Gestures and Body Language
Presenter: Hattie Liu July 11, 2004
Communicating a message • 55% facial expression • 38% body language • 7% verbal
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Gestures and Body Language
• Presence • • • •
Facial Expression Eye Contact Gestures Movement CIE 2004 Presentation Skills Workshop material - prepared by Grace Tyler 3
Gestures and Body Language • Presence • Show confidence • Show enthusiasm • Show authority • Personal appearance • Don’t wear anything that distracts your audience • Dress conservatively • Dress one level better than your audience CIE 2004 Presentation Skills Workshop material - prepared by Grace Tyler 4
Gestures and Body Language • Facial Expression • Express sadness, fear, happiness, anger, frustration, nervousness, excitement, boredom, interest, wonder, exhaustion, aggressiveness, confidence and uncertainty.
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Gestures and Body Language • Eye Contact • Genuine • Responsive • A natural expression of your interest in the audience • Look directly at one person until you finish a thought, then move to another person. • If it is a large audience, pick out one or two people in each section of the room and look directly at each one, so they get the impression you are talking to them directly. CIE 2004 Presentation Skills Workshop material - prepared by Grace Tyler 6
Gestures and Body Language • Gestures • • • •
Show size, weight, shape, direction, location, etc. Show importance or urgency Show comparison and contrast Project strength and determination
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Gestures and Body Language • Movement • Moving around displays energy and provides variety for the audience • Step towards the audience to emphasize a point • Step back to conclude a point • Move sideways to emphasize that you are proceeding to another point
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Gestures and Body Language The Buzz Session Discussion
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Gestures and Body Language • Tips – – – – –
Show confidence, enthusiasm and authority Match facial expression with your message. Match body movement with your message. Your movements should always be purposeful. Avoid pacing back and forth, rocking or swaying, so that you don’t distract or irritate your audience. – Be sure to rehearse many times. – Use a mirror, a tape recorder, or a video recorder to rehearse. CIE 2004 Presentation Skills Workshop material - prepared by Grace10 Tyler
Closing Actions speak louder than words.