Politicians Are Actors — The Secrets Of Optics

The tricks of body language and fashion choices revealed

Politicians are actors. At least to a certain extent.

Actors rehearse before they perform. Politicians rehearse before they perform.

Actors memorise lines. Politicians memorise lines.

Actors obsess over their body language and gestures. Politicians obsess over their body language and gestures.

Do you ever get the sense that politicians don’t seem like regular people? Do you ever feel as though they move and speak differently? That’s because today most politicians that you see on screen have been given media training.

Politicians are taught by media training experts about exactly how to move, act and gesture in front of the camera. These politicians will practise, watch their own footage back, practise again, get advice from experts, and practise again until they have perfected the art of appearing on camera.

Two factors in particular are incredibly important if politicians want to make the right impression on the public: 1. Body Language 2. Fashion (for politicians).

I’m about to go in-depth in exactly why these areas are so important and exactly how politicians craft their body language and…