quotable gestures

Examples of quotable gestures in the following topics:

• Gestures

  • Gestures are culturally specific.
  • For example, the quotable gesture for "come along" varies among cultures.
  • In China, however, the gesture is made differently.
  • The most familiar categories of gestures are the so-called emblems or quotable gestures.
  • Gesturing is probably universal; there have been no reports of communities that do not gesture.

• Nonverbal Communication

  • This type of communication includes gestures, touch, body language, posture, facial expressions, and eye contact.
  • Gestures are movements with one's hands, arms, or face that communicate a particular message.
  • The most common gestures are emblem gestures or quotable gestures that are learned within a particular cultural to communicate a particular message.
  • For example, in the Western world, waving one's hand back and forth communicates "hello" or "goodbye. " Emblem gestures can vary by cultural space so widely that a common gesture in one context is offensive in another.
  • Facial gestures, or facial expressions, are a particularly communicative form of gesture.

• Movement and Gesture

  • A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages such as the open gesture of Desmond Tutu .
  • Gestures may be made with almost any movable part of the body.
  • Speech-related gestures are used in parallel with verbal speech.
  • The gesture is subordinate to the message.
  • If you are troubled by your gestures, or a lack of gestures, attend to the cause, not the effect.

• Symmetry and Centricity

  • Vl.) plays a gesture comprising two descending pitch intervals: -5 followed by -1.
  • Below the example, I've diagrammed the gestures in pitch space.
  • And you can that when combined the two gestures create a symmetrical arch.
  • Below, you'll see the same gesture in the lower strings.
  • As above the lower strings have an ascending gesture that mirrors the descending gesture in the upper strings.

• Inversion

  • Just as was the case in the [transpositionally-related passages][2], these two gestures have the same intervallic content—and so, our ears recognize them as very similar.
  • (Debussy underscores that similarity by giving both of the gestures the same rhythmic setting.)
  • Unlike transposition, however, the interval content of these two gestures is not arranged in the same way.

• The Drawing Process

  • A gesture drawing is a work of art defined by rapid execution.
  • Gesture drawing is often performed as a warm-up for a life drawing session.
  • The primary purpose of gesture drawing is to facilitate the study of the human figure in motion.
  • Gesture drawings may take as long as two minutes, or as short as five seconds, depending on what the focus of the exercise is.
  • For some artists, a gesture drawing is the first step in preparing a more sustained work.

• Defining a Successful Delivery

  • Gestures--You are not an actor who takes on or plays a role, but rather, one who enlarges the gestures so that everyone can see.
  • A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together with and in parallel to words.
  • Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body.
  • As a conversational speaker you do not want to use planned or fixed gestures for dramatic effect.
  • Additionally, you want to avoid any gestures that, out of nervousness or habit, might distract the audience from the message.

• Write Productively-Part I

  • Web sites galore can seed you with quotable statements, but I recommend selecting and collecting only thoughts which strike you as being witty or profound.

• Learning to Communicate Nonverbally

  • Messages can be communicated through gestures and touch, by body language or posture, or by facial expression and eye contact.
  • Body language contains numerous elements, including physical features (both changeable and unchangeable); gestures and signals (both conscious and unconscious); and spatial relations.
  • While listening, try to observe the speaker's posture, clothing, gestures, and eye contact.
  • Gestures may be made with the hands, arms, or body and also include movements of the head, face, and eyes, such as winking, nodding, or eye-rolling.

• Using Transitions

  • 55% Body language—posture, position, eye contact, facial expression, head and body movements, gestures, touch, etc.
  • You can probably think of many good speakers who have used a finger wag or other hand gesture to emphasize a point.
  • An animated speaker who punctuates every expression with hand or arm gestures can create a diversion or distraction.
  • To emphasize this point, you might say, "However, we must be careful to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. " As you say this you may use a hand gesture such as the finger wag or the open palmed gesture.