Biden won the Vice Presidential Debates with Ryan byUsing Bully Body Language. Body Language Expert's insights on the debates: Vice President Biden won the debate with Ryan by using bully body language. Biden’s strong, low baritone voice made himappear authoritative. His large and often downward sweeping gestures as well as his use offist and holding a weapon like pen in his hand made him look like he was beating Congressman Ryandown. In addition his looks of derision, disrespect sneering, smiling andshaking his head and rolling his eyes up , and later in the debate openhostility as he responded to Ryan’s answers, as well as Biden’s lack of eye contact with Ryan made him looklike he was stronger and energetic. If you look at my blog on what I waslooking for I was interested to see how Biden would deal with the agedifference. Energy and fierceness were his techniques. Democratswere eager for Biden to show the spark of energy and passion the presidentlacked, he did so.
Though many times he was rude, disrespectful andinterrupted. The way he looked at Ryan with disbelief of hisfoolishness. Romney won the last debatebeing stronger, louder and longer, interrupting and more passionate. Biden is winning so far using Romney’s technique.
Ryan’s answers were steady and fact filled. His pulled back body language may appeal to the conservative right. Idid like Ryan’s verbal response later in the debate to all the interruptions“I know you’re under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I thinkpeople would be better served if we don’t interrupt each other,” But, nonverballyRyan should have said this earlier (timing is nonverbal communicator) and perhaps if he had said it earlier and a bitmore playfully it could have worked. But Biden was roaring by then so Ryanended up sounding and looking like he was the nerd that was getting beatup by the bully standing with a bloody nose and trying to appeal to the bully'slogic. We did feel sorry for Ryan we sawhim as by far the nicer person, but he was rolled over by Biden.
Here are my rough notes from the beginning
Ryan walked toward Biden and did the politician handshake.
Ryan took a sip of water to start.
Biden on first question flat suppressed he was smilingbefore the question.
Biden had a strong opening and said, "We will find whoever did this.. "while pointing holding pen.
Terrorist points again.
Ryan’s voice (paralanguage) is higher, squeaky and less“presidential” so when he said, “we mournthe loss of …” sounded less powerful.
As he said, ‘We owe a great debt of gratitude to ourveterans” Ryan had great vocal emphasison the word great. His paralanguage and facial expression were in synch the statement waswarm wonderful and powerful.
Ryan’s downward pinch gesture not strong enough whentalking about deaths at embassy.
Ryan’s response to question about soldiers burning andurinating - He hesitated vocally and did not answer strongly and forcefully. Hisbody didn’t go forward nor did he gesture strongly enough. I think the wordurinate affected his ability to repeat the question. (a technique to respondin debates to give him time.)
Ryan, now he is stronger on watered down sanctions.
Biden is interestinghe his look of incredulous Think this technique of looking and speaking inresponse to Ryan’s answer is
Great hands together as he talks about the inability tocreate nuclear weapon.
Biden gave strong downward striking gesture, What the Iatolasees. We will not allow the
They don’t have a weapon to put it in. Great gestures socertain and sharp.
Ryan is looking at Biden with interest he is taking notes (or faking notes)
Ohhh cool gesture of Biden
He is leaning forward Biden is moving. He is more forwardand certain in his response to question about Jobs.
Ryan does not respond well to Bidens interruption of hiscomment about jobs. Ryan pulls his headback, mouth goes puckered and nose wrinkles and sniffs. His pinched point down gesture again is notpowerful enough.
Ryan is doing the same pointed gesture. It fits him but itis not strong enough to us visually.
Biden as he says, “Any senior out there" Biden looks directly at thecamera and reaches out and gestures to them. (places the grey hair to dark hairin debaters)
Also plays to camera using his favorite phrase, “Folkslisten.”
“Mr. Vice President, Mr. Vice President", Ryan looked directlyat Biden, his eyebrows furrowed in anger, he gestured in attack, but his voicewas not strong enough. Ryan’s gestureand forward movement was not strong enough. He actually honored and respected Biden, just a bit too much. Howinteresting.
Tax cuts –
When Ryan tries to take on Biden directly talking Kennedyhere he does not win.
By the way the moderator is doing a really great job here.Love how strong she looks. She leans in and raises her voice.
Ryan does a good job here initially as he answersthe question. But look at his hands when Biden responds and disagrees with him.Ryan pulls inward and gets smaller. Look as he goes still he holds his hands ina formal hands resting pointed towards each other on the table. That is acentering formal hand position. Again probably coached, but I would havecoached him to spread his hands slightly so he looks centered but stronger. Not looking “smaller” compared to Biden. Ryan is again being respectful. He has towalk a fine line. This makes his job harder.
Ohh finally Ryan is looking at Biden as he talks but now hisexpression has changed. He frowns and brings his head down slightly in a freezeframe of head shake now.
Taliban,
Biden does his first raised arms up and folds his handstogether. This move shows he feels the need to pull back on his internal desireto attack. But interesting as he raises his arms and folds he strikesmomentarily at Martha the moderator.
Fighting Season, Warm months.
One of the big if not the biggest moment in the debate, theBig moment, that will be in the headlines tomorrow when anyone discusses thevice presidential debate. Big battle about Afghan troops replacing our troops.Most real anger if you look at micro facial cues (I see when I look at videoyou see Biden snarl and bar his teeth as seen in any political debate.)
I am noticing that I am disconnected. I want to stop payingattention when Ryan gives his long answers without enough vocal variation andnot enough movement.
Faith, Abortion. Ryan delivers the Bean (his first baby)story very well. He gets to smile he gets to look warm and emotional as hetalks about his daughter.
Biden, “My religion defines who I am.” First time he getschoked up for the first time. We hear the stress in his voice. His voice goes into a stage whisper.
Ryan abortion. Catholic church. When Biden interrupts him Ryan thrust out his tongue,straight out and full. His head movesafter. He is ruffled. Ryan does not hold his ground nonverbally.
Biden, “ We only have one true sacred obligation…”
Biden’s only really big smile(in derision) that I havenoticed thus far in the debate is as he discusses the “scurrilous..” big moneydoing scurrilous things in the campaign. Interesting.
Ryan at 10:00 is giving a really strong close. He is finallymaking intense focused eye contact with the Moderator. I would like him to giveto the camera.
Biden’s near close showing voice strain and face and bodyshows exhaustion gestures getting smaller. Body gets smaller and more still.
Ryan’s response to question to How you would as a humanbeing is
We believe you grow the country with the middle class hedoes a fantastic illustrator gesture as he says. “Middle out top down.”
That’s what this is about great
Ryan, as he closes.Does great as he begins, looking at the camera as he says, “We face a reallybig choice. “ But watch his mouth he is not sure of himself his mouth He givesthis odd forced tight smile as he ends a sentence. Most obviously on his lastline. Looked weak and insincere. If you were just listening not watching hisbody language it would have seemed strong.
I would love to give you insight on the wives but was busylooking at Biden and Ryan.
Another big video slice that will bediscussed in the news. One small thing. Ryan’s little boy not going up out ofthe chair when Ryan pulls him. Ryan’sson not quickly looking at his father as he approached. Instead stayinghunkered down in the chair and smiling to the cameras, makes Ryan look lesspowerful than his little boy. I amappalled at this behavior in his son. I think viewers might ask what is this?How can a child being so attentionseeking and disrespectful. Obama’sdaughter did this at the Democratic convention, now this. If a president and avice presidential candidate can’t get respect and attention from theirchildren what hope do we have in their abllity to lead us or hold or gainour respect.
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
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