Shame, shame, shame! That was the theme of Tiger Woods‘ 14-minute press conference/mea culpa on Friday afternoon. While verbally, Woods’ expressed how wrong, foolish and selfish he had been, Tiger’s body language spoke to the immense shame and humiliation he felt while having to publicly admit his wrongdoing – Popeater reports. According to body language experts we spoke with about the Friday fiasco, Tiger was absolutely truthful and repentant. What they said after the jump!
“Shame causes a person to feel inferior to, and ’smaller’ than, others — something Tiger probably hasn’t experienced much in recent years. But you can see his unconscious attempt to appear ’smaller’ by the very subdued posture, and lack of gesturing,” explains body language expert Vincent Harris. “The fact that Tiger was displaying non-verbal signs of shame only tells us he is humiliated by the disapproval of others, but not that he felt guilt about his actions before others knew about his behavior.”
Tiger only held his head high when he talked about others, his wife, mother, fans and friends. The rest of the time, the level of his chin remained much lower, as if he were trying to put himself in a small box.
His pivotal moment of shame came when Tiger admitted that he had convinced himself that normal rules did not apply to him.
“At this point he brought his head down into a bow of submission and shame,” Wood says.
He repeated his bow of submission when he admitted that for the past 45 days he has been getting help for his problems in rehab.
Tiger’s body language also belied a distinct sincerity when he told the audience that Elin had never engaged in domestic violence against him.
“He was shaking his head no as he said it, so his subconscious was in agreement with what he was saying,” Wood explains. “That was a true moment for him.”
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