**The Seven Basic Emotions and their Universal Expressions**

1. Joy
2. Surprise
3. Contempt
4. Sadness
5. Anger
6. Disgust
7. Fear
**BONUS**
Mirroring
Dominance
Fake/Polite Smiles
Feet
Incongruent
Good Body Language
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Joy - True happiness, genuine smiles. Eye squint always prominent.

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Zoe Saldaña wins Oscar for best supporting actress 2025

Princess of Wales Catherine Middleton and King Charles

President Joe Biden

Glen Powell and his dog Brisket

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg

President Joe Biden at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Donald Trump and Nigel Farage

President Joe Biden at a Press Conference July 2024

Boy receives new shoes during WWII

Between2 Stands Hosts

Assistant Principal Cello, Abe Feder; Assistant Principal Percussion, Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal; and horn, Scott Strong.

Victorian couple trying not to laugh during a photoshoot in 1890

Britney Spears

Prince William and wife Kathrine Middleton

Lynda Carter

Jennifer Lopez

Surprise - Shock, surprise, and awe. Wide eyes and mouth.

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the Oscar Awards 2025

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Ella Emhoff via Nylon

Concert fan at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Toronto, via CBC News

Hannah Einbinder - Emmy's Awards 2024

Young boy meeting Andre the Giant

Duchess Katherine Middleton

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Contempt - Superiority, annoyance. One side facial effect. Pursed or tight lips.

Joel Mchale

Joel Mchale revisits the Good, the Bad, and the Violent Times on Community
‘Inside Of You Clips”

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Chevy Chase at SNL

Marcus Lemonis

MLC @ChiCyph80 on Twitter/X

Senator Bob Menendez

Heading to court on bribery charges

Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland U.S. Democratic Primary against three-term David Trone

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Gary Vaynerchuk

President Donald Trump 2/19/25

Dr. Oz

Jared Kushner

Michelle Obama

Peter Dinklage

King Charles

Ryan Gosling

Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Liz Cheney

President Obama and President Elect Donald Trump

A California Christian school counselor and youth/bible camp volunteer has been arrested for producing CSAM.

Kieran Culkin

Jon Stewart smirk

Jon Stewart smirk via Instagram ‘jonstewartdaily’

Meryl Streep On Filming BIG LITTLE LIES with Nicole Kidman via Youtube AFI

Prince Charles

Sadness - Sorrow, downtrodden, lips veer down. Affects chin first.

https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Sadness

@Pixar

Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/31/trump-tariffs-global-stock-markets?utm_term=67ea83c7706c53c01fbd3a719971b333&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

Tusli Gabbard

National intelligence head Tusli Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe to give testimony on threats to lawmakers

Trump's frown

‘A dark day’ for American children: Trump issues order to kill the Department of Education via Tiktok - Democratic Governors 3/21/25

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump

Prince Harry & Meghan at the Invictus Opening Ceremony 2/8/25

Utah Firefighters 2/4/2025

Fria Baby

Princess Diana

Jennifer Lawrence at the ‘Bread & Roses’ premiere 11/24

Jennifer and Quinta’s full Actors on Actorsconversation Variety / Via youtube.com

Tina Peters

A former Colorado county clerk who promoted a 2020 conspiracy theories was sentenced to 9 years in prison

Ari Melber and Stephen Miller

Rihanna

Jackie Kennedy at her husband’s funeral, 1963

Fred Rogers 'Mr. Rogers'

A father looks for his two missing sons during the Kosovo war in 1999

Theresa May and Vladimir Putin

General Dwight Eisenhower while giving speech to veterans in 1952 about those who died under his command on D-Day:

Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress

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Nicholas Alexander Chavez on his split with Tabyana Ali

Taylor Swift laughed off being booed at the Super Bowl 2/9/25 via

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Anger - Exposed clenched teeth, piercing glance, furrowed brows.

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President Zelensky and Donald Trump at the Oval Office 2/28/25

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Luigi Mangione

President Zelensky and Donald Trump at the Oval Office 2/28/25

Marvel movie magazine cover

Jared Kushner

Female audience members at the Univision Trump Town Hall 10/24

Disgust - Repel, revolt. Nose wrinkle, lip pulled up.

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Trump reacts to something he doesn’t like in the Oval Office on March 6th

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1j6eljm/trump_reacts_to_something_he_doesnt_like_in_the/

Donald Trump 2/7/25

Brett Kavanaugh

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett looking at President Trump 3/6/25

Fear - Terror, anxiety, petrified.

https://metrophiladelphia.com/inside-out-2/

Mirroring - An easy way to create rapport is by mirroring someone’s body stance or style.

President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu 2/4/25

Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson’s long wait

PHOTOS: ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/ VALERIE MACON/ SHY MCGRATH/ ERIC CHARBONNEAU/ GABE GINSBERG/ GETTY IMAGES

Elon Musk with Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, the Reform UK party treasurer, at Mar-a-Lago

Sean Combs (Diddy) and Jay Z

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Dominance - Dominating space. Creating leadership is usually the one who takes up the most space.

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Anna Kendrick - Avoidant behavior

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One day after threatening to disband FEMA, Trump is greeted by fire-ravaged California Governor Newsome

One day after threatening to disband FEMA, Trump is greeted by fire-ravaged California Governor Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump

Prince Charles and Princess Diana

President Trump and Vladimir Putin

President Trump and Kim Jong Un

Secretary Clinton and President Putin

President Obama and President Putin

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The Tim Hillmer Team Agents

Guess which one has the most dominance? Hint, it’s not the boss.

Fake/Polite/Business Smiles - When smiles don’t reach up to the eyes, mouth is flat.

President Donald Trump March 2025

Bethenny Frankel for Social Media Week

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy at Mufasa: The Lion King Premiere

Donald Trump Jr and Kimberly Guilfoyle (ironically, a week later they announced their split) - distancing body language and flat smiles

Brittany Spears

Donald Trump

Nicholas Cage

Nicki Minaj

Donald Trump Jr.

Kylie Jenner

Marilyn Monroe

Melania Trump

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Steve Harvey

Amanda Bynes and John Travolta

Rita Hayworth via Reddit

Feet - Directional language. Watch when feet are positioned in different directions.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kamala Harris 2024

Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/history/debate/kennedynixon/index.html

Ambassador Hillary Clinton and President Putin

President Obama and President Putin

Joe Biden and President Putin

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The Tim Hillmer Team Agents

Incongruent -When the words don’t match the body language.

Head doesn’t follow word that are said, or fake crying; no tears.

HLN Vengeance: Killer Millionaires “Wealthy Widow”

GRAMMYs: Beyoncé “SHOCKED” By Best Country Album Win

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Alaila Everett, a track star and senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, is speaking out about the viral footage showing her strike an opponent in the head with her baton. via DailyMail

https://www.wavy.com/news/i-c-norcom-track-star-speaks-out-after-hitting-opponent-in-head-with-baton/

Alaila Everette (18) has been charged with assault and battery after hitting her competitor across the back of the head with a metal baton during the VA league championship

*Bonus - Good Body Language - Leadership, positivity, ease, and comfort.

Conan O'Brien

via Hour Detroit Magazine

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Women of Detroit 2024

The Wonder Women’s Guide to Finding The Courage To Become an Empowering & Transformative Leader - Christina-Lauren Pollack of Inspirations & Celebrations

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Sara Jane Ho - Etiquette expert for the 2022 Netflix series Mind Your Manners

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Andy Samberg

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