Hand movements are often treated as a nervous tic to be suppressed, but a growing body of research suggests they are one of the most powerful tools a speaker has. Across lab experiments, large-scale ...

When people talk face to face, they don’t rely on words alone. They move their hands, raise their eyebrows, or nod to help express what they mean. These gestures often carry meaning and help listeners ...

Ruth Mork explores gesture, mime, and song to teach nonverbal communication. Ruth Mork uses puppets, songs, and pantomime to show how gestures express emotion and meaning. Children sing a gesture song ...

Words matter — but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can make speakers appear more competent and persuasive. The Sauder School of ...

Few or awkward hand movements may lead your audience to label you as cold and aloof, while proper hand gestures will make you more engaging and charismatic. 4. Hand movements make you more trustworthy ...

Snobs of Northern Europe have long prided themselves, among other marks of imagined distinction, on their stillness in speech. The gesticulating Italian is a stubborn stereotype, but some drew the ...

Apple is investigating how the addition of electrodes to Apple Watch bands could detect the muscle movement and minute electrical activity when a user makes just about any finger gesture. Apple Watch ...