Did you know, your hand gestures play a vital role while delivering a presentation?
Hand gestures are directly related to your speech and corporate etiquette. Whether you are giving a presentation, speech, anchoring, or storytelling, gestures surge the power. Many analysts have found that 465 hand gestures are used by popular talkers. Moreover, gesturing creates a massive impact on our understanding. Therefore, courses for professional development have come into existence.
“Gesture is linked to speech, and gesturing while you talk can really power up your thinking,”
Kinsey Goman
Here’s a lot to know about the power of hand gestures.
To keep the audience focused and tuned with whatever you are saying, lay more emphasis on hand gestures. Your speech or presentation will become more presentable and fascinating. Your audience will easily comprehend your message and stay connected to you. And yes, focusing on your body language and facial expression will assist you even more!
Stay focused on the under mentioned factors while presenting yourself.
PLANNING
Whatever you are going to speak up in a presentation, you should decide in advance. So that the hand gestures used could also be strategically planned and used. Planned gestures will expel a lot of confidence. In addition to this, your gestures are an augmentation to your voice. Your hands can display the emotions present in your presentation.
USE CANDID GESTURES
Speaking with hesitation and interruptions will force the audience to suspect your authenticity. Be very genuine and try to use truthful and straightforward gestures. Free up your arms and hands to give an influential presentation.
OPEN FIST
Open fist indicates trustworthiness. Keeping your hands open while giving a presentation denotes that you are straightforward and clear in your thoughts. Moreover, you become a figure of faith and reliability in the public. People develop their confidence in you that with open hands you are not concealing anything.
“Open fist indicates your authentic image.”
VIRTUAL HANDSHAKE
Virtual Handshake is holding your own hand in such a way as if you are holding other’s hand. This type of motion has a great impact on the viewers. And they develop a kind of faith in your presentation.
Remember, whatever action you are doing with your hands, feel free to express yourselves in support with your words and gestures. It will impulsively boost your performance in the respective field you are working upon.
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Moving to the flip side, awareness of the hand gestures that should be avoided while giving a powerful presentation is also very important:
- Never stand arms cross folded. It indicates least involvement. When you present yourself with arms folded it depicts as if you are defending.
- Never stand in attention position while giving a presentation. This indicates that you are throwing out the stuff you have gobbled in to present yourself.
- Never put your hands in the pockets. This indicates nervousness. While giving a presentation, if you put hands in the pocket it shows that you are hiding yourself to face the crowd with confidence.
- Never set hands at the back. Putting your hands at your back shows that you are least bothered about your presentation.
“A person usually makes a lot of hand gestures when telling a true story,
When telling a lie, a person’s hands will stay noticeably still.”
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