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Casual Articles - Credibility: 15 Facets to Speaking Professionalism: #2 - Gestures
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2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use
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Facet #2: Gestures
Effective gestures are the hallmark of an experienced speaker. Great pains must be taken to ensure that movements on stage are deliberate, natural, and practiced.
Nervousness is at the heart of most pointless gestures. What should one do with their hands, anyway? When you are not using you hands and arms to actively make a gesture, keep them comfortably at your side, so as not to distract from the presentation, and to add to the impact of the gestures you purposely use at other times.
18 Crutch Gestures to Avoid:
1. Hands in Pockets
2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use p
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Facet #2: Gestures
Effective gestures are the hallmark of an experienced speaker. Great pains must be taken to ensure that movements on stage are deliberate, natural, and practiced.
Nervousness is at the heart of most pointless gestures. What should one do with their hands, anyway? When you are not using you hands and arms to actively make a gesture, keep them comfortably at your side, so as not to distract from the presentation, and to add to the impact of the gestures you purposely use at other times.
18 Crutch Gestures to Avoid:
1. Hands in Pockets
2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use
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Nervousness is at the heart of most pointless gestures. What should one do with their hands, anyway? When you are not using you hands and arms to actively make a gesture, keep them comfortably at your side, so as not to distract from the presentation, and to add to the impact of the gestures you purposely use at other times.
18 Crutch Gestures to Avoid:
1. Hands in Pockets
2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use
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18 Crutch Gestures to Avoid:
1. Hands in Pockets
2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use
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2. Hand-wringing
3. Hands behind back
4. Elbows in, hands out
5. Hands on lecturn
6. The Finger Steeple or Hand Purse (interlocked fingers)
7. Pointing in general
8. Number indications palms out – always use palms in – your hand becomes their hand
9. Fiddling with rings or other jewelry
10. Beard/Mustache stroking
11. Head scratching
12. Arm Crossing
13. Hair flipping
14. Ear or nose checking (it happens more than you’d think!)
15. Lip smacking
16. Pacing
17. Swinging side to side or back to front
18. Leaning against the lecturn or furniture
The best way to evaluate the gestures you use is to practice on film. Take notes on what motions you make, when you make them, and most importantly, WHY you make them. Once you eliminate these crutch gestures, you can effectively replace them with deliberate motions to enhance a point, gain attention, and illustrate action, often cutting descriptive prose from your speech with a simple but practiced action-gesture.
There are three gesture zones commonly used by speakers.
Mid-Range
When arms stay at your side, or remain relatively close to your body, the gesture does not provide significant impact, and may prov
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