2022.03.09 – 0433 – Adopting Authentic Gestures
So, gestures along with the words we choose and the way we deliver those words (for example a timid or a robust voice) helps in communication – the message we are delivering and the understanding of it and the impact that it has.
In most of the situations that we are looking at here, radio/podcast/video and stage delivery, we want to be imparting information with confidence and naturalness, conversationality and authority. Therefore, if we adopt the gestures that we would normally use in such a face-to-face situation – even if there’s no-one actually in front of us, it will help us deliver the message in an authentic way, with the correct authentic tone.
So, what kind of gestures are these likely to be?[1]
[1] Remember, gestures change from culture to culture, and sometimes country to country: think how many of our Middle Eastern or Southern European friends move as they talk, so these can only be generalisations to encourage you to think what you would do naturally and to replicate that in your ‘un-natural’ talking environment of a studio situation.
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