Video Interview: Universal facial expressions of emotion

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Written By Sophie Zadeh
Courtney Waller, Sophie Zadeh Interview
 

Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Filmmaker, Courtney Waller, from Courtney Waller Productions. Courtney was interviewing me for the second time. You can see the first interview here.

 

Are there Universal Expressions of Emotion?

This time we were talking about the topic of my TED-Ed animation (embedded at the end of this post)–Are there Universal Expressions of Emotion.

We dig deep into the topic and discuss the interesting science behind expressions. We touch on several areas including:

  • The universal expressions.

  • The history of emotion–Duchenne electrocuting his subjects to simulate expression.

  • 'Display rules'–cultural expression of emotion.

  • Animal and human expression.

  • The effects of botox on expression and our experience of emotion, and the potential for treating depression and OCD with botox.

  • How we can trigger emotions.

  • Macro-expressions and micro-expressions.

 

Can you spot my involuntary stress indicator?

I've said before that I'm out of my comfort zone in the presence of a camera. I'm doing my best to conceal this fear, but there's an involuntary stress indicator that gives the game away. Can you spot it? It's most obvious right at the start and at the end of the video when I turn to look into the camera...

It’s high blink rate

 

Courtney Waller Interviews Sophie Zadeh

 

Sophie Zadeh’s TED-Ed Animation: Are there Universal Expressions of Emotion?

Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: http://bit.ly/2z8YFSo View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-there-universal-expressions-of-emotion-sophie-zadeh The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture?

 

Learn • Develop • Improve

 

Want to learn more about Universal Expressions and Emotion?

Read this post: What are Universal Expressions?

Read this post: Emotion Spotting: Expressions and Microexpressions

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Sophie Zadeh

Nonverbal Communication Specialist, Sophie Zadeh empowers people to take communication to the next level–unlocking the secrets of the body and voice. With her unique and extensive expertise in non-verbal communication, together with her captivating delivery method, Sophie inspires her audience to experience, first hand, the immediate and positive impact of body language and vocal power–providing valuable insights every person can apply to their personal and professional life.

Sophie is incredibly passionate about her topic and what she enjoys most, is watching her audience let down their guard, open up and become excited about it too. Her mission is to enrich their lives and create positive outcomes.

When she’s not at work, people watching or trying to solve a murder, Sophie will be saving the planet, being creative or cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

https://sophiezadeh.com
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