ANF Short Course

How do you like your steak? Duration Breaks Style Exercises Ground rules Questions?

Duration

Breaks

Style

Exercises

Ground rules

Questions?

Tea Time Mime preparing tea

Hand Gestures Let your hands do the talking

Introduction WIIFM? Share ideas Share techniques Share experiences

Share ideas

Share techniques

Share experiences

Topics Flip Chart or Screen Psychology When In Excess? Caution! Trends Now What? Famous Gestures Advanced Stuff? Famous Speakers Why Gesture? Misconceptions Learning Gestures Types of Gestures Lead with Gestures Neutral Position Variety Natural Culture

Flip Chart or Screen

Psychology

When In Excess?

Caution!

Trends

Now What?

Famous Gestures

Advanced Stuff?

Famous Speakers

Why Gesture?

Misconceptions

Learning Gestures

Types of Gestures

Lead with Gestures

Neutral Position

Variety

Natural

Culture

Why Gesture? Communicate Captivate Manage Energy Help Thinking

Communicate

Captivate

Manage Energy

Help Thinking

Misconceptions Be serious Plan gestures Only when seen

Be serious

Plan gestures

Only when seen

Learning Gestures Experiment Practice Become Fluent Make Unconscious

Experiment

Practice

Become Fluent

Make Unconscious

Types of Gestures Emphatic Descriptive Locative Creative

Emphatic

Descriptive

Locative

Creative

Lead with Gestures Desired Reaction? Simulate

Desired Reaction?

Simulate

Neutral Position Neutral Gesture Neutral Gesture Neutral Neutral

Neutral

Gesture

Neutral

Gesture

Variety Right hand only Both hands Left hand only Alternating hands

Right hand only

Both hands

Left hand only

Natural Known Smooth Proportional Well defined

Known

Smooth

Proportional

Well defined

Culture Be Sensitive! Rude Normal Culture B Culture A

Culture Be Sensitive! Rude Normal Culture B Culture A

Flip Chart or Screen Turn Touch Turn Talk Hand closest to screen

Turn

Touch

Turn

Talk

Psychology Hidden Crossed Open Simulate

Hidden

Crossed

Open

Simulate

When In Excess? Speed Size Repetition Mismatch Focus on quality not quantity

Speed

Size

Repetition

Mismatch

Caution! Both hands in pockets Both hands on hips Carrying objects Too long in one position Gripping podium Hand over crotch Stern father finger Idiosyncrasies

Both hands in pockets

Both hands on hips

Carrying objects

Too long in one position

Gripping podium

Hand over crotch

Stern father finger

Idiosyncrasies

Trends

Trends

Now what? Observe Video delivery Add a gesture each week

Observe

Video delivery

Add a gesture each week

Famous Gestures “ My name is John Kerry and I’m… (salute) reporting for duty”

Advanced Stuff? Gesture idea not word Link idea to object/action Capture essence/point Use hands to simulate Be deliberate Be economical Allow message to sink in Observe feedback

Gesture idea not word

Link idea to object/action

Capture essence/point

Use hands to simulate

Be deliberate

Be economical

Allow message to sink in

Observe feedback

Advanced Stuff? Noise is unrelated gesture Noise diverts attention Noise diminishes gestures Aim for zero noise

Noise is unrelated gesture

Noise diverts attention

Noise diminishes gestures

Aim for zero noise

Advanced Stuff? Use audience’s perspective Deliver with empathy Focus on aspects that words do not express best Simplify and amplify Relax body parts not in use

Use audience’s perspective

Deliver with empathy

Focus on aspects that words do not express best

Simplify and amplify

Relax body parts not in use

Famous Speakers

Famous Speakers – Props

Famous Speakers – More Props

Your Choice

Some Italian Hand Gestures

Some Italian Hand Gestures

Summary Become fluent in hand talk Build your vocabulary Become a natural Erase noise Make every gesture count

Build your vocabulary

Become a natural

Erase noise

Last but not least