2. Gestures
A gesture is a form of non-verbal
communication in which visible bodily actions
communicate particular messages, either in
place of speech or together and in parallel
with spoken words.
Gestures include movement of the hands,
face, or other parts of the body.
3. What are Gestures in Public Speeches?
Gestures support and simplify the verbal
message.
4.
5. Gestures are valuable for basic-level
speakers.
“It has a shape like an inverted pyramid”
Gesture and say, “It looks like this.”
Gestures add color and interest for a speaker
struggling with a limited vocabulary.
6. Support, not contradict
You should be careful that your body
language (your physical message) supports
rather than contradicts your spoken language
(your verbal message).
G “come here” V “sit down”
G “sit down” V “stand up”
7. 4 opportunities for gestures
Gestures must have a purpose.
Gestures for number / sequence
Gestures for emphasis / focus
Gestures for illustration / location
Gestures for comparison / contrast
8. Work in pairs.
Student A looks at your book and read
phrases, while Student B listens and repeats
the phrase with a gesture.
9. Therefore….
Gestures not only help the audience
understand; they add excitement and energy
to your speech.
A variety of gestures gets the audience’s
attention and keeps them interested in your
message.
10. How to Use Hand Gestures in Public
Speaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAz-
grHMhTE
11. Practice: Using Gestures
“Shadowing”
Student A: reads the speech
Student B: shadows by repeating and adding the
appropriate gesture.
Switch role and repeat
12. 1
As you know, the project has been a huge
success.
13. 2.
One the one hand, it is very high quality. But
on the other hand, it’s expensive.
14. 3.
I think we can eliminate Option B straight
away.
15. 4.
But this isn’t about me. It’s about you, every
one of you here today.
23. 12.
Firstly, it’s highly effective. Secondly, it’s
highly efficient. And thirdly, it’s high time we
did it.
24. 13.
And it’s powered by the tiniest microchip
you’ve ever seen.
25. Layout speech
A layout Speech is like giving someone directions,
or explaining the location of a place.
It is not very common as a formal speech, but it is
something you often have to when explaining to
people about a town or large building.
A layout speech tells the audience where things are.
It may also describe there size and shape.
Gestures are very important in a layout speech. In
fact, this is a good chance to practice your gestures.
The success of your speech depends on whether
the audience can find their way round the place you
have described. Will they get lost?
26. Layout Speech
Some examples of a layout speech:
An interior designer explaining the layout of the new city
hall
A police officer giving directions to lost tourists
A real estate agent describing the features of a new
house
A receptionist helping a visitor find the conference room
A tour guide explaining the floor plan of a large art
museum
27. 4 Ps: Plan
You have options:
you could use words as in the convenience store
example on p.27;
you could use photos, as in Josh’s layout speech
of the convenience store and as in the
amusement park on p.27;
or you could use drawings, as in the map of the
school on p.27.
Others are also acceptable.
28. 4 Ps: Prepare
You could search in an Internet search
engine for “free photos”.
29. 4 Ps: Practice
Practice the posture and eye contact
checklist from unit 1 to practice pointing to
the visual and speaking to the audience, and
to time your speech (3 mins).
For this practice, please do it in front of a
mirror.
You could point to the visual with one hand
while gesturing with the other.
