Comments on: Public Speaking: 8 Great Tips on Gestures http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/ Share & Learn Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Target Intellect Blog » Public Speaking: 19 Deadly Delivery Mistakes http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Target Intellect Blog » Public Speaking: 19 Deadly Delivery Mistakes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-672 [...] Being too conservative. Unless you’re presenting to the board at a stodgy bank, put some fun into your presentation. [...] [...] Being too conservative. Unless you’re presenting to the board at a stodgy bank, put some fun into your presentation. [...]

]]> By: Target Intellect Blog » Public Speaking: Movement http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Target Intellect Blog » Public Speaking: Movement Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:43:51 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-645 [...] Public Speaking and Gestures [...] [...] Public Speaking and Gestures [...]

]]> By: Confidently Speaking http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Confidently Speaking Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:16 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-517 <strong>Go BIG or Go Home…...</strong> This is a critical lesson for anyone appearing in front of an audience. What’s great about it is that the same technique that will really help your performance will also significantly impact any stage fright or performance anxiety you might have... Go BIG or Go Home……

This is a critical lesson for anyone appearing in front of an audience.
What’s great about it is that the same technique that will really help your performance will also significantly impact any stage fright or performance anxiety you might have…

]]> By: Seymour Segnit http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Seymour Segnit Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:31 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-516 Great advice and I'd like to add that it is important to consider the size of the audience and space in which you are speaking in as well. The larger the audience, the bigger your movements need to be in order to hold the space and keep the energy up in the room. Before you go on stage, you should give yourself plenty of time to prepare and scope out the space so you can assess how "Big" to go. If you take the time to fully prepare yourself, you will have a much easier time and you will feel more relaxed. More on this topic here: http://www.ConfidentlySpeaking.com Cheers, Seymour Great advice and I’d like to add that it is important to consider the size of the audience and space in which you are speaking in as well. The larger the audience, the bigger your movements need to be in order to hold the space and keep the energy up in the room. Before you go on stage, you should give yourself plenty of time to prepare and scope out the space so you can assess how “Big” to go. If you take the time to fully prepare yourself, you will have a much easier time and you will feel more relaxed.

More on this topic here: http://www.ConfidentlySpeaking.com

Cheers, Seymour

]]> By: Frank Damelio http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Frank Damelio Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:47:26 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-426 Simon, "a reasonable impression of a windmill" LOL, that is brilliant! Thank you for bringing up the point that sometimes hands simply relaxed at the sides is as powerful as a gesture. I like the way you compare a "non gesture" to a pause. If you think about it, constant gesturing could become almost like white noise. Much obliged, Frank Simon,

“a reasonable impression of a windmill” LOL, that is brilliant!

Thank you for bringing up the point that sometimes hands simply relaxed at the sides is as powerful as a gesture. I like the way you compare a “non gesture” to a pause. If you think about it, constant gesturing could become almost like white noise.

Much obliged,

Frank

]]> By: Simon Raybould http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Simon Raybould Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-421 I'm absolutely with you on this one. I'm a presentations trainer and you're spot on when you say most people just want survive - it's not until they're less terrified that they worry about gestures. I'd agree that most gestures are smaller than they seem to... ...but.... but I also come across some people who do a reasonable impression of a windmill in a storm! :) I think the skill comes in using larger gestures, as you say, but perhaps using fewer of them, so there's a lot of time when you're NOT moving your arms so much, as well. Gaps between the gestures make the gestures in your presentation more effective/notable in the same way as gaps between your words make your presentation more understandable. Simon I’m absolutely with you on this one. I’m a presentations trainer and you’re spot on when you say most people just want survive – it’s not until they’re less terrified that they worry about gestures. I’d agree that most gestures are smaller than they seem to…

…but….

but I also come across some people who do a reasonable impression of a windmill in a storm! :) I think the skill comes in using larger gestures, as you say, but perhaps using fewer of them, so there’s a lot of time when you’re NOT moving your arms so much, as well. Gaps between the gestures make the gestures in your presentation more effective/notable in the same way as gaps between your words make your presentation more understandable.

Simon

]]> By: Best Public Speaking Tips and Techniques [2009-07-04] http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/2009/06/public-speaking-and-gestures/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Best Public Speaking Tips and Techniques [2009-07-04] Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:15:42 +0000 http://www.targetintellect.com/blog/?p=227#comment-397 [...] Damelio offers tips for gestures, including: Avoid the T-REX position with your arms.  So many speakers only [...] [...] Damelio offers tips for gestures, including: Avoid the T-REX position with your arms.  So many speakers only [...]

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