Wafting hands

[Bea Frugal]

I often watch on mute and am amazed at how much wafting goes on. Abi Cleeve is very urgent with her hands all the time and now I’ve noticed two jewellery guests who never stop as well. There’s Mark Walker and Kerry Crawshaw who are frantically punctuating every word they utter. Are there others? So now I’ve spared myself the annoying voices and hard sell I’m driven potty by their hands and arms! I might throw up my own hands and stop watching altogether.

 

[merryone]

I often watch on mute and am amazed at how much wafting goes on. Abi Cleeve is very urgent with her hands all the time and now I’ve noticed two jewellery guests who never stop as well. There’s Mark Walker and Kerry Crawshaw who are frantically punctuating every word they utter. Are there others? So now I’ve spared myself the annoying voices and hard sell I’m driven potty by their hands and arms! I might throw up my own hands and stop watching altogether.

Dont forget that she's got one hand that she doesn't treat with her magic potions to show the difference, now that's dedication for you. I'd love to see Keeley for example treating half of her grid with Elemis and having the other half wrinkled and saggy - To be fair there'd probably not be a lot of difference as like many of these BA's they haven't reached that age where everything suddenly drops south and there's beggar all you can do about it other than book yourself in for a round of botox or plastic surgery! I guess it's better than having a BA that clearly cannot put their youthful appearance down to their product..yes Judith Williams, Lulu and that bloke from Skinn!

 

[Brissles]

Try watching Craig Rowe, he doesn't open his mouth without air-drying his hands ! If he says "in the past" he widens his arm stretch - and "in the future" his arm and hand do a bouncy dance outstretched in front of him.

I think in media training they're told to "express" with their hands - just watch outside broadcasters who dont have a mic in their hands they're practically doing semaphore!!

I find it very annoying. Some overdo it which takes the focus of the dialogue.

 

[Grizelda]

Will is another one who is always waving his hands around.

 

[Bea Frugal]

Yes Craig’s another one. Once you start noticing it gets very annoying. I feel like they should be made to sit on their hands if there’s no orchestra to conduct.

 

[Cashers]

Dont forget that she's got one hand that she doesn't treat with her magic potions to show the difference, now that's dedication for you. I'd love to see Keeley for example treating half of her grid with Elemis and having the other half wrinkled and saggy - To be fair there'd probably not be a lot of difference as like many of these BA's they haven't reached that age where everything suddenly drops south and there's beggar all you can do about it other than book yourself in for a round of botox or plastic surgery! I guess it's better than having a BA that clearly cannot put their youthful appearance down to their product..yes Judith Williams, Lulu and that bloke from Skinn!

Don't forget the Perricone lady with the whole new face!!

 

[ERICS MUM]

When I worked, before I took on a new role, my employer had me attend a public speaking course which among other things taught me how to and how to Not use my hands to illustrate what I was saying.

We each had to make several presentations to the group and the presentations were video’d for scrutiny and ‘constructive’ criticism.

That was a very stressful week but I learnt a lot. Perhaps QVC should run such a course.

 

[ArticMule]

Not quite the same but in a previous life, must have been early it's, I went on a negotiation course. Same thing lots of training, practise with each other then video for 'constructive feedback'. Constructive my bottom!! I got told 'I didn't smile much, I should smile more as (wait for it) I was quite pretty when I smiled'!!! That was it - the extent of my feedback and ways to improve - just smile. Can't for one minute imagine them telling a man that.

 

[ArticMule]

Early 90's not early it's. Damned autocorrect