Tag Archives: Gestures

Success is in Your Hands

By Phil Stella | Published: July 4, 2021

Looks like our summary of Gesturing ‘Worst Practices’ last month was a big hit … except for those people who though I was talking about them. As promised, this month we do a deep dive on Gesturing Best Practices that you can add to your Presenter Tool Kits to add dynamic Sizzle to your Gestures. So, hang on – it will be a fast ride.

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Hand it to Your Audience (4/20)

By Phil Stella | Published: June 1, 2021

(This month, we rerun a popular feature from last year. So, take a second look at Gestures.)

How good are your presentation gestures? Want to find out? I see a lot of hands up, so let’s start with a brief summary of Gesturing ‘Worst Practices’.  It should be an interesting and mildly amusing trip, but may hit too close to home. Then next month, we’ll focus on Best Practice skills to fix the problems.

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Success is in Your Hands

By Phil Stella | Published: May 5, 2020

Looks like our summary of Gesturing ‘Worst Practices’ last month was a big hit, except for those people who though I was talking about them. As promised, this month we do a deep dive on Gesturing Best Practices that you can add to your Presenter Tool Kits to add dynamic Sizzle to your Gestures. So, hang on – it will be a fast ride. Read More »

Gestures that Sizzle

By Phil Stella | Published: April 8, 2020

(This deep dive into the delivery skills that can make your presentations Sizzle deals with gestures. What you do … and don’t do … with your hands can project confidence, credibility and competence, or detract from it. Gestures can really add Sizzle to your Workplace Presenter Tool Kits.) Read More »

Hand It to Your Audience

By Phil Stella | Published: March 1, 2018

(This month, we conclude our series of harnessing delivery skill best practices to mask Presentation Anxiety (PA) symptoms with the first of a two parts on gestures. What you do – and don’t do – with your hands can project confidence, credibility and competence – or not. So, let’s Hand It to Your Audience!) Read More »

Hand It To Your Audience

By Phil Stella | Published: January 4, 2016

My executive coaching clients often ask what they should do with their hands when presenting. Short answer – use them effectively to add value to their message and audience. Presenters have two wonderful visual aids – and what they do, and don’t do, with them also says a lot about their confidence and credibility as a presenter. Read More »

Give Them a Hand

By Phil Stella | Published: July 1, 2013

I hope you found the recent summary of Gesturing ‘Worst Practices’ an interesting and mildly amusing trip. And if too much of it sounded like you … we have an app for that. So, fasten your seat belts for a quick spin around Gesturing Best Practices and how to give your audience a hand.

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Don’t Hand it to Your Audience

By Phil Stella | Published: May 1, 2013

What do you do with your hands as you continue harnessing your physical power on the platform? I get that one a lot. Your maker endowed you with two wonderful visual aids – and what you do, and don’t do, with them says a lot about your confidence and credibility as a presenter.

This month, we’ll summarize ‘Gesturing ‘Worst Practices’ – it should be interesting and mildly amusing trip, unless it sounds like I’m talking about you. Next month, we’ll move on to ‘Best Practices’. Sound like a plan to you?

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