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Resting the hands on the hips with the elbows out, a stance that widens the body.
Surveying a task that needs doing a person plants both hands on the hips and looks it over.
This can signal readiness, resolve or mild challenge depending on the face that accompanies it.
It is also a simple resting position, so read it together with tone and expression.
Hand movements that accompany speech and paint the shape, size or rhythm of what is being said.
ExploreGestures with a fixed meaning that can stand in for words, such as a thumbs up or a beckoning hand.
ExploreSmall self-touching movements such as rubbing the hands or stroking the arm that help to soothe nerves.
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