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It reminds me of the "suggestions" given to Dwight in the Office (when has to give a public presentation in S02E07), where he's given a video of Mussolini as an
by guylhem 14y ago
It reminds me of the "suggestions" given to Dwight in the Office (when has to give a public presentation in S02E07), where he's given a video of Mussolini as an example of a speaker with a great body language to emulate - so he does, and it ends up with a wild cheer from his audience.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwights_Speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwights_Speech
If you haven't seen it, you should - if only to look at the arms movement and remember it's usually not a good idea to look like a fascist dictator when you give a public presentation in the real life!
- mapagella 14y agoHah, that's a good one! I haven't seen that one. That's exactly why I insist in being careful on how you use gestures - they need to be very subtle, otherwise you'll look, like you've just said, like a fascist dictator :)
- guylhem 14y agoIndeed - the enthusiasm to use body gestures should be limited to a level compatible with the audience. As the author explained, it depends on the audience culture. Suggesting a liberated use of body language to a hacker audience may result in many Dwight-like performances... (good tip - don't stroke the table with your fist closed)