Mark Bowden (English author)

Mark Bowden is an author on body language and human behavior.[1]

Bowden's nonverbal techniques for influence and persuasion have been described in the Canadian national press as a “secret weapon” for G7 leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.[2] His techniques derive from evolutionary psychology, behavioral psychology, and embodied cognition.[3][4] Most notable is Bowden's GesturePlane System, and the specific use of open palm hand gestures in what he coins as the "TruthPlane"[5][6][7] (the horizontal plane at navel height on the human body) to create feelings of trust, credibility, and confidence when communicating. This model was first put forward in his 2010 book, Winning Body Language.[8]

He is the President of The National Communication Coach Association of Canada.[9]

Bowden is a commentator for national news networks globally on the body language of senior politicians.[10] During US Presidential and Canadian Federal elections and debates, along with subsequent diplomatic meetings, he has commented in the international and national press and on network news worldwide on the body language of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Justin Trudeau, and Andrew Scheer.[11][12][13][14][15] Bowden contributes to GQ magazine on modern male culture and behavior.[16][17] He has also commented on the nonverbal behavior of Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighters Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones for Vox Media's SBNation.[18]


Early life

Bowden was born in Northampton, England, educated at Weston Favell School, and trained on the site of the former secret intelligence service, GCHQ base of MI19, Trent Park,[19] at Middlesex University, London, graduating 1991, (BA Hons, Performing Arts).[20]

Bowden concurrently studied between 1989 and 1995 in London with French masters of physical theatre and the psychology of movement, Philippe Gaulier and Jacques Lecoq; Italian Nobel Prize winner and satirical comedian, Dario Fo; Canadian improvisational theatre master, Keith Johnstone; the British acrobat Johnny Hutch MBE.[21] and with the internationally acclaimed Theatre de Complicite.

Performance

Film, theater, and TV

From 1991 to 2007 Bowden performed in film, theatre, and television, including:

The Nike Streaker

Mark Bowden notoriously starred in the 2003 Nike Streaker Super Bowl ad, lauded by AdWeek as one of the top ten soccer commercials ever made.[23] Shot by British director, Frank Budgen[24] at Millwall Football Club, the ad—in which a streaker (Bowden) clad only in a long scarf and a pair of Nike Shox NZ running shoes darts across the field during an English soccer game, dodging police—prompted calls and emails to Nike asking whether the incident was real.[25] This led to Bowden being awarded a Nude of The Week in Sports Illustrated,[26] and earned him heavy criticism from the US Christian Evangelist activist group, Concerned Women For America who lobbied for Bowden to be banned from US national TV. The ad was voiced by comedian, Steve Coogan. In February, 2003, Reebok released a commercial featuring linebacker Terry Tate that parodies the Nike Streaker commercial; in the Reebok ad, Tate tackles a streaker then proclaims, "You just did it, so I had to hit it". This advertisement was one of several competitive and deliberate spoofs of the Nike Streaker Ad from rival companies.[27]

British Council

In 2002 Bowden worked as a cultural attache for The British Council in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Habima Theatre, as associate director on Seven Days with controversial Palestinian Arab Israeli actor and film director, Mohammad Bakri in the lead role. Bowden also worked as an adviser to the Arts Council of Great Britain and was supported by The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in his arts teaching work across the UK and abroad.

TEDx Toronto

In 2013, Bowden was chosen as a speaker for the 5th Annual TEDx Toronto to deliver a speech around the theme of "The Choices We Make".[28] On September 26, 2013 at The Royal Conservatory of Music, Bowden delivered his speech The Importance Of Being Inauthentic.[29]

Bibliography

Books
  • Mark Bowden and Tracey Thomson, Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking (HarperCollins, 2018)[30]
  • Mark Bowden, Tame the Primitive Brain: 28 Ways in 28 Days to Manage the Most Impulsive Behaviors at Work (Wiley, 2013)[31]
  • Mark Bowden with Andrew Ford, Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals: Control the Conversation and Connect with Your Customer―without Saying a Word (McGraw-Hill, 2013)[32]
  • Mark Bowden, Winning Body Language: Control the Conversation, Command Attention, and Convey the Right Message without Saying a Word (McGraw-Hill, 2010)[33]

References
  1. "Mark Bowden Amazon Author Page".
  2. "Cribb: Harper's secret weapon? The 'Truth Plane' | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. "How body language can undermine your message". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. "The practice of powerful body language". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. Cunningham, Steve (2010-11-14). "Winning Body Language by Mark Bowden". ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  6. "Cribb: Harper's secret weapon? The 'Truth Plane' | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  7. "Seven tips for more confident presentations". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  8. Bowden, Mark (2010). Winning body language : control the conversation, command attention, and convey the right message--without saying a word. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071701648. OCLC 646069588.
  9. "National Communication Coaching Association - About Us". nccacanada.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  10. Politics, Canadian (2013-12-09). "Six things to know about photo of relaxed-looking Harper with former PMs en route to South Africa | National Post". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  11. News; World (2016-09-27). "Clinton and Trump, beyond words: What the handshakes, smiles, grimaces, pointing and sniffles revealed | National Post". Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  12. "Debate body language: Decoding Trump and Clinton's unspoken messages | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  13. Szklarski, Cassandra. "Donald Trump redéfinit l'art de la poignée de main". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  14. "Trump's jabs, Clinton's upraised palms could reveal who has the upper hand in debates". CBC News.
  15. "Analyzing the leaders' body language". ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  16. Nast, Condé. "Why Do Guys Always Have to Pat Each Other on the Back When They Hug?". GQ. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  17. Nast, Condé. "GQ's Guide to Not Screwing Up a Greeting Ever Again". GQ. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  18. Bissell, Tim (2018-09-03). "Body Language Breakdowns: Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and more". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  19. Cacciottolo, Mario (2013-01-18). "Secret listeners who bugged the Nazis". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  20. "Published alumni | Middlesex University London". www.mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  21. "The International Workshop Festival Collection (1988 - 2001) - English and Drama blog". blogs.bl.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  22. Curry, Jane Kathleen (2002). John Guare: a research and production sourcebook. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313016674. OCLC 57471858.
  23. Nudd|April 14, Tim; 2011. "Top 10 Soccer Commercials Ever Made". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-04-13.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. Cozens, Claire (2003-01-28). "Nike's streak of genius". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  25. Kennedy, Kostya. "Scorecard". Vault. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  26. Kennedy, Kostya. "Scorecard". Vault. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  27. February 4; 2003. "Terry Tate Takes Out Nike Streaker In Reebok Spoof Ad". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. Limited, Toronto Standard Media Company. "First Speakers Announced for TEDxToronto 2013". Toronto Standard. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  29. TEDx Talks (2013-10-22), The Importance Of Being Inauthentic: Mark Bowden at TEDxToronto, retrieved 2019-04-12
  30. Bowden, Mark; Thomson, Tracey. Truth & lies : what people are really thinking (First ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 9781443452090. OCLC 1027062819.
  31. Bowden, Mark (2013). Tame the primitive brain : 28 ways in 28 days to manage the most impulsive behaviors at work. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 9781118566732. OCLC 818466576.
  32. Bowden, Mark (2013). Winning body language for sales professionals : control the conversation and connect with your customer--without saying a word. Ford, Andrew (Andrew Michael). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071793001. OCLC 793223464.
  33. Bowden, Mark (2010). Winning body language : control the conversation, command attention, and convey the right message--without saying a word. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071701648. OCLC 646069588.
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