This 1 Tweak to Your Body Language Makes You Much More Persuasive, Says a Study of 2,000 TED Talks

To figure this out he gathered 200,000 video segments from more than 2,000 TED Talks and used AI to analyze the speaker’s ...
VegOut Magazine

If you gesture a lot when you speak, psychology says you have these 7 distinct advantages

Science reveals that people who move their hands while they talk are tapping into benefits that go far beyond simple ...

TED Talks to be based in San Diego, bringing jobs and new venues

Seeking to redefine its place in a changing media landscape, TED — the New York-based nonprofit behind the globally recognized TED Talks — is moving its flagship event to San Diego, potentially ...

I analyzed thousands of TED Talks. Talking with hand gestures makes you look more competent

When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they’re saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent, and ...
YourTango

People Who Do This Kind Of Annoying Thing While Talking Almost Always Get What They Want

If you talk with your hands, some people may have described you as annoying before. But one USC professor thinks you're one ...
Mediaite

AWKWARD: Ted Cruz Attacks Tucker Carlson for Speaking at Conference Featuring His Own Former Advisers

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attacked former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for speaking at a conference in Qatar, which is also set to include Cruz’s own former national security advisers. Reacting ...

The unconscious habit that makes you more clear and persuasive

When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they’re saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent and persuasive. That’s the key finding from my new research published in the ...

People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research

Your hands aren’t just accessories to your words. They’re one of the most powerful tools you have to make your ideas resonate.
SFGate

People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION) When ...