Gesture

Lesson 8 : Non Verbal Communication

Gesture

A gesture is a non-vocal bodily movement intended to express meaning. Gestures are made with the hands, arms or body, and also include movements of the head, face and eyes, such as winking, nodding, or rolling one's eyes. The boundary between language and gesture, or verbal and nonverbal communication, can be hard to identify. It is natural to use gestures while speaking if you fail to gesture while speaking, you may be perceived as boring, and stiff. Some examples of gestures

    • movement of legs, hands, arms and head are called gestures.

    • E.g. pounding the fist on table shows anger, fiddling with your hands shows nervousness, etc.

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