职场英语|告诉你做好职场演讲（12）

大家在演讲的时候常常借用手势来强调所描述的事情。那样演讲时候要怎么样注意手势和肢体语言呢？下面就给你一些建议。

How to use gestures

怎么用手势

Make sure all your gestures are smooth and natural;

所有些动作都要流畅自然；

Don't put your hands in your pockets;

不要把手插在口袋里；

Let your hands and arms drop naturally to your side, gently fold both index fingers together, without wringing^{1 or gripping your hands in any way;}

将手臂自然地垂在身体两侧，轻微屈起食指，不要扭在一块或紧握拳头；

Let your hands do what they want to do as long as they don't go back into your pockets or make obscene gestures.

手想要如何就让它如何，但不要放在口袋里或在听众面前做一些惹人讨厌的手势。

Point at imaginary objects and don't point at others with your index finger;

手可以指点着假想的物体，不要用食指指着其他人；

Size or quantity can also easily be shown by expanding or contracting the hands;

大小和数目的多少也可以通过两手的扩张和缩短来演示；

Gracefully^{2 show your audience the appropriate number of fingers by holding your hands at a 45 degree angle from your head;}

手抬起并与头成四十五度角，高雅地用手势表示出数字；

To emphasize physical size such as length, width, hold your hands out in front of you widely apart to move them up and down.

假如想要强调长度、宽度等尺寸的大小，将两手伸向前方，尽可能分开，并上下移动。