Gestures During Question & Answer Sessions

Video Transcript

"Alright, let's talk about different gestures that are positive and negative, meaning what you want to do, what you don't want to do. And one of the things that you definitely want to do when you are being asked questions, is you want to nod your head. What this says is I hear you, I understand you, I'm getting ready to respond to you. So that's real important non-verbal while people are asking questions. Something else that you want to be real aware of is what you're doing with your body. And this is really if you're getting asked questions that you don't like, or if you're in a hostile situation, you don't want to be using body language that says no, I don't like that, I don't want that, I won't respond to that. It’s really best if you cannot use your arms to say yes or no either way. Keep your body language at a minimum, but be very aware of negatives with your face and your body. Shaking your head, looking with a no, giving a face of disapproval. That's not what you want, especially because remember, you're trying to get people on board with you. So, try to remain in the positive and affirmative with your face and your hands."