Brief Update: 30 April 2010 - Prime Minister Debate update

Election Coverage: the Prime Ministerial Debates

I have made comments on radio (see below), on the leading story on the BBC web site, and on my own body language blog on the first ever Prime Minister's Debate series, which includes short articles entitled:

David Cameron Wins by a Smile - 30 April
Has Body Language Changed the Election? - 23 April
Cameron's Body Language Needed to Improve, and It Did - 22 April
Based on Body Language, Nick Clegg Won First Debate - 16 April

This is an historic election for Britain. For the first time ever, the potential Prime Ministers are debating on television. I am covering the body language for the BBC. The precise dates and times include regular election analysis on the BBC web site, including the first debate here, the second debate here, and the third debate right here. See below in "my current events" for radio interviews.

Welcome

My name is Dr. Harry Witchel and my concern is the science of the body and its language. Primarily, my interests revolve around the following topics:

I reveal the elements of non-verbal communication that are of practical importance. With everything I demonstrate, I apply the 'Monday morning test': what do people remember the next Monday, and how easily are they able to apply the material in their own careers?
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My Show Reel

See a brief sample of my TV appearances (my show reel)
Watch... 30.1MB mov File (5 minutes 26 seconds).

My Current Events

I have appeared on the following:

BBC Radio Bristol - Steve LeFevre's Election Coverage. 8:35 AM Friday 23 April
Listen... 1.7 MB mpg File (3 minutes 35 seconds).

Talk Radio Europe (800,000 listeners) - Covering both the second debate and body language generally, this is a longer, wide ranging interview with Maurice Boland, who says some outrageous and funny lines. 11:40 AM EST Friday 23 April
Listen... 7 MB mpg File (14 minutes 30 seconds).

LBC Radio - Nick Ferrari's Election Coverage. 8:10 AM Friday 16 April
Listen... 1 MB mpg File (2 minutes 25 seconds).

BBC Radio Sussex & BBC Radio Surrey 10:10 AM Friday 16 April. I spoke just before Gordon Brown came into the BBC Brighton studio.
Listen... 1.3 MB mpg File (2 minutes 50 seconds - a selection from a much longer interview with 3 guests).

My Recent Radio Interview on detecting lies

With Richard Madeley (of "Richard and Judy")

Date: 8 April 2010

I was interviewed on the BBC Radio 2 Drive Time show. The interviewer was Richard Madeley, and we talked how to recognise lying; he admitted that when he lied to his wife, she could always tell.

Listen... 5 MB mpg File (5 minutes 13 seconds).

in The National Review

"The Importance of Having Multiple Funders in Science"

Date: 25 January 2010 issue
Web site for The National Review Magazine

The National Review is a conservative political journal published in the USA that was originally founded by William F. Buckley. It is often humorous. I take issue with a previous article claiming that American science is better than British science because the US scientific establishment is more entrepreneurial.

15 Minutes of Fame: On TV and Radio

On the Couch With Big Brother

Watch as I discuss the new housemates' body language with Davina.
Watch... 22.7MB mov File (10 minutes 49 seconds).

Newsnight.

Watch me go head to head with Jeremy Paxman on BBC 2's Newsnight. Paxman wanted me to tell him why the England Cricket Team keeps failing.
Watch... 90 MB mov File (3 minutes 5 seconds).

Radio 4.

Listen to me talk about the science of laughter whilst experimenting on Nick Baker on BBC Radio 4's "Ha Ha Science".
Listen... 5.24MB mp3 File (5 minutes 43 seconds).

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Hear me on BBC Radio 4
Listen... 2.94MB mp3 File (3 minutes 12 seconds).

I was on Big Brother's Big Brain!
Watch... 41.6MB mov File (7 minutes 8 seconds).
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