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Behavioural Psychologist
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How to spot a winner

Fitzdares Times

Facial clues help you identify champions - 15 June 2017

What does Trump’s body language say about his mindset? Let us count the ways

The Globe & Mail

What happened when Trump met Macron - 26 May 2017

What does Donald Trump’s handshake say about him?

The Guardian

Trump's handshake takes the form of a yank-shake  - 15 February 2017

The seven faces of Donald Trump – a psychologist’s view

The Guardian

The Seven faces of Trump - 15 January 2017

What body language tells us about the second presidential debate

The Guardian

The second presidential debate between Clinton and Trump - 10 October 2016

The Brexit Carnival

The Huff Post

The Brexit Campaign is compared to a medieval carnival  - 5 September 2016

Eyes on the prize

Fitzdares Times

Victory and defeat at the Olympics - 1 June 2016

The special relationship decoded: Obama and Cameron's body language tells us plenty

The Guardian

David Cameron and Barack Obama display the "attention structure" observed in troops of chimpanzees.  - 16 January 2015

G20 body language decoded: a spring in Obama's step but no pat for Putin

The Guardian 

Greeting between Putin and Obama more reserved than normal, while Cameron's reception is cordial and businesslike.  - 5 Sept 2013

The Queen-McGuinness handshake: what the body language revealed

The Guardian

The actions of the Queen and Martin McGuinness suggest one of them was more invested in the handshake than the other.  - 27 Jun 2012   

Cameron and Clegg show united front, but it's a long way from the rose garden

The Guardian

The gentle banter and bonhomie has been replaced by a display of seriousness in a far more down-to-earth setting.  - 8 May 2012

François Hollande and Angela Merkel: the body language

The Guardian

Formal handshakes – none of those awkward kisses that the German leader and Sarkozy used to lavish on each other.  - 16 May 2012

Phone hacking: Rupert and James Murdoch's careful body language

The Guardian

Murdoch pair use carefully prepared posturing such as emphatic gestures and controlled pauses at MPs' committee hearing.  - 19 July 2011

Obama uses his deep voice and jutting jaw to project authority

The Guardian

It wasn't just what the president said – it was the way he said it that made him look purposeful and visionary.  - 25 May 2011

Queen's body language reveals no upper hand in symbolic handshake

The Guardian

Irish President Mary McAleese dispensed with her telltale 'I'm-in-charge nappy pat' but neither did she dip her head or bend her knee.  - 17 May 2011

An article on untrustworthy body language

DailyMail

What can body language give away about how trustworthy someone is? 
- 6 January 2011

Body language: Move to leadership is in the eyes

The Guardian

During his speech the wide-eyed look was replaced by a narrowing of the eyes, making him look more threatening.  - 28 September 2010

How Ed Miliband's body language gave away Labour leadership results

The Guardian

Poker faces in front of TV audience were not enough to stop the five candidates revealing the winner.  -  26 September 2010

Is Nick Clegg metamorphosing into David Cameron?

The Guardian

Nick Clegg's body language shows he is getting even more like David Cameron.  - 20 September 2010

An article on Tony Hayward's body language 

The Telegraph

When questioned about the BP oil spill Tony Hayward's body language gave away more than he wanted; Peter Collett uncovers. - 18 Jun 2010

The coalition cabinet's body language

The Guardian

We asked Tim Dowling and body language expert Peter Collett to analyse this photograph of the first meeting of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat cabinet.  - 13 May 2010 

David Cameron's body language reminds Nick Clegg who's in charge

The Guardian

Handshakes, back slaps, head nods and laughter give clues to likely future relationship between coalition partners.  - 12 May 2010

What stars really think: watch their TV body language

The Guardian

Psychologist Peter Collett reckons he knows whether Blair was telling porkies, Brüno and Em were faking it, and how Simon Cowell stays top dog.  - 20 February 2010

Zambia boldly goes

NewStatesman

In the recent celebrations of the moon landings 40 years ago, the space race between the Americans and the Russians has been the focus of attention. Little do people realise that Zambia was also in the running to be the first to place a man on the moon.  - 30 July 2009

Expert view: first meeting of Gordon Brown's new cabinet

The Guardian

Today the cameras were allowed into the cabinet room to record the first meeting of Gordon Brown's new cabinet, which of course was only new in name because only three of the people around the table are new additions, and at least one – Peter Hain – has returned through the revolving cabinet door.  - 10 June 2009

The 'power touch' of Barack Obama at the G20 summit

The Guardian

Ever since Air Force One touched down at Stansted, Barack Obama has been patting people on the back. Not only is he the most tactile US president of recent times - even more so than touchy-feely George Bush - he was the biggest slapper at the G20 summit.  - 3 April 2009

An article on optimism in the recession

The Telegraph

Peter writes about the importance of positive thinking during the recession. - 17 March 2009

An article on Gordon Brown's greeting with George Bush

DailyMail

Peter talks about Gordon Brown's handshake-slip-up in his meeting with George Bush.  - 19 June 2008

Martin and Ian on the couch

Belfast Telegraph

Oxford psychologist Dr Peter Collett analyses the relationship between Paisley and McGuinness in tonight's BBC One NI documentary The Honeymooners and says it's abundantly clear there was a real chemistry between the Chuckles.  - 9 June 2008

Keeping and Eye on Big Brother

The Psychologist

Peter examines the psychology of the big brother house - October 2001. The Psychologist, Vol 14, No. 10, pp 510 -511, 2001
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