Let’s take our history of hand gestures back to the basics, starting with the good ol’ handshake. Whether you’re greeting someone for the first time, closing a deal or making amends, shaking hands is ...

Stand in front of any great royal portrait and you'll notice the same thing sooner or later: the hands. They're never simply ...

This is the fifth comic in a series on moving to Italy. Read the first, second, third and fourth. One of my favorite things to do in Rome is sit at a cafe on the piazza, sip on a spritz and watch ...

Everyone “talks” with their hands at least sometimes. Some people’s hand-talking or gesturing matches their message well. Other people have a tendency to make overly large gestures that can be ...

Having students make hand gestures connected to what they’re learning can help them remember new information, including vocabulary. But there are some important caveats. When I was researching a book ...