The calculated use of hands and arms is invaluable. Pointing a finger, making a fist, holding up the hands or waving the arms at an appropriate moment, helps to accentuate the meaning of what you’re trying to convey. The gesture is the speaker’s picture-painting device, and the premiere technique for reaching across the distance between you and the audience. Gestures demonstrate. They dramatically illustrate and emphasize what you are saying. Gesticulating at the right time helps generate bigger laughs. For a real education in the art of gesturing, watch the great pantomimist, Marcel Marceau. After an evening with this French virtuoso, you’ll very quickly understand and appreciate the importance of movement. It is the body’s silent articulation.
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