When people talk face to face, they don’t rely on words alone. They move their hands, raise their eyebrows, or nod to help express what they mean. These gestures often carry meaning and help listeners ...

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?

How you present yourself says a lot about you, and much of that comes down to what you do with your hands. That’s especially true when speaking in front of an audience. According to a recent study, ...

Words matter—but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can make speakers appear more competent and persuasive.

What truly defines character often appears in small, everyday moments, and these subtle public actions can reveal more about ...

As Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture at a Trump inauguration rally was widely compared to a Nazi salute, Musk’s defenders pointed to the six words he said immediately afterward as proof it meant ...