0434 – ‘Leading’ and ‘Ideas’ Gestures

2022.03.10 – 0434 – ‘Leading’ and ‘Ideas’ GesturesDifferent types of gesturesWhen you are speaking with an audience face to face you employ any of these types of gestures to help you influence them. So even if they are not there in front of you, you may still want to use them:[1]Leading gestures – show people what you want them to do, such as:·        Point – to make them look in a certain direction·        Raise your hands – to encourage them to do the same thing·        Applaud – as you say “let’s give them a round of applause” Ideas gestures - when you want help to express a thought or create an emotion for example:·        An open palm – indicates openness, taking or receiving (perhaps of an idea), or the start of a handshake (originally indicating honestly and that no weapon was being held). A hand that’s held down suggests suppression or secrecy·        A shoulder-shrug - suggests an uncaring attitude, or ignorance, a casual attitude say “Hey, this really works for me. You should try it.”·        A step forward might indicate that you are advancing an important story, a step or two back that you have made it and are concluding.·        High-up gestures indicate inspiration and aspiration, lower-down gestures suggest poor/rejected ideas or emotions. Gestures near shoulder level may indicate calmness, stability. [1] There are many books, articles and videos on gestures, which go into this topic in considerable depth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.