Did Tiger's Body Language Betray Him?

(CBS)  While Tiger Woods seemed honest and genuine during his long-awaited public statement Friday, his body language detracted from it by making it seem staged and over-rehearsed.

That, according to former FBI body language expert Joe Navarro, author of "Louder Than Words."

On "The Early Show Saturday Edition," Navarro told co-anchor Erica Hill, "This (apology) was very staged. And I think over-rehearsal actually hurt Tiger Woods in this event."

Navarro says Woods came across "as being very emotional. Deeply, deeply troubled by what's happened. Very contrite. Very humble. I think very honest, but, unfortunately, too rehearsed."

"I think he came across as genuine," Navarro added. "I think what detracted from him was he practiced this speech too long."

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He says Woods' non-verbal communication began revealing things about his state of mind even before his statement did - as he walked to the podium. "It looked unusual," Navarro observed. "Usually he comes into a room, he dominates the room. Here, he looked very humble. His eyes were shaking a little bit, he's grasping onto that lectern. And he looked very contrite."

Woods many long pauses and deep breaths were noteworthy, too, Navarro noted.

At one point, Woods said, "I want to say to each of you simply and directly (long pasue, deep breath), I am deeply sorry."

That, says Navarro, was "a cathartic exhale. We do this when we are deeply and emotionally troubled. This is very genuine behavior. It lets us know that he's really feeling a lot of pain."

Woods' tightly holding onto the lectern most of the time was also worth pointing to, Navarro said. At one time, though, Woods let go, as he was talking about some personal issues.

"You see a very somber audience, which was obviously put there for a purpose," Navarro says. "But in his gestures the whole time, he's hanging on, and then we have him talking about some personal issues and so forth. And that's the first time that we actually see him raising his hands and gesturing."

And when his hand went to his heart when he talked about his wife - was that genuine or a staged move? "I think that's genuine," Navarro replied.

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Top 20 Things Tiger Shouldn't Say At His Press Conference

20) " Good morning, and thank you for joining me. I hope most of you have already got in your morning sex and are about to have some during lunch-time too after my statement. Everyone has a good reason to be critical of me since you all know I have a problem keeping my pants on. I want to be simple and direct. I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in even though this is rehearsed. I thought the rules didn't apply to me. But they do. I've never done any performance enhancing drugs. I have had Minute Maid and sniffed a little glue at one time or another like anybody else. I would like to ask the press to leave my wife and kids alone. I can verify any rumors about anymore infidelity to them without your help. I must start living a life of integrity without wild unprotected sex that can get caught by the press. Character and decency are important when using Trojan condoms. They do say that the ribbed ones are the best ones for true pleasure. I strayed away from Buddhism and went straight into hard core Bootyism. "
19 ) " I am sorry that I was caught and now have to apologize to so many women that I will never have sex with."'
18) '' When hearing my caddy scream hole in one. I had no idea how many holes I could get into off of the course."
17 ) " Yes, I AM TIGER. I AM TIGER. I AM A SEX MACHINE. I AM A GIGOLO. I AM MAN. THEY ARE WOMEN.
I AM A SEX ADDICT. I'M NOT ARROGANT. I'M TRYING TO APOLOGIZE. ''
16) '' I apologize to my wife and my fans. Because I had so many women on my TO DO LIST.''
15) '' My 9 clubs are usually saved for the golfing tour and not for my head. Elin never hit me on Thanksgiving night even though I was the real turkey. She did however threaten me several times during our arguments about how she desperately wanted to cut my b****off. Some people have made up thing that never happened. Like saying I had sex with another Hooters girl in the back of her car. Elin deserves praise and not blame. I was caught for being a bad cheater. That's why! Whenever I play I say foursome. I mean FOUR! ''
14) " It was never my intention to engage in any lascivious behavior with any Disney Characters. "
13) I am sorry that I didn't know about the settings on my I-Phone before this happened to me. My failures have made me realize if you're going to cheat then do it the smart way. "
12) '' I do believe that all fire hydrants should be safe for the fire departments and dogs to use.''
11)'' Yes, I was sex-texting before I had my crash."
10) I don't need racial diversity training like people think. Yes, I know some of them were s****s and weren't black women. But somebody had to hit it.
9) I received no personal consultation from Congressman Joe Wilson and his white supremacy group Sons OF The Confederacy on the rules of lying.
8) '' I NEVER had sex with that woman! But I did have sex with that woman."
7) '' No I haven't gotten any email from the Pope about my playlist. Noo! No! My music playlist. ''
6) '' No, I don't endorse sex with animals like some people do."
5) '' Yes, I do endorse hanging out with girl groupies like John Mayer and saying the '' N'' word.
4) '' I'm sorry, son. I'm not your father. But I did have sex with your mother."
3) '' No, I don't have a Top Ten List of Women for the Lettermen Show.''
2) '' No! No! The rumors about a Tiger Woods SEX App for the I-Phone are all untrue. As I continue to move forward. I will still look at women with really big booties. I will return to golf one day and have those great sudden death matches that I used to have without jumping in bed with many women."

