
Using open handed gestures in this area (versus closed gestures, such as clasped hands, crossed arms etc.), exposes your body’s center and conveys trust and honesty. When presenting, I normally recommend the majority of gestures be in the trust zone, around your waist.

3 Things I Loved in the Apple Keynote 2019:Īccording to Mark Bowden, an expert in body language, communication, and human behavior, body language can be categorized into four different zones: ideation (gestures made around the head), passion (the heart area), trust (the stomach area), and grotesque (below the belt). But, as we’re only as great as our latest success/failure, I decided to break down Apple’s latest keynote and examine which parts of the speech (not the actual products) I found effective and not so effective. Ever since Steve Jobs gave his revolutionary reveal speech in 2007 introducing the iPhone, Apple has built a reputation as ninjas in the field of public speaking. As a public speaking consultant and trainer, my job with Present Perfect is to ensure even the most established of professionals and companies are prepared to give killer keynote speeches.

“Give people wonderful tools and they’ll do wonderful things”Īpple released its annual product launch this week, and along with it, their always-anticipated keynote speech.
