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interview preparation — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:50:13 +0000

Speech gestures are a good way of enhancing communication. These information must be kept in mind when using correct gestures. Great blog!

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AWooldridge (storyt) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:17:20 +0000

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By: Darren Fleming

Darren Fleming — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:24:51 +0000

Keith,

What do you do with your hands between gestures?

You have got hold of the wrong end of the argument.

Gestures should not be ‘pulled out of your pockets and used at time X’. Body language and gestures are constant from the moment you get on stage to the moment you get off (and in the rest of your life too!)

If you have a problem with where you put your hands, go back to your speech and look at the content. I guarantee there will be something in the content (probably a whole lot of it) that you are not comfortable with. Fix that and you will not have any BL worries.

As for putting your hands in your pocket, why not? LaCroix won in 2001 with his hands in his pocket.

By: Darren Fleming

Darren Fleming — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:17:56 +0000

The only way to know if you have your gestures correct is to see if anyone notices them. If they do, they are wrong. If they have no comment on your body language, you have it just right.

Good Body language is not seen. It is subtle and compliments your presentation/speech/talk/oration/conversation/what-ever-you-call-it, but should not be noticed.

When it is noticed it overshadows your message. In these instances, look at the great points above and adjust accordingly.

By: John Watkis

John Watkis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:03 +0000

Hi Andrew,

Good post. There are a couple more thing to take into consideration when using gestures.
1.) Video projection – if you’re speaking in a venue that has large screens, your gestures will be magnified. The camera will also pick up on the smallest facial expressions.
2.) Speaker Size – I’m 6’3. I usually make my gestures smaller so they don’t seem exaggerated. On the other hand, a speaker who is closer to 5 feet may want to make larger gestures.

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:20:30 +0000

Thanks Andrew
It’s difficult to find examples of speakers who aren’t holding a microphone in one hand or resting them on a lectern.
I’ll give it a try.