How Obama uses touch

Politico has a very interesting article on the different ways Obama will touch people while speaking with them--a light squeeze, a firm pat, etc.--to convey different meanings and perhaps motivate behavior changes. People who have been on the receiving end of an Obama talk/touch say he's quite good at delivering his message.

So we have a president who intuitively knows and uses Nuero-Linguistic Programming...which could come in handy when dealing with some of the more obstinate heads of state.