Talking with your hands

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Posted: 7/6/2021 2:19:01 PM EDT

When did this become a big thing. Can't watch a video on TikTok without the speaker making sure their hands are in frame and mobile whilst making the video.

And I now notice how frequently people are doing it whilst talking on their cellphone whilst driving, or whilst talking to their passengers.

I don't feel the need to punctuate my speech with my arms flailing about, what am I missing, where did this new cultural phenomena come from?

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:22:25 PM EDT

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Tik tok.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:23:00 PM EDT

[#2]

I’m of Italian descent, it comes naturally to me.

Also, no tick tick for me

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:25:06 PM EDT

[#3]

Whilst

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:27:24 PM EDT

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Gesturing to make a point, is fine. I agree that some people must have gone to college and majored in "Overemphasizing," going on to get a Masters in "Pantomime" with a Doctorate in "Emoting." There's a car reviewer that I never watch, but a review of his was posted on here. I couldn't make it more than a minute into his review because his fucking hands were NEVER still. I assume he liked the car, to go on about it like he did, but I'll never know for sure because fuck all that. He was giving me motion sickness.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:29:54 PM EDT

[#5]

It's a big thing in the deaf community.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:33:49 PM EDT

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Also, no tick tick for me

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I am also Italian. As a kid, I thought that people who did not talk with their hands were strange.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:34:01 PM EDT

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The worst gestures are when they don't match up with the spoken word. I know a woman that looks spastic when she talks because her story is saying one thing but her hands and arms are saying another.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:34:53 PM EDT

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When did this become a big thing. Can't watch a video on TikTok without the speaker making sure their hands are in frame and mobile whilst making the video.

And I now notice how frequently people are doing it whilst talking on their cellphone whilst driving, or whilst talking to their passengers.

I don't feel the need to punctuate my speech with my arms flailing about, what am I missing, where did this new cultural phenomena come from?

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AOC is the fucking WORST doing this. Someone needs to tell her it doesent make her appear to be any smarter.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:38:19 PM EDT

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I am also Italian. As a kid, I thought that people who did not talk with their hands were strange.

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I’m of Italian descent, it comes naturally to me.

Also, no tick tick for me

I am also Italian. As a kid, I thought that people who did not talk with their hands were strange.

Seeing as how I also have Irish and Scottish blood in me, one hand is usually holding an alcoholic beverage so I’m only half as good as I could be.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:39:27 PM EDT

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You must have never been to cajun country. we all do it.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:40:43 PM EDT

[#11]

Nothing wrong with the occasional gesticulation.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:42:22 PM EDT

[#12]

As long as you're not flopping your hands around wildy all the time there is nothing wrong with using your hands while you talk.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:43:32 PM EDT

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OP be whilstin' out.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:45:32 PM EDT

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People do not listen very well.

Try this experiment: Ask where the restroom is while tapping your arm where your watch would be.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:47:33 PM EDT

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Saw a study that only 15% of communication, is actually the phonic sounding of the words. Face, hands, tone, etc, all play a huge role in how you actually communicate. A raised eyebrow can be far lauder and more clear, than talking for 30 minutes, depending.

So yes, if you aren't using your hands in your communications. And you want your communications to be effective. Then you should considering being more animated. It works.

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:48:09 PM EDT

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Seeing as how I also have Irish and Scottish blood in me, one hand is usually holding an alcoholic beverage so I’m only half as good as I could be.

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Seems fitting:

Danny Bhoy on Italian Gestures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt_xniGLjN8

Posted: 7/6/2021 2:51:43 PM EDT

[#17]

Not a new thing though

Posted: 7/6/2021 3:03:09 PM EDT

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When did this become a big thing. Can't watch a video on TikTok without the speaker making sure their hands are in frame and mobile whilst making the video.

And I now notice how frequently people are doing it whilst talking on their cellphone whilst driving, or whilst talking to their passengers.

I don't feel the need to punctuate my speech with my arms flailing about, what am I missing, where did this new cultural phenomena come from?

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Yet you want these girls voting.

Posted: 7/6/2021 3:25:56 PM EDT

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I’m of Italian descent, it comes naturally to me.

Also, no tick tick for me

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Same here , ya should have seen the family dinners.

Posted: 7/6/2021 6:16:07 PM EDT

[#20]

If Nanny Pelosi ever lost her hands, she would be mute.

Posted: 7/6/2021 10:46:39 PM EDT

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Yet you want these girls voting.

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Didn't say a thing about girls!

Posted: 7/6/2021 10:51:10 PM EDT

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How could a 12 year old girl join this website in 2004?

Posted: 7/6/2021 10:55:54 PM EDT

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Saw a study that only 15% of communication, is actually the phonic sounding of the words. Face, hands, tone, etc, all play a huge role in how you actually communicate. A raised eyebrow can be far lauder and more clear, than talking for 30 minutes, depending.

So yes, if you aren't using your hands in your communications. And you want your communications to be effective. Then you should considering being more animated. It works.

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Yes 80% of communication is non-verbal. I talk with my hands as well. As others have said, it comes naturally.

Posted: 7/6/2021 11:05:37 PM EDT

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If my wife broke one of her arms she’d have a speech impediment. Sometimes I have to calm her down before she takes flight.

Posted: 7/6/2021 11:09:34 PM EDT

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I’m of Italian descent, it comes naturally to me.

Also, no tick tick for me

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I could tell OP was not from Boston/NYC.

Also, a good chunk of the presentation training out there tells you to do it.

Posted: 7/6/2021 11:46:25 PM EDT

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When did this become a big thing. Can't watch a video on TikTok without the speaker making sure their hands are in frame and mobile whilst making the video.

And I now notice how frequently people are doing it whilst talking on their cellphone whilst driving, or whilst talking to their passengers.

I don't feel the need to punctuate my speech with my arms flailing about, what am I missing, where did this new cultural phenomena come from?

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Did you make this post with speech-to-text, or.....?

Posted: 7/7/2021 12:46:03 AM EDT

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Posted: 7/7/2021 12:52:17 AM EDT

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When did this become a big thing. Can't watch a video on TikTok without the speaker making sure their hands are in frame and mobile whilst making the video.

And I now notice how frequently people are doing it whilst talking on their cellphone whilst driving, or whilst talking to their passengers.

I don't feel the need to punctuate my speech with my arms flailing about, what am I missing, where did this new cultural phenomena come from?

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Lol ok zoomer.