hi, what we need to understand is that hand gestures are never rehearsed or conventional. people who use gestures, do it naturally out of habbit because they can not stand still. but there are no specific norms to use them. its very subjective. its no big deal at all if you don't use gestures especially while making a formal presentation. in fact sometimes they can be a bit distracting and do not particularly enhance the talking. as long as your not very stiff, and look comfortable and not nervous, it's absolutely all right if you don't make any gestures. so don't worry about not getting your point across. use your `voice to comunicate all the emphases you need. of course if your doing theatre or some drama, then you can take specific help. but for a formal speach, its not at all an obstacle. best, Shireen.
On 4/7/13, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. :) > I would like to get everyone's views on one important subject. > Whenever I give a speech or a presentation, one area in which I > lack is non-verbal communication. > This is because I just stand there and deliver my speech. > I don't move my hands or anything to put greater emphasis on a point, > etc like sighted people do. > Due to this, sometimes, even if you deliver a great speech, it doesn't > appeal to your listeners like it should. > > So, what do you all think about this? > What are the best ways of dealing with this problem? > > Best, > Rahul > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
