plastic surgery photo gallery on MSNBC.com today! They have over 20 "then and now" pictures of celebrities, with a plastic surgeon pointing out where various procedures might have been done. Take a look and see how facial expressions can be altered by surgical procedures. www.msnbc.comhttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-know-nobody-wants-wrinkles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-748413126790542722Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:23:00 +00002009-10-14T20:32:40.553-07:00facial expressionsPaul EkmanresearchWhen does facial expression reading bleed over into facial profiling? Dr. Paul Ekman and other experts in the field of facial movement and expression are consistent in their message - you should see a person's neutral face, their baseline expressions, BEFORE you attempt to draw much conclusion from static photos, in particular.And yet some research seems to point to people being able to predict http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/10/facial-profiling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-3583775435545553893Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:23:00 +00002009-09-30T18:37:01.763-07:00angerbody languagefacial expressionssadnessHow many of these shots have we seen now from press conferences involving some sort of accusation or resignation. What exactly is this expression? How many shots do the photographers need to take and sort through before they nail it -- is it an ongoing expression, or fleeting? Is it spontaneous, or an expression assumed to attempt to mask another?This shot of Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/09/and-here-it-is-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-7257059874765690314Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-09-17T09:27:54.337-07:00body languagefacial expressionsresearchHave you ever noticed that human eyes are rather significantly different than the eyes of other mammals, including (or maybe even especially) those of other primates? A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Antropology in Germany has hypothesized that our white sclera and high-contrast irises have helped others understand where our gaze is directed, which in turn improved our http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/09/eyes-have-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-4145331983234801292Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-08-31T10:22:18.436-07:00body languagefacial expressionssocial smilesurprisevideoBelow is a five-minute local news video with the authors of a book on body language for job interviews. While most of what they say won't be news to readers of this blog, it's interesting to watch the body language on display during the interview. What sticks out for you? I share my impressions after the video:Scroll down for impressions:The first thing I noticed is the (reasonable) nervousnesshttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/rating-experts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-9056493602847783839Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:22:00 +00002009-08-22T09:35:14.967-07:00body languagediscomfortfacial expressionsObama Leaks Emotion Over Gates AffairWhat does a "pursed lip" mean? In this ABC News article, the author offers the evidence of several body language experts who parse this and other facial expressions for readers."I think Obama was disappointed in himself that he got sucked into this," said [TJ] Walker, CEO of Media Training Worldwide. "It's so rare that he does stumble into something. Comparedhttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/slip-of-lips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-4876058058664809644Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:39:00 +00002009-08-17T13:50:17.985-07:00Both Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin are showing disgust in these pictures. Notice the wrinkling along the sides of Kate's nose and the upper lip moving upwards and showing her teeth.Sarah is showing a different version of this emotion. It doesn't look like there is any wrinkling along her nose, but the shadows and the bridge of her glasses makes this a bit difficult to determine. However, her http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/disgust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-4612328310611620502Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:24:00 +00002009-08-04T15:30:36.638-07:00body languagestatusOlder, ailing and increasingly frail? Yes. Still in charge? Definitely:Other side of the same shot:Still the boss:Photos and story at the New York Times.http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/kim-jong-il.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-1394778112760845882Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-08-04T11:36:19.850-07:00facial expressionsPaul EkmanInterested in learning more about what you saw in Kim Philby's face, and how it all played out? Read the fascinating article, The Naked Face, by Malcolm Gladwell - the precursor to the chapter in his best-selling book "Blink". Gladwell described the Philby micro-expressions and speaks with Dr. Paul Ekman and others about their experience with face reading.Find out more about Philby and Cambridgehttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/08/philby-follow-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-6572155687405141220Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:04:00 +00002009-07-27T12:06:59.913-07:00facial expressionssmilesvideo This is a video of Kim Philby, who at the time of this video was accused of being a spy for the Soviet Union. The "Third Man" refers to a person believed to have tipped off two other British spies so that they escaped arrest by defecting to the USSR. Watch for the micro-expressions appearing after Philby answers two questions. http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/kim-philby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-9118712831875202792Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:56:00 +00002009-07-27T12:05:31.566-07:00facial expressionssmilesvideo Watch for the brief almost-smile that appears on Casey Anthony's face as she comes through the door and sees the