02-06-2014, 01:56 AM
I do not suggest this publication is unbiased, nor do I suggest that "body language experts" have any scientific validity; nevertheless, much of the communicating we do is non-verbal. Body language seems to be to be at least as subjective as Rorschach tests, if not more so, in that the observers' own thoughts and feelings can be projected onto the actor. In any event, here's select parts of the article and a link. A similar story appeared in other publications, suggesting it's part of a media campaign:
From Business Insider:
"Before Edward Snowden's interview with NBC's Brian Williams, body-language expert Dr. Nick Morgan considered Snowden a young guy who got a hold of a bunch of classified documents and was just telling his story about exposing intrusive American surveillance.
"I came away [from the NBC interview] with a very different impression," Morgan, a top U.S. communication theorist and best-selling author, told Business Insider. "As a body-language expert, I'd say this is a disingenuous performance, which surprised me."
A particularly telling moment came when Brian Williams asked Snowden, "What is your relationship with the host government?" Morgan, who didn't previously know that Snowden's Moscow lawyer is a Putin loyalist linked to the FSB, was struck by Snowden's lack of eye contact and the slowing of his voice as he denied having any relationship with the Kremlin.
"He was obviously lying," Morgan said.
The result is that Dr. Morgan, who sympathized with Snowden over the past year, now believes that Snowden is hiding something.
"I wouldn't trust anything the man said," Morgan told Business Insider. "There is something else going on here." "
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/body-lang...z33REfveE5
I'm sure we'll be hearing from the "micro-expression" experts in due course.
From Business Insider:
"Before Edward Snowden's interview with NBC's Brian Williams, body-language expert Dr. Nick Morgan considered Snowden a young guy who got a hold of a bunch of classified documents and was just telling his story about exposing intrusive American surveillance.
"I came away [from the NBC interview] with a very different impression," Morgan, a top U.S. communication theorist and best-selling author, told Business Insider. "As a body-language expert, I'd say this is a disingenuous performance, which surprised me."
A particularly telling moment came when Brian Williams asked Snowden, "What is your relationship with the host government?" Morgan, who didn't previously know that Snowden's Moscow lawyer is a Putin loyalist linked to the FSB, was struck by Snowden's lack of eye contact and the slowing of his voice as he denied having any relationship with the Kremlin.
"He was obviously lying," Morgan said.
The result is that Dr. Morgan, who sympathized with Snowden over the past year, now believes that Snowden is hiding something.
"I wouldn't trust anything the man said," Morgan told Business Insider. "There is something else going on here." "
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/body-lang...z33REfveE5
I'm sure we'll be hearing from the "micro-expression" experts in due course.