![]() ![]() E-mail your picture to subject line "SMILE" SEND US A PICTURE of your smile for body language expert Robert Phipps to analyse If you have good teeth, flaunt them but avoid the big cheesy grin because it can look ridiculous." "Be aware of your teeth and be honest to yourself about them. Practising in the mirror is a good idea because you can tell what works, he says, and if you're lacking confidence then it's better to give a small smile than a cheesy grin, especially if you have bad teeth. "The smile is not brought about by emotions but by a person changing their muscle shapes. The expression is stiff and not relaxed because the muscles are tense. You can look into the eyes and you know this person is not smiling for real. Personality coach Jeremy Milnes says you can spot a bad smile because there's no honesty in the eyes. The non-verbal communication of politicians is all about image and those three men knew when to pause, when to slow things down, when to look there and when to look elsewhere. It's important to smile at the right moment because smiling at the wrong moment means your message is completely and utterly lost." ![]() You are either believed or not believed by how you present yourself. "A smile is key to an overall impression. He could smile, then change his expression, look somewhere else and then return to the smile again. Mr Blair was adept at the timing of the smile, he says. Three of the best smilers in politics are Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, says Mr Phipps, and they all exude confidence and relaxation. "Gordon Brown is one of those people that can't hide his emotions very well and when he smiles genuinely - when he's with his wife and kids and quite relaxed - he's got quite a warm face but when he puts on the smile for the cameras it's not natural." Genuine smiles make the eyes and the corner of the mouth turn to meet each other but fake it and it's hard to make these muscles work because they are not easy to control. The zygomatic muscle turns the corner of the lips up to meet the eyes and the orbicularis oculi squints the corners of the eyes and causes the crows' feet. There are two muscles that move when we smile, he says. ![]()
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