President Barack Obama - Body Language Analysis - Daily Planet Feb. 19, 2009

President Barack Obama from the USA visits Canada to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on February 19, 2009. Peter Collett a body language expert from the UK comments on their body language during the encounter. This clip was taken from a broadcast of Daily Planet that aired on Discovery Channel Canada, February 19, 2009.

http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/february-2009/daily-planet-febr...

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[markthreemillion]

obama is waving because everybody is there to see him and he knows it ... nobody is there for harper ...

[universalradio]

You are missing the whole point. The study of body language is a "study", so that's what you do with it. You "study" people's actions. Politicians are prime targets for it, and it's necessary to understand their body language, because our lives depend on it. If you "hate" how people 'pick apart' what they do, then you are not interested in psychology, or the study of humans. Have you read The Naked Ape?

[kingpinlwf]

Great another analyst!

[neyotatina]

Hm that was really interesting..

[govtiscool]

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ~Author Unknown

[TheMentalistish]

I love Peter Collett. Read a few of his books and things! He definitely knows what he is talking about! Wish I could spend some time with him and pick up a few things or so from him :)

[saigondj]

@thelipservice body language is as solid as the words in the bible: open to interpretation LOL

[thelipservice]

did anybody see the shoulder shrug @1:52?? did the psychologist not believe what he said?

[bodylanguageman]

If you would like to know more about body language check out the videos on Youtube by "phippsooni" or "bodylanguageman" there's also a 10 video training course to download at bodylanguagecourses dotkom

[joshuaryung]

Now im not body language expert like him but i have been studying this field for a while, and hes full of shit.

[SlicKnife]

I think the commentator avoided getting the point! Fact is, Obama is the dominant one! He is a natural leader, and would act in the way he did not matter who you put him in the room with...