Online Public Speaking Workshop : How to Use Hand Gestures in Public Speaking

[mrsurajbhattarai]

Holla! Have you read the amazon book Public Speaking for Frankenstein ? I got some great tricks from it and was able gave a presentation without sweat.

[TheInfinityDelta]

AWESOME! I'm going to practice this. Thank you!

[ChannelOfRobots]

I guess Italians always have something important to say

[haidaralix]

i like itt...../

[kikikodpf3]

The painting in the background creeps me out... D:

[mj1fans]

You know there is humor in a speech right? Okay, you see. What if you make a pun, a joke and no one reacts to it. What do you do??

[easyp52]

Good video.

Clear and well presented.

Eye contact and gestures are oh so important.

[nabznab]

Brilliant video. Good stuff. If anyone wants to know there are also some great tips on publicspeakingformula[dot].com

[KevinKaneCanada]

Let your hands flow naturally and smoothly. But some people like Jerry Seinfeld gesture rapidly for humorous effect, so study comedians' gestures, too.

[hunter745]

I'm having my first oral presentation to my class and it only last 3 mins. How do I successfully complete my 3min presentation without losing my nerves?

[crexirklev]

hot

[VoxHumanum]

Well, I think on the whole the video doesn't do any harm. However, I do not believe it is meaningful to say that gestures give a speaker more "credibility". There is little if any research which says that audiences believe a speaker more simply because of gestures. Nor do I understand what ANY trainers mean when they talk about making a speech more "impactful". If you question them closely, you will find that the word "impact" really doesn't mean anything that you can put your finger on.

[watching1da1vids]

hey i just have a problem when my hands are out beside me and hanging, should i just hold onto the stand or should i put them in my pockets?

i heard it was 'bad' to have both hands in ur pockets during ur speech... help?

[mikeythemuffinman]

Natural gestures take a bit of practice. Both hands should not be in your pockets the whole time, but it doesn't hurt to put one in to seem casual and relaxed.

[Sharjilll]

@watching1da1vids

It is bad practice to have both your hands in your pocket, and gripping the stand shows nervousness. Use your hands as you would if you were mute. Try practicing this by your self. As if you were mute, and had to make the audience understand what you want to convey to them using your hands only. Try explaining 'I came in through this door, then reached the stand, and started speaking to you' without saying a word, and only using your hands. Its a trick I teach my students.

[TruthandJustice101]

My gestures sometimes tend to be too frantic. This video showed me the virtues of staying smooth and flowing.

[cherylllin]

thank you

im going to have my public speaking competiton next week...nervoussssssssssss

[Changingtools]

Love your style and pace. Valuable information. Your a man of great knowledge and so much to offer. Thanks for great video

[loucatuu]

thankyou sr!

[hidylaw]

it surely did help a lot

[AufleyStrange]

inspirational! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Farnooshyoga]

Excellent - he is very good.

[thewaytosuccess]

Such a natural...

[527659]

That was great. It's so true about the robot chop 1,2,3, I have to fix that because i do it all the time.

[megamikey59]

I felt that this video was excellent. Too many speakers, including those in Toastmasters, will gesture, but may be overbearing or jerky. You gave excellent examples of how to gesture -- and make eye contact.