If you are using gestures in your speech, there are four areas to focus on to make your gestures effective:
- Description - describe or show something
- Emphasis - use to emphasize a point or idea
- Suggest - suggest an emotion or idea (e.g., shrugging your shoulders)
- Prompt - give an indication that some action is necessary (e.g., gesturing towards the audience to get them to respond to your question)
Gesturing,
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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