media waiting for her. After that her face goes blank and she drops her gaze to the floor for a moment before looking ahead again.What the Facial Action Coding System can tell us here is that she DOES smile for a brief moment. However, is this micro-expression of happiness a sign http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/watch-for-brief-almost-smile-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-7607430951256483382Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:33:00 +00002009-07-19T10:39:09.138-07:00emotionsfacial expressionssmilesvideoThe following picture is from the New York Times - the man is smiling (a real smile, involving the eyes), but those around him are not. What do you think is happening?A young movie star with his bodyguards stepping onto the red carpet? Or a suspect in international piracy arriving to the US court in manacles?You may remember one of Amy's video from the workshop showing murder suspect Casey http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-is-this-man-smiling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-441822618322311880Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-07-12T20:22:16.832-07:00body languagefacial expressionsPaul EkmanvideoReading Between The LiesBy Marc D. AllanSpecial to The Washington PostSunday, July 12, 2009With the first season of "Lie to Me" completed, Paul Ekman is ready to assign grades to the Fox drama he inspired:A-minus for entertainment value, B-plus for realism.Ekman, a professor emeritus at the University of California at San Francisco and a social psychologist who works in the area of deception and http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/paul-ekman-grades-lie-to-me-show-he.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-1456379098328470573Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:11:00 +00002009-07-09T21:37:37.567-07:00emotionsfacial expressionsPaul EkmanresearchIn her workshop, Amy discussed the importance of avoiding "Othello's Error" when interpreting facial expressions, which Paul Ekman described in a 2004 interview:But the emotion doesn't tell you its source. Otherwise, you'll make "Othello's error." Othello killed Desdemona because he thought that her signs of fear were of a woman caught in a betrayal. She was afraid of being disbelieved. The fear http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/anxiety-and-othellos-error.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-6698516718042746556Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-07-07T07:37:55.595-07:00contemptfacial expressionsPaul EkmanresearchsadnessThe April Edition of the Journal Emotion is full of wonderful "face-based" research. One that particularly caught my eye was how having a neutral face that has some of the features of a facial expression can affect the way you are perceived, rather strikingly:Structural resemblance to emotional expressions predicts evaluation of emotionally neutral faces. Said, C., et. al.People make trait http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/not-so-neutral-neutral-faces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-686479420969867590Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-07-03T21:17:32.815-07:00body languageresearchstatusDo we "thin-slice" body language to quickly gauge someone's socioeconomic status? Some preliminary research indicates what many of us know as common TV tropes -- the eager young striver, the bored, contemptuous socialite -- bears itself out with body language during stranger interactions. Not only do those with lower SES show more engagement behavior and those with higher SES less in this studyhttp://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-nod-says.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-8743860764928797672Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:37:00 +00002009-07-02T18:43:51.795-07:00body languagefacial expressionsNavarrosocial smilevideoOnce you start looking at this stuff, you can't stop! Where in the past a flight delay may have made you frown like the rest, now you can kick back and enjoy the smorgasboard of body language available to you in the airport, or anywhere else humans gather and you have a spare moment.Below, Joe Navarro talks with Ann Curry about decoding body language in pictures and video:Visit msnbc.com for http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/analysis-of-body-language-joe-navarro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-3837471597445454060Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-07-01T07:45:00.736-07:00facial expressionsresearchIf you took Amy's workshop, you may have eventually found yourself looking for some tell-tale movements as a neutral face picture changed to one with a specific expression. The start of the wrinkles around the nose denoting disgust, or the lengthening of a face showing surprise, as the eyebrows arch and the jaw drops.The Science Daily article "The Enigmatic Face: Motion Is The Key To http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-facial-motion-key.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-2699536365083971274Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:04:00 +00002009-06-30T16:22:10.892-07:00body languagediscomfortfacial expressionsNavarrovideoMuch of the material Amy shared in the Body Language portion of the workshop was adapted from the terrific new book "What Every Body Is Saying" by Joe Navarro, an ex-FBI agent and body language expert.Here he talks about signs of discomfort, especially those people show facially:Joe Navaro: How to Read FacesMy favorite part is at the end where he discusses how people in a discussion use body http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/06/body-language-by-joe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721432704018751639.post-2596961761894252878Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-06-30T10:10:58.978-07:00Hello Everyone! I hope that you have been seeing lots of micro-expressions and body language since our workshop last Sunday! As promised, here are the photos we viewed during the workshop. The videos will follow shortly!http://bodylanguagespeaks.blogspot.com/2009/06/workshop-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Amy)0