Gregory Aldrete

If I clench my fist and press it to my chest, that's anger or grief. If I slap my thigh again, that's an indication of anger. So a lot of these, uh, make sense. I mean, they're kind of natural gestures. Now, some are really weird and artificial. Um, I mean, one of my favorite of these is if you like hold your hand up open and then curl the fingers in one by one and then flip it out.

So this sort of thing. That to the Romans meant wonder, which you sort of see. But again, if you've been raised in a societal context – where you're used to the notion that this gesture means this emotion. When someone does it, you're probably going to feel that emotion. It's like memes today. If it becomes viral, it percolates through the culture and has power.

So this sort of thing. That to the Romans meant wonder, which you sort of see. But again, if you've been raised in a societal context – where you're used to the notion that this gesture means this emotion. When someone does it, you're probably going to feel that emotion. It's like memes today. If it becomes viral, it percolates through the culture and has power.

So this sort of thing. That to the Romans meant wonder, which you sort of see. But again, if you've been raised in a societal context – where you're used to the notion that this gesture means this emotion. When someone does it, you're probably going to feel that emotion. It's like memes today. If it becomes viral, it percolates through the culture and has power.

Well, I mean, for me, I just love analyzing modern political figures in terms of their body language.

Well, I mean, for me, I just love analyzing modern political figures in terms of their body language.

Well, I mean, for me, I just love analyzing modern political figures in terms of their body language.

Because how you deliver a speech is often more important than what you say. In fact, in the ancient world, the most famous Greek orator was a guy named Demosthenes. And once a guy came up to Demosthenes and said, Demosthenes, tell me, what are the three most important things in giving a speech? And Demasi said, well, they are delivery, delivery, and delivery.

Because how you deliver a speech is often more important than what you say. In fact, in the ancient world, the most famous Greek orator was a guy named Demosthenes. And once a guy came up to Demosthenes and said, Demosthenes, tell me, what are the three most important things in giving a speech? And Demasi said, well, they are delivery, delivery, and delivery.

Because how you deliver a speech is often more important than what you say. In fact, in the ancient world, the most famous Greek orator was a guy named Demosthenes. And once a guy came up to Demosthenes and said, Demosthenes, tell me, what are the three most important things in giving a speech? And Demasi said, well, they are delivery, delivery, and delivery.

That even the most brilliant speech, if accompanied by a boring delivery, is going to be less effective than a terrible speech given in an engaging and exciting or funny way.

That even the most brilliant speech, if accompanied by a boring delivery, is going to be less effective than a terrible speech given in an engaging and exciting or funny way.

That even the most brilliant speech, if accompanied by a boring delivery, is going to be less effective than a terrible speech given in an engaging and exciting or funny way.

I mean, Trump gesticulates a lot, but it's a fairly narrow set of gestures. I mean, if you watch him for a bit, he kind of has the same small set of gestures. And they're not – Honestly, they're not natural in that they're not kind of illustrating what he's saying. It's more just punctuation points. I think of his as more kind of these punctuation points for just going along with what he's saying.

I mean, Trump gesticulates a lot, but it's a fairly narrow set of gestures. I mean, if you watch him for a bit, he kind of has the same small set of gestures. And they're not – Honestly, they're not natural in that they're not kind of illustrating what he's saying. It's more just punctuation points. I think of his as more kind of these punctuation points for just going along with what he's saying.

I mean, Trump gesticulates a lot, but it's a fairly narrow set of gestures. I mean, if you watch him for a bit, he kind of has the same small set of gestures. And they're not – Honestly, they're not natural in that they're not kind of illustrating what he's saying. It's more just punctuation points. I think of his as more kind of these punctuation points for just going along with what he's saying.

There are speakers who truly can use their – hands and arms and faces creatively, and you watch them, and it's really enhancing the speech. I mean, just historically, Martin Luther King, he's famous for a lot of good speeches content. He was a good gesticulator too. He knew how to use his body. On the other hand, Adolf Hitler was a phenomenal gesticulator.

There are speakers who truly can use their – hands and arms and faces creatively, and you watch them, and it's really enhancing the speech. I mean, just historically, Martin Luther King, he's famous for a lot of good speeches content. He was a good gesticulator too. He knew how to use his body. On the other hand, Adolf Hitler was a phenomenal gesticulator.

There are speakers who truly can use their – hands and arms and faces creatively, and you watch them, and it's really enhancing the speech. I mean, just historically, Martin Luther King, he's famous for a lot of good speeches content. He was a good gesticulator too. He knew how to use his body. On the other hand, Adolf Hitler was a phenomenal gesticulator.

If you watch some of his speeches, even just like turn off the sound and watch them, he's doing awesome. all kinds of stuff, and he's really emphasizing his points in a very creative way. And this is what's fascinating about oratory and public speaking is it's this two-edged sword. You can use these techniques for good or you can absolutely use them for evil.