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28 common gestures in speech
28 common gestures in speeches:

(1) Thumb. Thumb up, the other four fingers bent, indicating strength, affirmation, praise, first meaning;

(2) little finger type. The little finger is tilted, and the other four fingers are bent and closed, indicating subtlety, insignificance or contempt for each other. This gesture is not used much in speeches.

(3) forefinger style. The index finger is extended and the other four fingers are bent together. This gesture is widely used in speeches to refer to people, things, directions, or to express opinions or even affirmations. When the arm is straight up, the index finger indicates emphasis in the air, and can also indicate numbers such as "one", "ten", "hundred", "thousand" and "ten thousand". Don't be too straight, because your fingers are too straight and targeted in front of the audience. Bend or hook means nine, ninety, nine hundred ... The shoulder-length sign indicates a straight line, and the air arc indicates an arc.

(4) Use both the index finger and the middle finger. The index finger and middle finger are straight apart, and the other three fingers are bent. This gesture means victory in some European, American and African countries. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill used middle finger, ring finger and little finger in his speech. It means three, thirty, three hundred.

(6) forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger are used together. It means 40, 40 and 400.

(7) five fingers together. If the fingers are straight apart, it means 50, 50, 500. Fingertips together upward, palms outward, indicating "forward" and "hope", showing firmness and strength, also known as hand push.

(8) Thumb and little finger. The thumb and little finger are extended at the same time, and the other three fingers are bent together, which means six, sixty and six hundred.

(9) Use thumb, forefinger and middle finger. Pressing your fingers forward means "this" and "these", pressing hard means emphasis, and also means the numbers seven, seventy and seven hundred.

Thumb and forefinger. Close together to express affirmation and appreciation; The two are arc-shaped, close but not touching, indicating "tiny" and "fine"; Spread out separately, and the other three fingers bend to indicate eight, eighty, eight hundred ...;

(1 1) O-hand. Also known as round gesture, it is popular in Europe and America. It means "good" and "ok", and it also means "zero".

Raise your hands, please. Palm up, thumb naturally open, the rest bent, indicating that the bag has a large capacity. Raise your hand to express "praise", "joy" and "hope"; Lying flat means "begging" and "please give alms"; Putting down your hand shows helplessness and frankness.

Put your hands down. Palm down, rest and bend Express caution, suppress the audience's emotions, and then achieve the purpose of controlling the field, while expressing opposition and negation; Sometimes it means comfort and permission; Sometimes it is used to indicate the direction.

(14) hand-cut type. Variant of hand scissors. Fingers together, palms straight, chopping hard like an axe, indicating decisiveness, determination and exclusion.

(15) hand pecking. Fingers together into a dustpan, fingertips forward. It means "remind attention", which is highly targeted, directional and provocative.

(16) handbag type. Fingers touching, fingertips facing up, like a wallet with a tight opening, is used to emphasize the theme and key points, and also to express the meaning of discussion.

(17) hand scissors. Fingers together, palms straight, palms down, left and right hands used at the same time, and left and right voices separated, indicating a strong refusal.

(18) hand grasping type. Fingers slightly bent, separated, and opened upward. This gesture is mainly used to attract the audience and control the atmosphere in the hall.

(19) hand press type. Keep your arms straight naturally, palms down, palms down. When the audience is emotional, this gesture can be used to calm their emotions.

(20) hand push type. See "Five fingers together".

(2 1) body stroke. Fingers naturally close together and touch a certain part of the body. Touching the chest means meditation, humility and self-doubt; Touching one's head indicates annoyance, memory, etc.

(22) wave. Raise your hand and wave it over your head to express excitement and greetings; Wave your hands at the same time to show warm greetings.

(23) Palm fragments. Hold hands naturally and force them apart. Palm up means "development" and "action", palm down means "exclusion" and "prohibition". Parallel extension also means "area" and "plane".

(24) Raise your fist. Hold hands with one or both hands and hold your chest horizontally to show demonstration and revenge; Hold high over your shoulders or wave, hammer or slant to express anger, shouting, etc. This gesture is special and should not be used in a speech.

(25) Boxing. Put your fists on your chest to show the contradiction between things.

(26) clap shoulder type. Clap your shoulders and tap your arms with your fingers to show your commitment to work, responsibility and mission.

(27) clap your head. Clap one's head with the palm of one's hand, indicating awakening, awakening, sudden realization, etc.

(28) beat your chest. Beat your chest with fists, supplemented by stamping your feet and stamping your feet, to express resentment, sorrow and sadness. Not used much in speeches.