POL05 · Political Marketing

Gesture Tester

Does your face communicate the same thing as your words?

Media training supported by objective facial-expression analysis.
Gesture Tester research scene
Media training supported by objective facial-expression analysis.Gesture Tester

Does your face communicate the same thing as your words?

Political MarketingFaceReader DesktopGesturePoliticalMedia Training
FIELDPolitical Marketing
EXECUTIONOnline or in-person execution
TECHNOLOGY PATHFaceReader Desktop
STUDY CODEPOL05
The research question

Does your face communicate the same thing as your words?

Gesture Tester is a media-training protocol centered on videos of the candidate or spokesperson delivering a message. FaceReader Desktop is used to analyze observable facial-expression patterns across the recording and compare them with the intended content, helping identify moments of communication incongruence before a new recording is reviewed.

ParticipantsCandidate or spokesperson delivering the message.
Minimum sampleIndividual candidate / spokesperson protocol
DurationMessage-duration packages: 2 minutes · 5 minutes.
Research environments
Recorded media-training sessionCandidate-message video
Technology configuration

Measurement follows the task

The technology path shown here is the approved structure for this service. The exact protocol is configured around the research question, environment and participant flow.

01 · ProtocolFaceReader Desktop
Typical protocol · Political Marketing

How this study is executed.

The protocol below reflects the service definition developed for Neuro Garage. Final details are confirmed before execution.

01

Record the candidate or spokesperson delivering the approved message.

02

Process the video with FaceReader Desktop and synchronize facial-expression metrics with the message timeline.

03

Review dominant expression, intensity, valence, arousal, neutrality and expression transitions by message segment.

04

Identify moments where observable expression and intended message appear incongruent, overexpressed or underexpressed.

05

Repeat the recording when required and compare versions as part of the media-training process.

Typical outputs

What this specific study can produce

01Facial Expression Timeline
02Dominant Expression
03Expression Intensity
04Valence Timeline
05Arousal Timeline
06Neutrality Level
07Emotional Peaks
08Expression Changes
09Message–Expression Congruence
10Congruence by Message Segment
11Incongruent Moments
12Overexpression / Underexpression Moments
13Emotional Transition Points
14Before vs. After Training Comparison
15Final Communication Profile
Decisions supported

What the client can change with the evidence

The study is designed to translate observed behavior into concrete operational, people, design or risk-management decisions.

01Identify message segments requiring further media training
02Compare successive recordings
03Review observable expression–message congruence
04Locate excessive neutrality or overexpression
05Review transitions between message segments
Industry references / comparable applications

Who has used comparable research approaches?

Publicly documented examples from companies and institutions worldwide. These organizations are not presented as Neuro Garage clients, and the examples do not imply they purchased this exact Neuro Garage protocol.

Scientific configuration

The method follows the question

Technology is selected because it is scientifically appropriate for the research objective, not because a device must be used. Santiago configures the study scope, stimuli, participant flow and measurement path before execution.

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