Top 20 Reason No. 1

'' Finally, there are many people in this room and at home who believe in me. Today I ask for your help and that you find room in your heart to believe in me again yes, me, Tiger Woods. A $billion dollar athlete who has had sex with many women and wants sympathy from everybody while more important things are going on in the world. Look! The rumors about me being booked through out the summer at the Bunny Ranch in Las Vegas are false. Thank you. "

WHO CARES? Could switching to GEICO now save him 15% or more on his car insurance? Are his girlfriends also insured? Will cartoon Icon Bugs Bunny finally eat fricassee of rabbit? Will Elmer Fudd finally get proper pronunciation locked down? WHAT? Is he crying?

[ladydmx]

The name of this situation should be "Eyes wide shut". Apoligize to them for helping him committ adultry? And Ms. Alred should get a real life. These ladies should have thought about how they violated his wife!!!! Do you think they all weren't aware of this man's situation and I'm sure the biggest majority of them knows that behind closed doors and sex people will say and promise you the world. W H A T Y O U T H I N K!!!!!!

[Belfob62]

Sure, he had only his sponsors in the room. I would have been happy if he took questions, yet, ...STILL USED SAME ANSWERS. And for folks that criticize him for not having same emotional affect he did during press conferences prior to this....PLEASE...he's humiliated as he should be! Or people that say he's depressed....well given the grief he's caused ...seems like normal affect to me. I am not into golf, but that guy apologized and will have to prove himself to his wife, and the rest of the world by his behavior.

[cleric60]

"He/she without sin cast the first stone"...Jesus said. (John 8:7)
Tiger Woods has confessed his sin, he asks for forgiveness from those he hurt. (We pray forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us) So, Tiger Woods your sins are forgiven...live in peace!"

[pragmatist1]

This was a staged vapid presentation sans the press. I think if Tiger would've limited his romps to one or two, which still would've been one or two too many, then there probably wouldn't be this type of attention and scrutiny being given to his disgusting frenetic adulterous affairs. But, ten or more? How smarmy is that? The guy is only contrite because he got caught. Elin and the kids should leave him and let him act like a boy with no scrupples or morals.

[7276sps]

It was his Body Language that got him into this just another Black guy who could not control himself the prisons are full of them!

[billy3700]

Eldrick Tont Woods AKA Tiger Woods,You have got to be kidding me with a name like that we gotta cut him some slack,
His achievements are numerous and countless , his first achievement at the early age of eight at the
Junior World Golf Championship which was an incredible achievement at this young age.Found loads of great stuff on Tiger
in this article.H
http://ketiva.com/Sports/tiger_woods.html

[billy3700]

Eldrick Tont Woods AKA Tiger Woods,You have got to be kidding me with a name like that we gotta cut him some slack,
His achievements are numerous and countless , his first achievement at the early age of eight at the
Junior World Golf Championship which was an incredible achievement at this young age.Found loads of great stuff on Tiger
in this article.H
<a href="http://ketiva.com/Sports/tiger_woods.html">http://ketiva.com/Sports/tiger_woods.html</a>

[hmmIwonder]

Can you teach a liar new tricks? That depends on how 'old' he/she or his/her habit is. 99% of liars lie for selfish reasons and so "he who lies for you will lie against you".

[eyemdope]

Why is the title so misleading? Just about the entire article has this body language expert finding that Woods' body language was CONSISTENT with what he was saying. At no point does he articulate how the 'over rehearsal' of the speech found its way into his body language and betrayed his words.

WHY DOES CBS CHOOSE TO STOOP TO SUCH SENSATIONALIZED TABLOID REPORTING?!?!?!

What crass and undignified journalism.

[debbie1120]

I think everyone should just leave him alone. He isn't the first or only celebrity to have done this. This is no ones business. Let Tiger and his family deal with this in private.