New Posts For Thread: Hand gestures by people on TVhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tvIs this a new thing? Or do I just notice it more nowadays...?It seems to me that all politicians, presenters, speakers on the tele feel the need to 'emphasize' everything they say with ridiculous hand gestures....Have they been told that people will* and not want to snap his fingers (obviously)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550231081#550231081* and not want to snap his fingers (obviously)Sat, 22 Oct 2016 04:06:54 -0500Trump can't stop pointing up with his hand flat facing the viewer, it actually looks uncomfortable.It's a pathetic attempt to use semiotics to bolster rhetoric, like things will improve with him etc.Piss poor tbh.I don't think I saw Cameron once do thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550231077#550231077Trump can't stop pointing up with his hand flat facing the viewer, it actually looks uncomfortable.It's a pathetic attempt to use semiotics to bolster rhetoric, like things will improve with him etc.Piss poor tbh.I don't think I saw Cameron once do tSat, 22 Oct 2016 04:05:52 -0500Worse still if you actually live in the West Country, and need to see the forecast for there. Bad enough having the time on the BBC graphic changing from hour to hour, so you're having to focus on the time on the right as well as the region on the lehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550230985#550230985Worse still if you actually live in the West Country, and need to see the forecast for there. Bad enough having the time on the BBC graphic changing from hour to hour, so you're having to focus on the time on the right as well as the region on the leSat, 22 Oct 2016 03:45:34 -0500weather forecasters are the worse, I don't need you to wave your hand to show me where the West of England is tar.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550230789#550230789weather forecasters are the worse, I don't need you to wave your hand to show me where the West of England is tar.Sat, 22 Oct 2016 03:07:33 -0500I think walk to camera and talk is year 2 of media studies degree.Year 1 is standing still and talking, year 3 is ... well, year 2 repeated (can be a bit tricky to master in just 1 year).Then job at BBC if you're not a white male.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550225403#550225403I think walk to camera and talk is year 2 of media studies degree.Year 1 is standing still and talking, year 3 is ... well, year 2 repeated (can be a bit tricky to master in just 1 year).Then job at BBC if you're not a white male.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:35:06 -0500I thought it was just me that hated that!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550223797#550223797I thought it was just me that hated that!Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:39:07 -0500When one comes on in a public place talking and walking slowly towards the camera gets my goat.Words should be enough, the antics they use to try and strengthen their case only detracts from the points they are trying to make as far as I'm concerned.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550223665#550223665When one comes on in a public place talking and walking slowly towards the camera gets my goat.Words should be enough, the antics they use to try and strengthen their case only detracts from the points they are trying to make as far as I'm concerned.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:20:32 -0500https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svt6MTmTAKQI prefer the Tomasz Schafernaker type of hand gestures!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550223357#550223357https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svt6MTmTAKQI prefer the Tomasz Schafernaker type of hand gestures!Fri, 21 Oct 2016 04:33:33 -0500Been going on since i was a kid(yes i'm oldish)Remember my old man saying "look at the way he's tilting his head slightlyas if trying to talk down to you".That was about Dr David Owen in day's long beforethe SDP.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550223275#550223275Been going on since i was a kid(yes i'm oldish)Remember my old man saying "look at the way he's tilting his head slightlyas if trying to talk down to you".That was about Dr David Owen in day's long beforethe SDP.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 04:07:34 -0500They were all told to stop pointing fingers when making statements as it was seen as too aggressive.Standard use now is to close the fist and use the thumb to point.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30745361/hand-gestures-by-people-on-tv?post_id=550223261#550223261They were all told to stop pointing fingers when making statements as it was seen as too aggressive.Standard use now is to close the fist and use the thumb to point.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 04:00:11 -0500