From the course: Creating and Giving Business Presentations
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Gestures that engage
From the course: Creating and Giving Business Presentations
Gestures that engage
- Students say this to me all the time, "I don't know what to do with my hands while I'm speaking." And I say to them, "Do nothing, simply nothing." If your hands rest comfortably by your sides or on the conference table when you're speaking in front of an audience, you portray a sense of calm and confidence. That's not to say that you shouldn't gesture. Just don't be like some speakers I have seen who constantly wave their hands in the air as if they're parking a plane on the tarmac. It gets to be distracting. Your hand should be kinesthetic exclamation marks. Gesture when it's necessary, when your words match your emotions, and when your hands can deliver more energy to your audience. There's no need to overprescribe this. Think of gesturing when you're talking about you or others in the room. When you refer to a place far away like Japan or right here in the U.S. You may want to gesture when you explain a project…
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