An appropriate hand gesture can help drive your point home. (Photo by Fajrul Islam/Moment via Getty Images) When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they’re saying, listeners see ...

Using hand gestures may be important for more than just making a point; they could help children to learn. In research published in the journal Developmental Psychology, preschoolers and ...

2. Hand gestures help people understand and remember Research shows that the effectiveness of your message increases by 60% when you use your hands to accentuate and illustrate your words. Hand ...

In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, ...

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 team also ran ...

Everyone “talks” with their hands at least sometimes. Some people’s hand-talking or gesturing matches their message well. Other people have a tendency to make overly large gestures that can be ...