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Do gestures aid understanding?

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Do gestures aid understanding? — SHR, Zurich
Do gestures aid understanding? — SHR, Zurich

Do gestures aid understanding? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Hostetter (2011, Psychological Bulletin)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Do gestures aid understanding? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich
Do gestures aid understanding? — SHR, Zurich — Zurich

Practical check in Zurich

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Public Speaking & Impact training in Zurich in the canton of Zurich, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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