Today we're gonna talk about hand gestures when to make them what they mean and how to use them
But first be careful
You don't want to use the peace sign in the UK because while it means peace in the United States in the UK
It means up yours and you don't want to use okay in
France because while it means okay in the United States
It means you're worthless in France so keep watching this video, and I'll break it all down
I'm Derek Halpern and you're watching planet Derek the place where business owners and entrepreneurs
Go to learn how to get ahead in business and life and today we're talking about hand gestures
First as you know when people talk with their hands. It makes them more engaging it makes them more interesting
Whether you're filming content for a YouTube video like this one
Or if you're trying to have a conversation in the real world hand gestures allow you
to
Communicate your point grab attention, and it also allows you to create a much more dynamic message like this for example
Imagine if I'm just sitting here, just like this
Hey, what's up? I'm Derek Halpern. You're watching me on social triggers and today. I'm gonna teach you how to use your hand gestures
It's very boring it very looks very stiff. You don't look very open
It makes you seem less animated and actually kind of boring so when you're not moving your arms or your hands
It makes you appear rigid and it becomes uncomfortable to watch
Right now you might feel a little weird watching me with my arms plastered to the side. It's kind of weird, right
Hand gestures on the other hand allow you to engage people in a different way so
Keeping that in mind. I want to walk you through some of my favorite hand gestures what they mean and when to use them as
I said there are ten of them now
I don't think you're gonna be able to use all ten of them the next time you talk to someone
Don't try to do that the reason why I'm creating this video is to show you that there are options
Most people tend to have just one hand gesture that they use over and over again
That is just as weird as someone standing there like this
So let's jump right in the first hand gesture. I want to share is the act of counting just like this
This is an important hand gesture to get used to because if you're about to make multiple points counting allows
the viewer and the person listening to follow along
This is actually a really good trick to use in media for example if you ever being interviewed
You'll notice that sometimes the interviewer likes to cut off the speaker
This is not that uncommon especially in TV because they don't want you going off the deep end
So one of the ways to take control of the conversation
Is to simply say something like I've got three things to share with you at this moment
You just grabbed their attention. They can't really cut you off unless you say all three things
So this is one of the reasons why I love the the number count because it helps you to take control of the conversation
Even if for a little bit of time and it allows you to count off all the numbers
So you can finish your full point the second hand gesture. I want to talk about is the karate chop
Well not like that but generally the karate chop
Which is just like this it means you're saying something with force. It means you're demanding something
It means you're trying to make a strong point it means that there's no real room for opportunity like today
I want to show you how to do this the right way
It just communicates power and strength now
This is an aggressive hand gesture
And I don't necessarily recommend you use that on your spouse or a friend
You tend to use it when you're having an argument, or if you're on a stage
And you're trying to really communicate something strong with force the next one
The back of the hand slap now. I know I just over exaggerated that hand gesture, but generally when you're going like this
Means listen up. I'm about to say something important
Again, it's a little bit more aggressive, and maybe shouldn't be used in polite conversation
However, if you're in a passionate debate about something it might be an opportunity like this is the way it's gonna be
Again aggressive, but it's also good to know that you can use this to make a strong point on camera it also allows you to
differentiate from the I
Hate those people let's go to the next one this is less a hand gesture and more a hand movement
This is what you want to use when you want to compare something like this or that
Essentially it's like moving a ball between your hands like this that this that big small it allows you to communicate
That there are options like option one option two
It allows people to follow along as you're trying to communicate some options now
one of the ways that I tend to use this is even at the start of this video
I use that to compare two things okay in America means, okay, okay in France means you're worthless
Another hand gesture you can use is the fist pump
not the fist pump
Which is like Jersey Shore dance styles more like just a fist pump this means you're excited about something
It means you just had something to celebrate more like hey if you've been watching my videos you'll see that
We just hit 4 million views
Again, it's meant to communicate
Excitement so that's what I'm the 4 million views
Yes, maybe don't make that face because it communicates anger at that point, but yes
it's a little bit different this next hand expression is known as rubbing your hands together I
