Body Language Analysis №3990: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, The G20, and Default Expressions — Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
The long-awaited and much-hyped encounter between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has just finished. The two Presidents are in Hamburg participating in the the G20 Summit.
From a nonverbal perspective, Trump and Putin share something in common — they both have a relatively limited set of facial expressions. This behavior allows them to more easily hide their true thoughts and feelings behind what are essentially, “living masks”.
One of Vladimir Putin’s default expressions is shown in the image below. Notice that his head is tilted slightly downward and the camera is positioned above his head. This gives the appearance that the corners of his mouth are pulled upward — however they’re retracted straight back and laterally. Putin’s central forehead is also contracted and vectored upward along with his central (medial) eyebrows.
When you see this configuration (“cluster”) of facial expressions, always think of these three thought-emotions:
1. Arrogance
2. Contempt
3. Disbelief
It’s important to point out that all three of these emotions may be manifested via other expressions. And, of course, disbelief can occur without arrogance or contempt, but arrogance and contempt very often have an accompanying component of disbelief. Which of these thought-emotions is President Putin experiencing in this moment? What specifically allows you to differentiate between these three feelings?
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See also:
Body Language Analysis №3987: Chris Christie Lies about His Day at The Beach
Body Language Analysis №3985: Grief, Pain, and Barometers of Empathy
Body Language Analysis №3982: Bangkok Police Officer’s De-Escalation Genius
Body Language Analysis №3951: Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, the G7 Summit, and The Paris Agreement
Nonverbal Communication Analysis №3642: Does Donald Trump Know Vladimir Putin?
This post and the associated website serve as reference sources for the art and science of Body Language/Nonverbal Communication. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author. In an effort to be both practical and academic, many examples from/of varied cultures, politicians, professional athletes, legal cases, public figures, etc., are cited in order to teach and illustrate both the interpretation of others’ body language as well as the projection of one’s own nonverbal skills in many different contexts — not to advance any political, religious or other agenda.
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