Lewis Howes
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It looks so small.
It's not big at all.
But if I were to say I have three big ideas and hold up five, you're actually more likely to bleed my fingers.
So the reason why this is important is because gestures help lower cognitive load.
When I use gesture, I'm more fluent.
I'm able to be more competent.
I'm able to underline my words.
I'm able to say, this is a really important point.
Can I give it to you?
Hand gestures.
Hand gestures specifically.
They are like our body language highlighter.
That's how I want you to think about them.
Two things.
One is it's harder for you to process.
It's going to be harder for you to get your confidence because gestures are a way that we underline or highlight our words.
And so if you are inhibiting your own gestures, you will have a hard time explaining things.
They actually did a study where they had people explain two versions of a story.
Notice two versions of the story.
One, they could use their hands and one they couldn't.