Like to call it money hands. I have a friend Devin where every time he's about to do something. That's gonna make him money
He's always like
It usually communicates anticipation for something good, so if you're ever trying to say look look
I've got some tips for you that are gonna be good you're gonna. Love it
It just helps you communicate this idea now
This is an important hand expression in gesture to use if you live in New York
New Jersey or pretty much anywhere in the Northeast it's like
Get at me, bro
Again I don't think you're gonna be using this in polite conversation
However, you could use an expression like that if you want to assume a character
For example maybe you're talking about an argument you had with someone said something mean and you're like
Again you might not actually do it
But it helps you communicate a different presence on camera to make your message more entertaining now
I know. This is a lot so stop
That's the next hand gesture if you ever want someone to take a stop
Stop is a way to do it now. This is a common one
you might be wondering how to use it in a video or in a
Conversation at which point you could be like you might think you need to do this but stop
here's what you need to do instead and as you can see I use this or that and
Stop like you might think you need to do this stop
that
You can mix these hand gestures. Just like that this next hand gesture is a fun one. It's the shrug
You pair it with the facial expression could really show confusion. I don't know
again, this is something that you'll do if you're trying to tell a story about a time when you were confused or maybe if you're
Trying to again assume another character for your video
Where a simple hand gesture shrug can help you present a different type of?
Communication style this next hand gesture is the finger pointing up
This helps you communicate that you have an idea like I've got an idea
when would you use this you would try to use this hand gesture when you're telling a story and
The person in the story gets an aha moment of some kind this as an example
Let's say you're filming a sales video, and you're talking about your struggle until you finally encounter the solution. We're going ah I know
That's how you would use that again in a sales video
But you could also use it in regular conversation where you could talk about your
confusion and then accent the confusion with an aha moment
before you start talking about the solution this act of
Accentuating the aha moment will make people pay attention to what's about to come
I've always told people that people don't know how good something is until you first show them how bad it could be
You could use the aha moment in between the good and the bad now this hands freshen the brain tap it
Communicate it's time to think it's time to memorize what I'm about to say it's time to use your head
This is important to do when you're trying to communicate to someone that it's going to be a thinking problem or something they need to
Memorize like this expression right now. I want you to remember eyes what I'm talking about this next hand slap
Communicates feeling it means that you understand what someone's talking about it allows you to connect on a more empathetic level
it's when you put your hand on your heart like I
understand
This is something that you would do if you're trying to communicate
again empathy compassion
You know things that I don't really have an ounce of in my body, so I don't ever really use this expression
But I'm letting you know that it exists now what this video would not be complete if I didn't talk about the steeple
The steeple usually communicates, I've got it under control
I'm in control. I'm in charge
listen to me I
understand everything
This is a very confident pose to make the problem is is that a lot of people know about it
And I believe it's one of the most overuse hand expressions and to me every time I see it
It's like nails on a chalkboard chalkboard chalkboard
Chalkboard
Apparently I'm not here to teach you enunciation tactics
I'm here to teach you hand expressions now as I said at the beginning of this video this means ok
It means everything's gonna be a-okay
But you have to be careful with the expression like that because like I said if you do this in like Belgium or France
It means you're telling someone. They're worthless
Can you imagine so it says hey?
what do you think of this idea and you're like and then you're just like you're worthless I mean I
Don't think you want to fight a French person right so don't do it now this hand expression is a good one air quotes
This is something that you can use when you want to be sarcastic
Something when you want to make fun of someone if you want to make make an idea seem stupid just throw it
Some air quotes you compare air quotes with a funny facial expression to make it even more interesting like
Now this is an expression that I got accustomed to very early in my life. It's like
Wasn't me
This usually means when you want a hands-off approach
It's not your fault. If someone else's fault something else happened. It's like oh, I can't believe that this guy tripped up I
Didn't trip all right today
I was talking to you about hand gestures and as I said in the beginning of the video there were gonna be ten of them
But apparently I can't count and there was like 47 of them
I hope you can use one of these and you're speaking your videos your content do me a favor though
Which one do you see yourself using the most?
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