VIDEO 1 - This video shows many examples of speakers using gestures. Don't worry about understanding the English. Instead, watch how the gestures match the intonation or feeling of the speakers.
VIDEO 2: This man advises you to practice your presentation sitting down as if you are having a conversation with a friend. If you do this, he says that gestures will come naturally. He also advises you to change the words in your presentation if they are not conversational enough. The English subtitles are correct in this video, so be sure to turn them on if you want to know more!
VIDEO 3: This speaker advises you to move and walk during your presentation. This also has correct English subtitles you can play.
VIDEO 4: Advanced gestures! This speaker speaks quickly, and the subtitles are not correct. However, he is an expert on giving speeches, and his advice is really good if you can understand it.
Some basic rules:
1. Practice your presentation many times, but don't try to memorize a script. Instead, imagine that you are talking to friends about your topic. This will help you develop gestures naturally.
2. Here are some places you can use gestures: Introducing a new idea. Giving an example: "For example.." Describing something (your hand gestures can help make a picture of that thing). Emphasizing something ("She was very beautiful." "His life changed completely.")
3. Don't force it. If it doesn't feel natural to use a gesture, don't use it. Instead, just be careful not to fidget with your hands. "Fidget" means nervously moving your hands, not using them purposefully to help your communication.
Have you seen any other videos or websites that gave good advice about using gestures in presentations? If so, please share the link to that website in the comments!
That speakers's gestures in video 1 are very natural . Also it is stable.
ReplyDeleteAfter I sees this videos , I thought gestures help us understand easily and gestures are the second language.
After I sees video 2, I gets some tips about gestures in presentation.
I'm going to try to utilize this tips. Though I didn't understand all words in the videos, this videos are helped to my presentation's gestures. Thank you!!
Thanks for the tips! These videoes are very helpful for my presentation.
ReplyDeleteI try to find out some videoes for presentation and this is one of them.
I think it is also good.
The title of the video is 'What to do with your hands when you're presenting!'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOQQOQdhH8