The Definitive Book of Body Language

The Power Is in Your Hands

Gaining the Upper Hand -

JFK using the left-hand

side advantage to put

Richard Nixon into the

weaker-looking position

Their famous election debate revealed a remarkable testimony
to the power of body language. Polls showed that the majority
of Americans who listened to the debate on radio believed that
Nixon was the victor but the majority of those who watched it
on television believed Kennedy to be the clear winner. This
shows how Kennedy's persuasive body language made the dif-
ference and eventually won him the Presidency.

Standing on the left side of

shot gives Bill Clinton the

Upper Hand advantage over

Tony Blair