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Keating analyzes candidates' expressions for TV stations

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Next time you watch the presidential candidates speak, pay close attention to their unspoken language鈥搒ignals such as facial expressions, posture, and hand gestures.
What the candidates don鈥檛 say could actually speak volumes about them, according to psychology professor Carrie Keating, an expert in facial characteristics and gestures.


After watching video clips of recent presidential debates and studying photos of the candidates, Keating appeared last week on two Syracuse television stations, WSTM-TV (NBC) and WSYR-TV (ABC), providing expert analysis of the candidates鈥 expressions.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e mindful of how they say something. I don鈥檛 think you can get to the top level, the top rung in politics anymore, without being a pretty fair actor,鈥 Keating told WSYR-TV.
Keating believes Republican front-runner John McCain makes good use of his body and hands when he speaks, often leaning in to establish a closeness with those listening to him.
She said Democrat Barack Obama benefits from being tall and having a defined jaw 鈥 鈥渁ttributes that give them the look of a leader.鈥
As for Democrat Hillary Clinton, Keating told both TV stations that Clinton鈥檚 biggest challenge is balancing perceived power with likeability.
鈥淚f she looks masculine, competent and dominant, she doesn鈥檛 look feminine, warm and approachable.鈥
Hamilton鈥檚 Chenango Summer MusicFest, founded by music professor Laura Klugherz, also made headlines.
This month鈥檚 edition of Chamber Music magazine sings the praises of the festival: 鈥淭he stationery of the Chenango Summer MusicFest in Hamilton, New York, includes the inscription 鈥榳here the worlds of music blossom amid small-town charm,鈥 and it seems the festival is making good on that slogan.鈥
The article, 鈥淢exico: A Return Visit,鈥 highlights the local festival鈥檚 success at incorporating Mexican chamber music into the program.
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