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Study finds pointing fingers in paintings affects what we look at

People looking at the works of art are "drawn" to the faces of the pointing characters, say scientists. The post Study finds ...
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What’s the Point? New Study Reveals How Old Masters Used Gestures to Steer Our Eye

A staple of Old Master paintings, the pointed finger serves as a gentle cue for where to look. But does the gesture really do the job? A new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, ...
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Raise your hand: Guide to gestures when public speaking

Hands: so useful, yet so problematic! What to do with them? Shove them into pockets? Use them to clutch the sides of the lectern with last-lifeboat-off-the-Titanic fervor? Flick away invisible flies?
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Why You Should Never Make This Gesture In A French Restaurant

If you find yourself dining in a French restaurant, be sure to avoid making this hand gesture, which can be extremely ...
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Studies show hand gestures boost persuasiveness

Hand movements are often treated as a nervous tic to be suppressed, but a growing body of research suggests they are one of the most powerful tools a speaker has. Across lab experiments, large-scale ...
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There's A Reason Trump Is Always Pointing His Finger At People — And It's Surprisingly Powerful

Christopher Hart, a professor of linguistics at Lancaster University in the U.K., noticed something early on about how U.S. President Donald Trump communicates: The man loves to point, and it has a ...
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There's A Reason Trump Is Always Pointing His Finger At People — And It's Surprisingly Powerful

President Donald Trump characteristically pointing to his audience as he addresses supporters in 2016. JEFF KOWALSKY via Getty Images Unlike a lot of politicians, Trump ― always a bit of a showman, ...