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Answer:
For example, consider the spectrum of hand and arm gestures.
Gestures involving your fingers only are small gestures.
Gestures pivoting at your wrist are a bit larger.
Gestures pivoting at your elbow are larger still.
Finally, gestures pivoting at your shoulder are large.
Explanation:
Okay, how do you choose the right size?
“Gestures that are effective for one audience might be completely ineffective with another audience.”
It depends. Gestures that are effective for one audience might be completely ineffective with another audience.
Factors you should consider are:
the distance between you and your audience, and
sight lines between you and your audience
cultural and contextual factors
From these factors, we can derive some basic guidelines for effective body language.
Distance
In general, the farther your audience is from you, the larger and more pronounced your gestures need to be. Small audience = small gestures. Big audience = big gestures.
For example, when seated at a board room table, you might use a small hand gesture. When speaking in an auditorium, you need to use full arm gestures.
Sight Lines
In general, if sight lines are clear, you can make smaller and more intricate gestures. If sight lines are partially blocked, you need larger (and higher) gestures.
Cultural and Contextual Factors
“The farther your audience is from you, the larger and more pronounced your gestures need to be”
Cultural and contextual factors may impact the appropriate size for your gestures. A few examples are:
The culture of your audience members may dictate more subdued gestures. (In general, beware the use of large gestures if you are not familiar with your audience’s culture.)
When delivering a eulogy or news about layoffs, your gestures should be subdued.
When speaking to children, your gestures can probably be magnified.
In all cases, it is best to research this as part of your audience analysis, particularly if you are speaking to a new group.