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Prince Andrew Epstein Scandal Interview: Body language and statement analysis

When Prince Andrew went ahead with the BBC Interview, surrounding his involvement in the Epstein scandal, he probably put some thought into what he would say to try to clear his name–not so for his body language, which at times speaks louder than his words. This article analyses, both, Prince Andrew’s statements (statement analysis) and body language, revealing the hidden meaning behind his story.

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Yahoo News: Body language experts reveal Borce Ristevski lied about killing wife

When Karen Ristevski went missing in 2016, it was apparent, from reading her husband’s body language, that Borce Ristevski had killed her. Borce’s nonverbal behaviour at a press conference, revealed all the secret signals to give away his guilt and emotion. Three years later, Borce Ristevski was convicted of killing his wife Karen and is currently serving a nine years sentence.

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ABC Radio Perth: The body language of touch, personal space and Joe Biden's apology

Listen to Sophie Zadeh and Geoff Hutchison (Drive, ABC Radio Perth) discuss Joe Biden’s body language, why people invade personal space, generational differences, why we need touch, and what to do when someone invades our personal space.

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LifeStyle: Gogglebox secrets revealed with body language analysis

Reading body language can sometimes reveal unexpected clues into people’s lives, relationships and family dynamics. Read about the secrets I found, when scrutinising Australia’s Gogglebox families. Parts of my analysis were published on Lifestyle–Foxtel Networks’ online magazine.

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The Signal, ABC Radio News: Joe Biden's creepy behaviour

Reports from women about Joe Biden’s behaviour, have included his nuzzling into and sniffing their hair, getting intimately close and kissing on the face, lips, or head. Listen to me chat to the team from ABC Radio’s The Signal about differences in behaviours across generations, Biden’s inappropriate behaviours and sense of personal boundaries and what my advice to him would be.

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Gable Tostee Reveals what he was carrying after Warriena Wright fell fourteen storeys to her death

After receiving almost fifty emails regarding my analysis of Gable Tostee, I’ve completed a follow-up analysis, in which, I uncover new evidence answering the question, What was Gable Tostee carrying in his hand after Warriena Wright fell to her death from his fourteenth storey apartment?

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ABC Radio Perth: Bernard Tomic body language and true emotion revealed

When I was asked by ABC Radio Perth to look at Bernard Tomic’s nonverbal behaviour, I surprised to see a series of flirtatious winks, backed up by his verbal message. It was on closer inspection I discovered some other interesting and telling behaviours, which revealed the bigger picture. In this post, I shed light on Tomic’s true emotion.

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Gable Tostee Reveals his Guilt in Warriena Wright's Death

A recent request to analyse Gable Tostee’s behaviour and statements from a 60 Minutes interview with Liam Bartlett, led me through an emotional journey of surprise, contempt, sadness, disgust and anger–almost all of the universal expressions of emotion. How could this case have ended up with an acquittal?

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NW Magazine: The British Fashion Awards, reading the Beckham’s body language

Reading the body language of the Beckhams at The British Fashion Awards for Australian celebrity gossip magazine–NW Magazine: Are the rumours true–is their relationship on the rocks? Find out whether the emotional connection between them is missing, and whether that reflects their life and relationship?

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Lloyd Rayney: Guilty or innocent?

Last week a client asked me if I'd ever blogged about Lloyd Rayney, a prominent Perth Barrister, who in 2010 was charged with the murder of his wife (2007). He was found 'not guilty' in 2012. I'm not too familiar with the case as I didn't pay much attention to it at the time; back then I lived in the UK and later, on the other side of Australia, in Sydney. From what little I had heard, since moving to Perth a year ago, I assumed Lloyd Rayney was guilty. This was largely based on public consensus in Perth, though I don't directly recall any conversations about the case, so most likely I've been swayed by the media.

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Why you felt awkward as Professor Kelly's children interrupted his BBC interview.

You probably felt awkward when you saw South Korea expert, Professor Kelly's reaction as he was interrupted by his children during his BBC interview. But do you know why you felt his discomfort? Find out which nonverbal behaviour repeated nine times, to make you feel his pain.

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What the Media Missed in the Karen Ristevski Case: The nonverbal behaviour pointing to deception

I check the news every morning to see if there's anything interesting to write about. I'm usually looking for nonverbal cues that have specific meaning, usually those that contradict the spoken word and point towards deception. These cues are the most reliable and give us insight into the reality of the situation; the truth. My mission is to educate you. To give you so many examples of these cues that you start to notice them in the people around you. So that you are better able to understand the true feelings of others, which allows you to formulate a more appropriate response, ultimately improving your interactions and relationships.

One of the news topics I'm always on the lookout for, is the case of Karen Ristevski, who disappeared from her home in Melbourne, Australia, earlier this year. Today's news brought this case to the headlines once again, after little mention of it for several months. The reason I've been so interested in this case, is down to a single nonverbal cue, displayed by Borce Ristevski, Karen's husband, back in July. Ever since then, I've been waiting to hear the outcome of this case, because to me, it's glaringly obvious that Borce is hiding the truth. And it's all down to one single nonverbal cue.

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The Shoulder Shrug: Trump's one-sided apology after lewd comments about women

This weekend Trump apologised for his comments from the recently uncovered 2005 video, in which he brags to Billy Bush about his advances on, and treatment of, women:

"You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful [women] I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

During his apology, we see a one-sided shoulder shrug. This is a nonverbal cue, usually associated with lying, due to it's meaning. It signals that the speaker has no confidence in the words they speak. A full shoulder shrug (both shoulders) signals the opposite; confidence in spoken words.

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Nalder denies involvement in poll: Body language analysis finds deception

Over the past few days a damaging opinion poll, privately funded by Perth businessmen, came to light, showing political leadership could be in trouble. Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett described the poll as an act of disloyalty. Yesterday, Transport Minister Dean Nalder was interviewed regarding his involvement in commissioning the poll, an accusation he denied. In this post I'm going to highlight some of the nonverbal cues that Nalder signals throughout his interview.

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Trump's Solitary Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

Last week I was asked to analyse Donald Trump's body language during his response to the Orlando massacre. I've decided to share my findings in this blog post. There are a few signals that are definitely worth a mention- 'duper's delight', tongue jut, increased blink rate and one sided shoulder shrug. These are very interesting cues and can, if combined with other cues, raise a red flag in deception detection. I'll explain these later.

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Rozelle Blast: Adeel Khan shows deceptive behaviours, as he denies allegations.

These two nonverbal cues can be seen in video footage of Adeel Khan, who today, was found guilty of deliberately setting the convenience store alight and murdering the man who lived upstairs. Khan pleaded not guilty to all charges. In this video, (at approx. 45 seconds) Khan's blink rate increases to 100 blinks per minute, in response to the question, "Mr Khan, I'll ask you, did you burn down the property?". There's a clear distinction between blink rate before and after the question. 

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Troubled by Accusations of Double Standards, Lisa Wilkinson's Blink Rate Skyrockets

Another form of eye blocking is blinking. In stressful situations- when faced with something we don't like, our blink rate increases. This is another nonverbal cue that often goes unnoticed. And although not in itself an indicator of deception, an increased blink rate is often seen in people when they lie. 

In the video below, Lisa Wilkinson, from Australia's Today show exhibits an increased blink rate as she responds to co-host, Karl Stefanovic's accusation of her having double standards. As you can see, she blinks fairly rapidly during her response, indicating stress. Her blink rate has increased to a whopping 105 blinks per minute, from her average blink rate of 36 blinks per minutes, when presenting under less challenging circumstances. 

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